David Lloyd is a renowned wildlife photographer originally from New Zealand who now lives in London. He moved to London in 1989 to pursue his career in photography. Lloyd has won several prestigious awards for his wildlife photography, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2011 and 2014. His favorite cameras to use are Nikon D800Es and his favorite is the Nikon F3/T film camera. He processes all of his photos in Adobe Lightroom and prefers to keep edits minimal to maintain naturalness. Lloyd's most favorite places to photograph wildlife are Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Botswana, Congo, and Richmond Park near his London home.

1. DeclanTyldesley
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For thismagazine Igot the opportunitytointerviewone of myfavourite wildlife photographers inthiswhole world and
hisname is… DavidLloyd. DavidLloydisoriginallyfromNew Zealandbuthe now livesin Londonwhere he occasionally
photographs wildlife. In addition, David has also managed to win a substantial amount of awards surrounding his
wildlife photography.For more information on David Lloyd please use this link; http://davidlloyd.net/awards/. Now
please take the time to read through my interview with the wildlife photographer David Lloyd.
When did you move to London?
I movedtoLondonin late 1989 and I wasactuallyonlymeantto go toLondon forsix-monthjourneybutthe crazything
is,is thatI’m still here twenty years after travelling the world and photographing wildlife. I also moved to London to
pursue mycareer inphotographyandnowthisseemslike thatwasthe bestdecisionof my life as I am able to do what
I love every day of the year.
‘I rarely consider taking photographs of buildings as they aren’t as interesting as wildlife’
What inspired you to become a wildlife photographer?
That’s actuallyaverygood and complex question because the full truth is, is that I was inspired to become a wildlife
photographerdue tomultiple different reasons. First of all, when I was a child my Mother always used to take me to
Zoo’s and Wildlife parks and instantly I felt a connection therefore, over time I started to photograph particular
animals. Also when I moved to London I travelled to a place called Richmond Park and I decided to take my camera,
once I arrivedhere I saw a deer and many other animals and as soon as I noticed them I would just take photographs
as I wanted to learn how these animals operate within this environment. In addition, I have also acquired each
portfolioof the Wildlife Photographerof theYear since itsinceptionin1991. They have been,andthey continue to be,
my biggest inspiration.
‘They have been, and they continue to be, my biggest inspiration’
What camera’s do you use to take photographs?
When I explore and take wildlife photographs I use three different Nikon D800E’s with: 14 f/2.8, 18-35 f/3.5-4.5, 35
f/1.4, 85 f/1.4, 70-200 f/2.8 VRII,400 f/2.8 VR,TC-14 II anda TC-20 III. I predominantlyuse these cameras when I go to
camera breaking areas as these pieces of equipment are not my best. My favourite camera is the Nikon F3/T with a
motordrive and50mm f/1.2 lens.Thisisa film camera which was first made in 1980 and I also think this could well be
the best Nikon camera ever made.
What software do you use to process all of your photographs?
I alwaysprocess andorganise all of my all of my photographs in Adobe Lightroom and I also rarely use Photoshop as I
prefertokeepawayfromcloningand retouchingso I can make my photographs as interesting as possible by keeping
things as natural as I possibly can. For example, when I was editing one of my Gorilla photographs there was a lot of
greencolourfromthe treesand leaves, andIwantedtokeepthisstyled aspect to make a particular photograph much
more interesting and appealing towards my demographic target audience.
‘Photography is my life and spirit’

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What form of styles do you prefer?
I prefera fine artstyle,asI choose to predominantlyappeal to buyers of framed photography. Despite this fact, I also
have alsodevelopedalarge preferencetowardsblackandwhite aswell ascolourfeaturesstronglytoo. Alsolastyearit
was a privilege to see my picture A Flick of a Tail choose for the cover of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Where are some of your most favourite places to visit and photograph?
In the entire world,some of mymostfavourite placestovisit and photograph are Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Botswana,
Congo,and RichmondParkwhichisgenerallyjustafew milesawayfrommyhome inLondontherefore,Iamable to go
to this park on frequent occasions and photograph wildlife within London so I can attract and intrigue the
demographics within London to these particular photographs.
Have you managed to win any awards over these past few years?
Subsequently,infactIhave,in2011 I was able towinthe Wildlife Photographerof theYear for myphotographtitled ‘a
flick of the tail’, once again in 2014 I was able to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year for my photograph which
was titled‘The EnchantedWoodland’. I also managed to win Nature’s Best in the Widland Smith Rice Awards in 2014
for mythree photographstitled‘Sandman’,‘NeckandNeck’,and ‘Hippo Melodrama’. Finally, I also managed to win a
Nature’s Best in the Widland Smith Rice Awards in 2012 for my photograph of a Lion titled ‘Embracing the wind’.
‘I couldn’t be happier with all of the awards I’ve won’
Do you have a store available for your demographic target audience?
Yes,I do! Within my store I allow my target audience to buy my book titled ‘As Long as There Are Animals’ as well as
prints of the majority of my photographs. My store offers three different types of sizes which are; 40cm, 60cm and
80cm and their prices are £100 for the 40cm, £150 for the 60cm and £200 for the 80cm. So check out my store as soon
as possible!
Finally, overall which wildlife animal do you enjoy to photograph the most?
In fairnessthisisactuallyquite adifficultquestionasIthoroughlybelieve thateachindividual wildlifeanimal isgreat in
its own unique way. But if I had to answer your question… I would say the Alpha Male Lion as I enjoy photographing
thisanimal’sdominance overotherLions, I just think it is amazing how they control their own society and after years
and yearsof photographingIcan confidentlysaythattheyare like usbecause one of their main priorities is to protect
and feed their young cubs.