Burrard-Lucas Blog - Wildlife Photography

The final competition in our 2012 photo contest series is now open for entries! The theme is “Travel”. We are looking for striking, original and beautiful travel photographs that reveal the wonders of our planet. You are not limited to any subject matter in particular; travel photography can portray many things including an area’s people, cultures, customs, history or landscape. For some inspiration, check out the results of previous years’ contests: 2009, 2010 & 2011. The deadline for this contest is 31st December 2012.

We have some fantastic prizes on offer including the chance to win a Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR camera (more info).

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I have some exciting news… I am moving to Zambia!

I am going to be spending the next year travelling around Zambia and some of the neighbouring countries. I am looking forward to getting stuck in to some serious, in-depth photography projects!

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Here are the results of our 2012 Landscape Photo Competition. Thank you to everyone who entered and well done to the talented photographers whose images appear in the final selection below.

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Update. This contest is now closed.

Enter the current photo contest: Travel Photo Competition

The third competition in our 2012 photo contest series is now open for entries! The theme is “Wildlife”. We are looking for striking, original and beautiful wildlife photographs that reveal the character or behaviour of the subject. Photographs of animals in captivity are eligible for entry but the circumstances must be disclosed in the caption. Photos of pets and domesticated animals may not be entered. For some inspiration, check out the results previous years’ contests: 2009, 2010 & 2011. The deadline for this contest is 30th September 2012.

We have some fantastic prizes on offer including the chance to win a Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR camera (more info).

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Here are the results of our 2012 Pet Photo Competition. Thank you to everyone who entered and well done to the talented photographers whose images appear in the final selection below.

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Update. This contest is now closed.

Enter the current photo contest: Travel Photo Competition

The second competition in our 2012 photo contest series is now open for entries! The theme is “Landscapes”. We are looking for striking, original and beautiful landscape photographs taken anywhere in the world. For some inspiration, checkout the results of last year’s Landscape Photo Contest. The deadline for this contest is 30th June 2012.

We have some fantastic prizes on offer including the chance to win a Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR camera (more info).

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For more BeetleCam photos, entertaining video clips and information about how you can purchase a BeetleCam, please check out the new BeetleCam website.

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In 2009 we embarked on a project to take close-up, wide-angle photographs of African animals. To accomplish this we created BeetleCam, a small remote control buggy with a DSLR camera mounted on top. Filled with trepidation, we boarded a plane bound for Tanzania. We had little idea what to expect… would BeetleCam survive?

It was a trip of mixed fortunes; BeetleCam took some fantastic photographs of elephants and buffalo but early on it was mauled and our camera destroyed by a lion. BeetleCam limped on with a replacement camera but we steered well clear of lions thereafter.

On returning home our BeetleCam images were a big hit; they were splashed all over the Internet, appeared in print around the world and BeetleCam even made some TV appearances. However, we didn’t feel entirely satisfied… just imagine what we could get with a lion-proof BeetleCam!

Well, last summer we returned to Africa. Our targets? The legendary lions of Kenya’s Masai Mara!

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