Andrew Zuckerman

Andrew Zuckerman is a distinguished animal photographer who varies from the normal approach of photographing animals by using a formally set up white background studio. This is remarkably different to the usual way of photographing animals in their natural habitat. His photos show the animals with much more clarity then any of the shots taken out in the wild. However this also adds a surrealist nature to the photos, due to the subdued colouring of the background.



This photograph is a good example of Zuckerman's work. It makes the animal seem simple and clearer. THe way the shot captures the elegance of the giraffe's neck as it leans back makes it seem just like a cresent shape against the background. The lighting here compliments the the skin tone of the animal, and makes it seem flat, with no texture.


Here, this photo captures the moment of the lions roar, something that has been photographed a lot of times. However the significant difference here is the studio background, which makes the image seem, to me, childish. I think this is because it reminds me of childhood photographs of lions in books, except in these the white background was added afterwards. This background changes make the image seem serious and scientific. Also, by getting rid of background colours and textures it seems as if there is more detail on the lion.

This photograph, taken of a hippo is quite an amusing photograph. It has been taken with the background and lighting as the giraffe and lion but because of its smiling face it seems humerous and friendly.