About Phil Perry

Phil Perry Wildlife Photography: About Phil Perry

I am a European wildlife photographer based in Swaziland, southern Africa. Whenever possible I travel the world in search of exciting wildlife to photograph. My particular interest is in wild cats of all descriptions and friend have even dubbed me a cat-magnet. On a trip to Brazil, where most visitors get a few glimpses of jaguars, I watched a pair of jaguars mating on a sandbank five times in 40 minutes just a few metres distant from a boat. My guide of some 30 years experience had never seen such a sighting - hence my 'cat-magnet' moniker.

November 2009: One of my photographs was Highly Honored in the Landscape Category in the 2009 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards and was featured in Nature's Best's high definition video that was displayed within the exhibition area from November 12th to May 3rd, 2010 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. This display featured just 48 photographs of the more than 25,000 pictures entered. My photo was taken at Malolotja Nature Reserve in Swaziland and shows a group of Blesbok silhouetted against a mountain backdrop that includes Emlembe, the highest point in Swaziland.

What photographic equipment do I use ? I currenty work with two Canon EOS 7D bodies . My most used lens is an EF 400 f4 DO IS USM + 1.4x extender. I also frquently use an EF 70-300mm f4.5-5.6 DO IS USM. Some wide angle zooms are much use on occasions. When travelling by air I take a Gitzo Traveller tripod and Mongoose 2.3 gimbal head. From a car or hide I often use a Badger Panning Plate. When needed I add a Speedlight 580EX and Better Beamer.

Email Contact: phil@pperrywildlifephotos.org.sz

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