Fotography Friday has been given a bit of an overhaul, and will be an irregular regular bonus in The Bird Emergency feed. The reboot episode features Nicolas Rakotopare, who is based in the northern Australian state of Queensland.
His work focuses on documenting science and nature, bringing stories of science, conservation and nature to a general audience through all the channels available today.
Nicolas has a degree in Ecology and Conservation Biology and grew up in Madagascar.
He has been based in Australia for over a decade and was the science communication and media specialist for the Threatened Species Recovery Hub (before it ceased to be!) and also works on other projects for NGOs, magazines, research institutions as well as eco-tourism content creation.
Here is some of the gear that Nicolas usually carries in the field;
Lot's more in-depth discussion about gear and the advantage that Nicolas has in gaining work, due to his science background.
If you want to see the conversation between Grant and Nicolas, visit thebirdemergency.com/nicolas
You can find some really lovely shots from Nicolas on his website, not limited to his work with birds at lerako.net
Follow Nicolas on Twitter - @le_rako
And still more great images from Nicolas on Instagram @lerako
To catch the next Fotography Friday, featuring Nicolas and Sandy Horne (and all future Fotography Friday conversations) bookmark thebirdemergency.com/photo
