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Artist Statement for Lee Whittam
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I am fortunate enough to have a job that I enjoy and at the same time I can practice my favourite hobby – photography. For years people have been asking me why I don’t set up a web site and publish some shots of interesting animal behaviour or just shots that I get when I am on my safaris. Guiding photographic and walking safaris in some of the most remote, unspoilt areas of wilderness left today gives me the ideal opportunity to see interesting and rare interaction between various species of animals and birds, this in turn gives me the chance to capture it on camera.
With many of my guests being avid photographers the days usually start before sun up making sure we are out in the bush for first light and taking full advantage of those critical first few hours of light. Generally we make it back to camp for the mid day break when the temperatures and the light are not conducive to being out in the bush and then head out again early afternoon to catch the afternoon light and hopefully some obliging subjects to photograph!
Being based in Northern Botswana for most of the year allows me to see the seasonal changes in the areas that I guide in . The seasons in Botswana are dramatically different. Summer in (December-April) is generally lush green with spectacular thunderstorms that come and go every week or so. Huge cloud build - ups make for interesting landscape photography and almost artificially “golden light” in the early mornings and late afternoons. The winter or "dry season" it is known, is generally clear blue skies with blood red sunsets, not a drop of rain from about May through until mid November.
This makes for great photographic opportunities as you get the chance to photograph animals crossing water, swimming channels and generally trying to cope with the huge volume of water that floods the area on an annual basis. Hope to see you out here at some stage!
Regards
Lee
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