Nigel Dennis
Nigel Dennis
Nigel Forbes Denniswas an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor...
photography mean painting
Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.
witty husband science
[Agatha Christie] is fond of quoting the witty wife who once said, 'an archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. Christie's husband, Max Mallowan, was an archaeologist.
years gears debt
So about twenty years ago I gave up on painting - and got into terrible debt after buying a load of camera gear!
dream wildlife example
I would never dream, for example, of going to The States to photograph your wildlife.
shooting lists needs
Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.
shy firsts nocturnal
My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.
brilliant easy brilliant-ideas
The Kalahari is brilliant - and easy to visit.
art passion passion-for-art
I also had a tremendous passion for art and read a lot.
advantage states edges
In The States I would have no edge, no advantage at all.
self risk humiliation
Courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.
world goodness stills
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.
stress animal causes
Close encounters are bad. Bad for the animal, as it causes stress, and bad for me for exactly the same reason.
courage self risk
Most acts of assent require far more courage than most acts of protest, since courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.
photography wildlife wanted
All I really wanted to do was wildlife photography.