Craig Jones, wildlife photographer (https://www.craigjoneswildlifephotography.co.uk/) talks about the plight of the Sumatran Orangutan. This talk will be held on Zoom, details will be posted on the forum nearer to the date.
Craig’s photography covering the plight of the Sumatran Orangutans has been published around the world, on the BBC News, BBC Wildlife Magazine and National Geographic magazine. He’s also appeared for Nat Geo Wild discussing Sumatra as part of the “Paradise Islands & Photo Ark” National Geographic series.
He’s spoken at the Green Party of England and Wales about palm oil and it’s effects that he’s seen firsthand.
Spoken at the Natural History Museum, London twice on behalf of those critically endangered Sumatran Orangutans bringing their plight to the public’s attention.
He works tirelessly to bring about a more ethical and respectful approach to wildlife photography and has worked hard to bring this issue to the surface on many occasions.
He doesn’t enter photography competitions and so cant claim to be “award winning” He never wants to use that unconscious bias and message to say he’s better than anyone else.
His images represent an event that occurred in the wild something that he witnessed and recorded with his camera.
His skill lies in interpreting and presenting this in a way that invokes beauty, mood and emotion with each moment captured.
As an ex soldier he tries to help those injured by war or previous trauma. Showing the beauty of the natural world and how it can heal and add such a lot to the persons life.
He’s done many podcasts talking about his own life experiences hoping to help others. How trauma and mental health can affect your life.
He has never forgotten his roots , his late mother for instilling the beauty of nature into him and his childhood love of wildlife that is behind his work today
His Sumatran Orangutan image for “Prints for Nature” event for Conservation International helped raise thousands of pounds for grassroots conservation projects.
See the following link for more details -
https://www.printsfornature.com/portfolio/G0000rDr3ykxylwU/I0000Ceu963XC3HU?fbclid=IwAR23g48M7SXK3ijc_TJD3FCuJgVdhtzZp8EXgjmKYz8sLwUJ-s76H_OsN_E