In my first years as a photographer I was very changeable every time I went out into nature I tried to photograph different species. I'm not saying that this was in vain in fact I learned to use my camera in the field and to recognise the wildlife around me but I did get frustrated many times because I didn't know the animal species well and the results were not what I wanted.

It was all part of the process that brought me to this point and that is why in this blog I want to emphasise the importance of constantly going to certain environments with certain species familiarising yourself with them studying their behaviour understanding what their life is like. To identify yourself with them and their habitat, to be part of them as an observer and as a nature photographer...

As time went by I realised that although it is not wrong to try to photograph different species it is very important to focus on some of them on the message on the story on the purpose I am looking for with those images. Why do I do wildlife photography in wetlands or in grasslands? Am I willing to be consistent in the long term? What equipment will I need to achieve my goals? Realising this I began to spend my time photographing in the natural environments found in my region. These are the ones I can get to know best and photograph in for the longest time. I can tell stories communicate and inform my community about their existence and importance collaborate in conservation projects publish in the media create photographic projects and a portfolio among many other possible actions.

Dedicating time to local environments is extremely important and this is how I started to achieve good photographic results but this does not mean that it was easy behind every result there was a lot of study about the behaviour of the species the handling of the camera and the light many days of observation without taking pictures.

Specialising in certain environments and constantly practising in them made me solve certain situations faster such as anticipating the behaviour of wildlife which is fundamental in wildlife photography. Organising and planning is always the best way for me to progress as a wildlife photographer and become a professional.

I am currently filming in the wetlands near my city with the aim of raising awareness of the wildlife that inhabits them because I believe that this is the first step in getting people to value the life that exists around them - 87% of the planet's wetlands have disappeared in the last 300 years and there is little awareness of their importance to life. To close the blog below I share a short video I created with some scenes I managed to film in just one week.

Haven't you been to the nearest wetland to your home yet? You'd be surprised by the biodiversity that lives there...