This week I would like to focus on the photographer Thomas Peschak. He is a photographer for National Geographic. His work mostly focuses on marine life, consisting of animals who both in and
out of the water but rely on it for their survival. The reason behind this is because he originally
studied to become a marine biologist, however when he became aware that he would have a greater
impact on the conservation of the animals that he loved as a photographer he retired from marine
science. Since he has dedicated his life to photography he has written and photographed
a total of five books and has received many awards for his work in photography.
I appreciate his work for several reasons. The first is the movement within his photos. Often times
wildlife photographers try to freeze life and have as little movement as possible in their photos. In
Peschak’s photos though he embraces the movement of a bird landing or the water moving, and he
accomplishes this in such a way that even though I am looking at one image my mind continues the
movement of the image into a mini-movie of the scene. The second thing that entrances me with his
work is how he captures images of animals in ways that only he can do. What I mean by this is that he
has an understanding of these animals due to his years of study of marine life. Therefore he is capable
of photographing these animals in situations that any other photographer would be unable to
anticipate.
wildlife photographers try to freeze life and have as little movement as possible in their photos. In
Peschak’s photos though he embraces the movement of a bird landing or the water moving, and he
accomplishes this in such a way that even though I am looking at one image my mind continues the
movement of the image into a mini-movie of the scene. The second thing that entrances me with his
work is how he captures images of animals in ways that only he can do. What I mean by this is that he
has an understanding of these animals due to his years of study of marine life. Therefore he is capable
of photographing these animals in situations that any other photographer would be unable to
anticipate.
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