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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 559 - Will Burrard-Lucas

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Cameras, Art, Photoshop, Visual Arts, Career, Interviews, Photographers, Arts, Photography, Photo, Digital

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Will Burrard-Lucas is a wildlife photographer from the UK. Whenever possible, Will prefers to get close to his wild subjects and use a wide-angle lens to capture a more intimate perspective. Initially, he achieved this by crawling up to unthreatening species. However, he also dreamt of doing this with iconic African animals such as lions and elephants. To achieve this he created a remote-control camera buggy in 2009, which he called “BeetleCam”. The buggy soon proved itself and to this day Will continues to use it to capture fresh perspectives in his work.  Will has also developed sensors to detect animals and automatically trigger his cameras. Deploying these “camera traps” for weeks or months at a time has allowed him to capture rare photographs of secretive and nocturnal wildlife. Will founded Camtraptions Ltd to turn his creations for camera trap photography into products for photographers and filmmakers around the world.  In 2017, Will embarked on a new project titled “Land of Giants”. The aim of this project was to document the last of Africa’s iconic elephants with tusks reaching down to the ground. In 2019, “Land of Giants” was released as a book in support of the Tsavo Trust. His latest book is The Black Leopard.    Websites Will Burrard-Lucas Steve Winter   Sponsor Charcoal Book Club   Education Resources: Using Your Life to Launch Your Photography   Momenta Photographic Workshops   Candid Frame Resources Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Support the work we do at The Candid Frame by contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via . You can follow Ibarionex on and . You can download the latest episode by clicking here. To stream the current episode on your computer, click on the player below.

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0:00.0

This episode of The Candid Frame is sponsored by the Charcoal Book Club.

0:12.9

The Charcoal Book Club is the monthly subscription service for photo book enthusiasts.

0:18.3

Working with the most respected names in contemporary photography,

0:21.8

charcoal selects and delivers essential photo books to a worldwide community of collectors.

0:27.9

Each month, members receive a signed first edition monograph and an exclusive print to add to their collections.

0:35.1

Join the club by visiting charcoal book club.com and use the promo code

0:40.1

the candid frame at checkout and receive a 10% discount on your first membership payment.

0:47.2

What are you willing to do to make a photograph? Assuming that you have the equipment and experience

0:52.4

you need, how far would you go to make that special image?

0:57.0

How much time would you dedicate for the possibility of making that photograph?

1:03.0

For British wildlife photographer Wilburard Lucas, it was a matter of years until he was finally able to photograph one of Africa's rarest big cats,

1:13.3

the Black Leopard. In his book, The Black Leopard, he discusses the details of this challenge,

1:19.1

as well as his many years creating stunning images of the continent's legendary animals,

1:24.7

including lions, elephants, and more.

1:31.5

He shares how his inventions of his unique camera buggy and traps open the door to many of his classic photographs, including those of the Black Leopard.

1:38.5

This is IbarianX, and welcome back to the Candid Frame.

1:45.8

I'm enjoying the book.

1:47.7

Oh, good. Thank you very much.

1:49.5

Yeah.

1:50.5

Commend you on your writing.

1:52.1

It's a nice read.

1:53.8

Yeah, thanks.

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