Name: Paul Mckenzie
Picture title: Big ears
Category: Animal Portrait
Nationality: Country of origin: Ireland, Residence: Hong Kong
Occupation: Part-time photographer (semi-professional)
Technical information
Camera: Canon R5
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f2.8 lens
EXIF: 1/160th sec, f2.8, ISO 25,600
RUNNER-UP CATEGORY ANIMAL PORTRAIT
Paul Mckenzie | Big ears
Name: Paul Mckenzie
Picture title: Big ears
Category: Animal Portrait
Nationality: Country of origin: Ireland, Residence: Hong Kong
Occupation: Part-time photographer (semi-professional)
Technical information
Camera: Canon R5
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f2.8 lens
EXIF: 1/160th sec, f2.8, ISO 25,600
Paul Mckenzie says:
When one travels on a photographic safari to Africa, the temptation is to focus on the megafauna species such as elephants, lions, leopards, and cheetahs. But there are other smaller, less glamorous and far less photographed species present. Some of these are nocturnal and rarely photographed such as this Scrub Hare. Their most distinctive feature are their giant ears allowing for acute hearing which helps them to evade predators. The ears are not especially photogenic with regular front lighting but take on a life of their own when backlit such as this individual at a water hole in southern Kenya.
Paul Mckenzie
Ireland/ Hong Kong
I am a semi-professional wildlife photographer based in Hong Kong. I have been photographing wildlife for more than 25 years but for many years I needed to balance this with a full-time career in finance. I left the latter profession in 2020 in order to devote more time to my primary passion. I co-lead photo tours around the world but have always had a special affinity for Africa. I have been widely published and my images have received numerous awards in the major wildlife photo competitions. My main aim when making images is to try and show wildlife in as creative and artistic manner as possible.