The History of Photography and the Wildlife Ho-tographer

Bengal tiger in Bandhavgarh National Park, India

I have been fascinated by nature and wildlife photography from a young age. Kodak was my first camera and Minolta was my first SLR but eventually I settled on Canon equipment, buying the EOS-10 and EOS-1 SLR cameras in the late 1980s. When the digital Canon D30 came out in 2000, I agonized over the high price but bought one in the end. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of digital photography. 

To me, embarking on wildlife photo shoots can be very frustrating sometimes. Huge expenses, long hours of traveling and waiting come down to a few crucial shots. The instant feedback of the DSLR improves the odds. Click here to see a history of film and digital photography and take a private tour of the Kodak Technology Vault.

The world has experienced a lot of changes in the last few decades. Habitat destruction and species extinction caused by rampant global development and overpopulation have taken a toll on the animal and plant life on our planet.

As the Wildlife Ho-tographer, I am dedicated to the conservation and protection of our global wildlife for current and future generations, through the power of wildlife imagery. My goal is to view, record and interpret on photographs as many wonderful places and wildlife as possible, while having the least impact and leaving a minimal footprint on our environment. You can see my equipment bag and works on MichaelDanielHo.com

Private Tour of the Kodak Technology Vault

* * *  See The Muppets perform Paul Simon's song, Kodachrome on stage  * * *

The first commercially successful photographic process was announced in 1839, the result of over a decade of experimentation by Louis Daguerre and Nicéphore Niépce. Eastman Kodak engineer, Steven Sasson, invented the digital camera in 1975. The first commercially available DSLR camera. was released by Kodak in 1991. It was a customized body with a digital sensor, mounted on a Nikon F3 camera.

In a bit more than two decades, the technology have overtaken analog film materials and dominate the photographic industry and practice. Take a look at my earlier post on the history of photography and how photos can be 'manipulated'.

My readers know, I have been a wildlife photographer using Canon equipment for 25 years. Through the decades, I have used almost all of Canon's cropped and full frame, film and digital cameras, EF, EF-S and Super Telephoto lenses. You can see my equipment bag and works on MichaelDanielHo.com

For those who are truly interested in photography and the history of photography, look no further than the Eastman Kodak Museum in Rochester, New York. The video below takes you on a private visit to the vast Kodak Technology Vault. It's a bit long but very interesting.