Solo wildlife portraits

Brief

We’re focusing on individual animals in this wildlife contest. Whether that’s picking one character out of a crowd, or an animal that naturally tends to make an appearance on their own. And we might ask what defines a wildlife portrait from any other wildlife image? Portraits usually show the subject quite prominently in the frame, and being the undoubted focus of the image, as distinct from shots of an animal at distance within their habitat. These can be some of the most challenging images to shoot, often requiring patience, knowledge of the animal’s behaviour, and in some cases a long, fast lens.