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The Rise of Wildlife Photography

Long denigrated and considered to be an inferior genre of only illustrative value, wildlife photography had been a wild card in the history of photography. Today, the discipline, addressing artistic, technical, and ethical issues, has been made more accessible through societal and technological developments and has seen a rise in its popularity and reputation.

Covered in marbled scales, a snake juts out from a crack in the rock to snatch a bat in flight. The scene unfolds in a fraction of a second: enough to snap a shot. The snake’s jaw has not even shut yet, we can see the bloody snout of its prey pointi...

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Copélia Mainardi

Copélia Mainardi is a freelance journalist who has worked for Marianne, France Culture and Arte's "28 minutes" program. She follows, among other things, cultural news, particularly in photography, theater and literature.

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