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I bought my first Camera approximately 4-5 years ago after deciding I needed a hobby/distraction to help take control of my PTSD.
I was told of a nest/re-population program, so decided to get there before sunrise and set up my hide. I was there around 6-8 hours and encountered every form of weather in that time.
The Harvest Mouse is a British born rodent that has near enough become extinct in the wild. Now there are small dedicated teams up and down the country breeding them to release once they reach a certain age.
Due to the Harvest Mouse being very small, the trick is to frame the image and then patiently wait for them to come into shot. I now believe that the mouse reared up because of my hearing aids whistling due to the damp air.
I seem to have fallen into wildlife as it allows me to escaped from the daily grind. That said, I'm always up for trying any genre of photography.
Now, that is a very easy question to answer!
I served 19 years of a 22 year contract in the RAF, but I was medically discharged after being diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome and Pelligrini Steida Syndrom, I was later diagnosed with PTSD from my Cat 6 repair work (recovering and repairing crashed aircrafts). I also have binaural hearing loss.
Some may find it surprising, but I would dearly love to return to the Falkland Islands. Unfortunately I wasn’t interested in photography when I was posted there, but it has everything a photographer would want to shoot and I’d love to go back.
To put it simply, it’s such a beautiful, peaceful place (if you overlook the large airbase!). Wildlife comes up close to you without any sign of fear (though it is wise to give the Elephant Seals a wide berth!) and you soon forget the madness of the UK. These days, photography also helps to calm my mind as I sometimes get very anxious when I'm around people.
It was an off-chance Facebook advert that took me to the Digital Splash Awards, I entered without any though of such an amazing result. Thank goodness I did!
Richard has a huge collection of inspirational images that you can see by following Richard on Instagram @captured_moments_photographyuk!
All images featured Copyright Richard Adams Photography.
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