For sure, all over Poland, kids had my picture of a lemur on their bedroom wall - but the chances are they may never get to see a real lemur in Madagascar. I thought this was great and it really meant a lot to me.
- Nigel Dennis
Thought, Had, Poland, Chances
I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
- Nigel Dennis
Life, Hope, Still, Corporate World
For the first few years we lived in a tiny rented cottage at the bottom of a friend's garden. We often joked that there was plenty of film in the fridge, but not too much food!
- Nigel Dennis
Often, Bottom, Fridge, Garden
I carry a notebook full of sketches of pictures I want to take - they are really scruffy sketches, but at least I am going out there with a clear objective.
- Nigel Dennis
Want, Going, Least, Sketches
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.
- Nigel Dennis
Southern, African, Concentrate
So about twenty years ago I gave up on painting - and got into terrible debt after buying a load of camera gear!
- Nigel Dennis
Years, Got, About, Twenty
A large wildlife book, start to finish, could take one to two years, but then I would expect to get several good (nature) magazine features off the back of this, plus of course a lot of stock.
- Nigel Dennis
Book, Back, Several, Good Nature
The Kalahari is brilliant - and easy to visit.
- Nigel Dennis
Easy, Brilliant, Visit
Currently I am working on another three books, doing a lot of magazine work, am shooting for fifteen stock agencies, plus my own photo library - all this keeps me quite busy!
- Nigel Dennis
Doing, Own, Another, Stock
I think few wives would have encouraged this kind of drastic and reckless career shift!
- Nigel Dennis
Career, Think, I Think, Wives
Big game photography in Africa is mainly done from a vehicle, so then I feel I might as well take the lot.
- Nigel Dennis
Game, Big, Africa, Vehicle
My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.
- Nigel Dennis
Shy, Very, Nocturnal, Photographing
Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.
- Nigel Dennis
Getting, Means, Material, Reference
Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.
- Nigel Dennis
Prepare, Area, Even, Subjects
I would never dream, for example, of going to The States to photograph your wildlife.
- Nigel Dennis
Never, For Example, Would, Photograph
All I really wanted to do was wildlife photography.
- Nigel Dennis
Wildlife, Wanted, Really, Photography
I also had a tremendous passion for art and read a lot.
- Nigel Dennis
Art, Lot, Read, Tremendous
In The States I would have no edge, no advantage at all.
- Nigel Dennis
Edge, Would, States, Advantage
I also like flyfishing - maybe I would have figured a way to make a living out of that?
- Nigel Dennis
Living, Like, Would, Figured
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