Sharing some more images and stories from my takeover of @ilcp_photographers⁣ These are meant to be useful to aspiring photojournalists looking to get into conservation photography and science communication.⁣ ⁣ // The images from my previous post depicted the wildlife that I had continued access to or species that I was working with as a wildlife field biologist. The same goes for learning new camera techniques or even with new camera gear - stick to wildlife or locations that you have easy access to (nearby parks or even bird feeders or pets). ⁣ ⁣ My approach was no different In 2014 when I built my own camera trap system to learn how to create images of shy animals at night. I started with my dog and then found species that were nearby and unafraid - porcupines and snowshoe hares. There are plenty of tutorials, forums and commercially available camera trap gear now, so just do some googling and you’ll find it. ⁣ ⁣ As I mentioned at the end of my previous post, I was creating single images that lacked a story. With camera traps, I was trying different angles with these species to try and showcase more of their behaviors. But still, these were not stories and I was far from a working photographer at this point. ⁣