Nigel Dennis
Nigel Dennis
Nigel Forbes Denniswas an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor...
garden years too-much
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!
canvas discovered quickly simply somehow suited work
I very quickly discovered photography suited me better - somehow I could get things to work on film, that simply did not look right canvas or paper.
agency assignment geographic merely national point stock time worked
I should point out that I have not worked for National Geographic on assignment - they have merely used my stock agency pics from time to time.
admit bored far grew late ordinary passing rather school terribly
Rather ordinary really - I grew up in the UK, was terribly bored at school (and I have to admit rather rebellious, but this was the late sixties!), but got as far as passing A levels..
bedroom chances great kids meant picture wall
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.
clients learn lots pan projects
One thing you learn fast, when working freelance, is that lots of things do not pan out - projects get canned, clients don't pay, and so on.
career drastic encouraged few reckless wives
I think few wives would have encouraged this kind of drastic and reckless career shift!
money sex hands
But then one is always excited by descriptions of money changing hands. It's much more fundamental than sex.
way
I also like flyfishing - maybe I would have figured a way to make a living out of that?
southern
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.
wall real kids
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.
book agency library
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!
book years two
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.
photography games done
Big game photography in Africa is mainly done from a vehicle, so then I feel I might as well take the lot.