Pete Oxford is a British-born conservation photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa, after living in Quito, Ecuador for several years. Originally trained as a marine biologist, he and his wife, South African-born Reneé Bish, now work as a professional photographic team focusing primarily on wildlife and indigenous cultures.
Oxford is a founding fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers[1] and was a co-founder of the Galapagos Naturalist Guide's Association (AGIPA) in 1987. In 1992, he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is an ambassador for Gitzo Inspires[2] and works closely with the Orianne Society[3] based in the United States and the MarAlliance for marine conservation.
Oxford and Bish are co-founders and operators of Pete Oxford Expeditions, leading photographic tours with a focus on responsible travel.
Oxford has 10 images featured in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. He is known as the 15th most active photographer in the history of the awards. Oxford's images have been appeared in many publications such as National Geographic Magazine.[4] His photos have also been featured in BBC Wildlife, Time Magazine, International Wildlife, WWF, Smithsonian, GEO, Nature's Best, Terre Sauvage, Outdoor Photography Magazine, The Economist, The Guardian, Geographical, Ranger Rick, and Airone.
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Huaorani, The royalty of the Jungle
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Here we will explore true facts about the aye aye much like the pug the aye aye walks the delicate tightrope between radically ugly and cute is as hell the aye aye resembles a cat who was beaten by a vampire and then halfway through the transformation just said screw it to give you a sense of its size here isn aye aye pictured next was slightly smaller Aye Aye. For long time scientists thought the aye aye was a rodent because of its rodent like from teeth that never stop growing and must constantly be worn down however now what is known that the aye aye is a highly specialized lemur and trust lemurs were not too thrilled by that news the aye aye's most amazing adaptation is it's freakishly long lengthy and middle finger likely human shoulder this finger has a ball and socket joint and can rotate almost three hundred and sixty degrees around the hand it is packed with sensory neurons and because of the energy consumes it is only warmed up when use. this is because like the woodpecker the aye aye is percussive hunter to find grubs they tap on trunks and branches of trees up to eight times per second with their creepy finger which is probably annoying as hell like those people who put their cereal bowls-- learn how to use a spoon it's not an instrument as they tap they listen to the echo and feel the vibrations to find hallow grub filled chambers when they find they used their teeth to open a hole in the tree and use their middle fingers sort of uh... grub dipstick very dainty...eating terrifying for the grub by the way you can imagine all grubs scary stories begin with "there was a knock at the door" I know what your thinking sicko but no no that's not an aye aye peepee that is and an aye aye "t-t" because the aye aye's nipples are inguinal meaning that they're located on the lower stomach sort of groin area this is why the aye aye does not wear pants don't judge you try pulling a pair of pants up to your nipples and taking a job through the forest that's a recipe for chafing just be glad your nipples migrated north with a stop before they got their chin try wearing a bicycle helmet then. Like most mammals the aye aye follows the rule of one-half meaning that it's litter sizes on average one half the number of its nipples with two nipples the aye aye has baby at a time just like my mother always used to say find a girl with twelve middle son. Sadly the aye aye is threatened due to a local superstition That if it points it's middle finger at you you have to kill it, which is very similar to the customs of the north american fraternity party remember this if someone gives you the finger they might just be hungry or they're a total ass hooooll
Awards
- In 2015, Oxford was awarded the IUCN 'Man in Nature' Photographic Prize at the Terre Sauvage Nature Image Awards Exhibition for his series documenting Whale Sharks.[5]
- In 2014, Oxford received the title of Ecuadorian Photojournalist of the Year for his article "Yasuní, una visión personal" in Revisita Mundo Diners.[6]
