Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-02-29)

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CO-FOUNDEDbyformer

AmateurPhotographer

EditorKeithWilsonand

photojournalistBritta

Jaschinski,Photographers

AgainstWildlifeCrimeis a

collectivethatusesour

belovedmediumtoeffect

realchangein theworld.

Thisgroupof like-minded

photographershas

producedtwoacclaimed

photobookstodocument

thehorrific realitiesof the

globalillegalwildlifetrade.

Witheminentandaward-

winningphotographersincluding

BrentStirton,ChrisPackham,

Jim Brandenburg and more among

itsnumber,thegroup’s

commendableaimis toeradicate

wildlifecrimewithina generation.

The success of Photographers

AgainstWildlifeCrimeis

alreadyextraordinary.

Sinceit wasofficially

launched,justovertwo

yearsago,it hasspreadits

importantmessagetotens

of thousandsof people

throughexhibitions,talks

andof course,books.Its

mostrecentpublication,a

bilingualChineseand

Englishedition,is aimedat

theworld’slargestmarket

forillegallytradedanimals.

Anarticlewrittenby

KeithWilsonexplainingtheworkof

PhotographersAgainstWildlife

Crimewasfeatured in AP’s 25

January issue.

TOMSTODDARTis oneof this

country’sleadingphotojournalists,

andin 2020celebrates 50 years

in theindustry.Startinghiscareerat

TheBerwickAdvertiser, Tomwalked

intothenewspaperonhisfirst

dayhavingneverpickedupa

professionalcamera.

Halfa centurylater,hehashada

front-rowseatat someof theworld’s

most historic moments. He has

photographedacrossseveral

continents,andwastheretocapture

thefallof theBerlinWall,thebloody

siegeof Sarajevoandthewars

againstSaddamHusseinin Iraq.

Hisworkhasbeenpublishedin

severalesteemedpublications,

includingTheSundayTimes, andour

ExceptionalAchievementawardjoins

a plethoraof hisotherplaudits,

including the Larry Burrows Award

forExceptionalWarPhotography.

Thoughstrikingandhard-hitting,

hisphotographsarealwaysshotwith

compassionandempathyforthe

subject.Thesedays,photojournalism

hasarguablybeendevalued,but

Tom’sworkshowsexactlywhyit’s

anart– anda science– thatshould

notbeignored.

SeeourinterviewwithTom in

AP’s 15 February issue.

ExceptionalAchievement inPhotography

To m S t o d d a r t

Photographers Against Wildlife Crime

Sponsoredby

Sponsored by

Power of Photography

This image is by Brent Stirton – a member of the collective

Tom’swork

fromSudanis

particularly

hard-hitting

TomStoddartis oneof

theUK’sleading

photojournalists.After

spendingmanyyearsin

London,heis nowback

homein Northumberland.

Seetomstoddart.com for

more information

Visitphotographersagainst

wildlifecrime.comtolearn

moreaboutthiscollective

ofinternationally

recognisedwildlife

photographersworking

together.Itslatestbookis

available to buy now