Chops the Photographer

A young boy standing on a stone bridge, looking at a dam with water flowing through its gates, surrounded by green trees and hills under a cloudy sky.

Ever since I purchased my first two camera bodies Chops has been absolutely mesmerised.

Every chance he can get he has been out shooting with me. So much so he inherited my old Canon and Sigma lenses when I upgraded.

Person in camouflage jacket aiming a rifle in a grassy outdoor setting with trees and blue sky in the background.

Nature

Nature itself is at the very core of my relationship with Chops and from a bit of trial and error I feel it is a core value of mine, my job is to teach him the magic in the world around us. From Kingfishers to the Milky way. Chops really is getting out there and seeing it all!

At 6 years old he has already managed to Image Long Eared Owls, Short Eared owls, Kingfishers and Kites! He has a great love for Woodpeckers and little birds with his favourites being Long Eared Owls or Woodpeckers depending on his mood for the day

A great horned owl perched on a branch surrounded by dense green foliage.
A kingfisher bird perched on a diagonal branch, facing left, with a blurred natural background.
Child and adult resting inside a hunting blind with binoculars and a camera on a table, overlooking a landscape of trees with autumn leaves.
A man and a young boy standing outdoors, both looking through binoculars, with a scenic background of a large tree, green fields, and a stone wall.
A young boy with a camera taking a picture of a man with a camera on a sunny day at an outdoor location, with a few people walking in the background and some informational signs and structures nearby.
A man and a boy look through a camera on a tripod at the ocean, standing on a paved walkway with a white railing, cloudy sky reflected on the water.
A man and a young girl walking outdoors on a grassy field on a sunny day, with the man holding a camera in his hand and the girl holding a small camera or device.