- In 2015, Oxford was the winner of the Ranger Rick Photographer of the Year Award, presented by the National Wildlife Federation.[7]
- In 2014, Oxford was awarded the IUCN/Terre Sauvage Mevita Grant for his photographic series documenting elephant relocation in Africa.[8]
- In 2010, Oxford was recognized as one of the top 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers in the world by Outdoor Photography Magazine.[9]
Books
Undiscovered Guyana (WWF, 2016) Foreword by President of Guyana David A. Granger
Yasuní, Tiputini and the Web of Life (Ingwe Press, 2012) Foreword by E.O. Wilson
The Origin of the Waorani (Quito Ministerio del Ambiento, 2011)
Galapagos Wildlife (Bradt Travel Guides Ltd., 2011)
Rupununi Rediscovering a Lost World (Earth in Focus Editions, 2010) Foreword by HRH Prince Charles
Spirit of the Huaorani: An Amazon people of the Yasuní region of Ecuador (Imagine Publishing Inc., 2009) Foreword by Trudie Styler & Sting
Galapagos: Both Sides of the Coin (Enfoque Ediciones, 2009) Foreword by HRH Prince Philip
Cunsi Pindo: La Señora de los Monos (Simbioe, 2007)
Ecuador: Land of Frogs (FHGO, 2004)
Ecuador (Dinediciones, 2004)
Chagras: Ecuador’s Andean Cowboys (Dinediciones, 2004)
Galapagos: The Untamed Isles (Ediciones Libri Mundi Enrique Grosse-Luemern, 2001)
Amazon Images: A portfolio of impressions from the Ecuadorian Amazon (Dinediciones, 1995)
Articles
Amazing Pictures Reveal Life Inside An Amazon Tribe (LADbible, UK, January 2017)
Incredible photos of Ecuadorian tribe, whose lifestyle is threatened by oil exploration (Metro, UK, January 2017)
Amazing photos show 2,200-pound rhino in helicopter airlift above African jungle in relocation to protect them from poachers (Daily Mirror, UK, January 2017)
Frontiers: A Special Breed (American Cowboy Magazine, 2016)
Whale Sharks (SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine, Issue 9, February 2016)
Buceando con tiburones ballena (Mundo Diners, March 2016)
Nagas, los últimos cazadores de cabezas (Mundo Diners, October 2015)
Elephant Rescue: A roving herd in Zimbabwe puts human ingenuity to the test (National Wildlife Federation, September 2015)
View from the Crater’s Rim (Galapagos Matters, Autumn/Winter 2015)
These Are The Measures We Need To Take To Make Sure Elephants Are Safe (Huffington Post, 2015)
Yasuní, Una Visión Personal (Mundo Diners, August 2013)
Gorgeous Brunette and Stunning Blonde Run Wild in Marataba (Africa Geographic, February 2013)
Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park (NBC News, 2013)
Yasuni National Park seen through the lens of nature photog Pete Oxford (NBC News, 2013)
Stories from Marataba: Babe the Bushpig (Africa Geographic, November 2012)
Roaming with rhinos in South Africa (Wanderlust Travel Magazine, Issue 132, November 2012)
Touched by lightning (Africa Geographic, October 2012)
Iberian Lynx: Return of the Spanish Tiger (Discover Wildlife, March 2012)
Rediscover Rupununi In Southern Guyana, A Wildlife Haven (Huffington Post, September 2011)
Galapagos – in pictures (The Guardian, June 2011)
See also
References
- ^ "International League of Conservation Photographers". conservationphotographers.org. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Pete Oxford – Gitzo inspires | Gitzo". www.gitzo.co.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Recognizing Orianne's Partner and Friend, Pete Oxford | The Orianne Society". www.oriannesociety.org. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Visions of Earth". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "IUCN – Getting Outdoors in Paris with the Terre Sauvage Nature Image Awards Exhibition". www.iucn.org. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Ganadores del Premio Jorge Mantilla Ortega – Ekos movil". www.ekosnegocios.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "He's a Winner! – National Wildlife Federation". www.nwf.org. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Palmarès 2014 — Nature images awards". www.natureimagesawards.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Outdoor Photography Magazine Christmas 2010 Issue 134: 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers" (PDF).
External links
- Pete Oxford Photography Website
- Pete Oxford Expeditions
- International League of Conservation Photographers
- The Orianne Society
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