Steve Bloom is a famous South African photographer known for his wildlife photography. He began wildlife photography in 1993 and became fully devoted to it in 1996. Some of his achievements include winning the Power of Photography Award and the Golden Eye of Russia award. He has published several photography books and children's books on wildlife. Bloom uses a range of camera equipment and digital techniques to capture pivotal moments of animals and emotions.

1. STEVE BLOOM
FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER AS ROLE
MODEL RESEARCH

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
BIOGRAPHY, 3
ACHIEVEMENTS, 4
PUBLICATIONS, 5
PHOTOGRAPHY, 6 - 9
BIBLIOGRAPHY, 10

3. BIOGRAPHY
• Born in 1953, Johannesburg,
South Africa.
• Worked as a photographer,
writer & graphic artist.
• Began wildlife photography in
1993 but became fully devoted
in 1996.

4. ACHIEVEMENTS
• Some of the awards he received :
- The Power of Photography Award
- The Golden Eye Of Russia
- Lucie Awards
• Gave fund-raising speeches for The WWF and Save The Rhino.
• Held many outdoor exhibitions to raise awareness of habitat
encroachment and global warming.

5. PUBLICATIONS
He has published several photography books & several children’s
books. Some examples are listed below.
Trading Places - The Living Africa Spirit Elephant! Untamed
Merchants Of (2008) Of The (2006) (2004)
Nairobi (2009) Wild
In Praise Of Life: Photography Les Animaux My Big Cats My Favourite
Primates Exposed: The Story Racontés Aux Journal Animal Families
(1999) Behind The Image (2005) Enfants (2012)

6. PHOTOGRAPHY
An excerpt from an interview with Lewis Blackwell for the book
“Photowisdom”, 2009:
“I believe that aesthetics is of a higher order than technique, but technique
must be mastered first and relegated into the subconscious so that the
photographer can concentrate on seeing. Digital photography has liberated
me from many of the constraints of traditional photography, but it also
encourages a less disciplined approach. So when I switched to digital, I
stopped using the motor drive and decided to be very selective about when I
pressed the shutter. I do not use remote cameras, preferring to rely on hand-
eye coordination when taking pictures. The moment it all becomes too
technical and gadget-driven, the artistry is diminished.”

7. • Shoots on a Canon EOS-1Ds MkIII & use a range of lenses like
the fisheye, 50mm to 500mm lenses.
• Uses a mixture of flash & ambient light in the field, & mainly
uses his Speedlight flashguns to fill in shadows or bring out
highlights in the eye.
• Pioneered the digital technique of morphing images into each
other.
• Employs the use of long exposure to sharply capture the
stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or
obscuring the moving elements.
• Besides aesthetics, he manages to capture pivotal moments
of the animals & the emotions from the natives or people.

8. Examples of his works :

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.stevebloomphoto.com/
• http://www.stevebloom.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bloom
• http://www.photographymonthly.com/Magazine/Photo-
Zone/Wildlife-photographer-Steve-Bloom
• http://www.golberz.com/2010/03/steve-bloom-wildlife-
photography.html