The Glen Grant Photography Masterclass Series #3

The Glen Grant Masterclass Series is a four-part content series that sees a collection of photographers involved in Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum.

In each session award winning photographers will discuss how they achieve their images while attendees can enjoy complimentary whisky-tastings of a range of The Glen Grant expressions that will be served on the night, along with a bespoke whisky cocktail and light refreshments.

Masterclass 3: Wed 26 July – Adam Oswell: Wildlife Photojournalism Inside the Battle to Save Earth’s Wildlife - Because we cannot care if we do not know

In a world where nature is monetized, biodiversity is in crisis, with many animal and plant species driven closer to extinction every day. Our stories are crucial – the sum of who we are, and photography is a powerful medium to inform and create change. Humans have become the dominate force on earth fundamentally transforming life across the entire planet.

In 2005 the global trade in wildlife was estimated to be worth over $6 billion a year; it is now worth up to $23 billion, making it one of the largest illicit businesses after drugs and weapons. The rarer the animal, the higher the price and the bigger the profits for the wildlife cartels that control the smuggling networks. Trafficking routes extend from remote national parks and protected areas, where animals are extracted, to major urban centres where they are sold and consumed.

The scale is shocking but it is the long term impact of this destruction on the health of the planet that is becoming critical and the absolute need for action now urgent. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution means every species plays a vital role in the fragile balance of nature.

Biography

Adam is an award winning photographer specialising in wildlife conservation and protection issues. His work has appeared in a wide range of media including, Geographical, TIME Magazine, Science, The Guardian, Getty Images, Bloomberg, and National Geographic.

His work has been exhibited at the Leica Gallery London, the World Economic Forum Davos, f³–Freiraum für Fotografie Berlin, Visa pour l'Image festival Perpignan and the Natural History Museum London. In 2021 Adam was awarded Wildlife Photographer of the Year for photojournalism.

Other Masterclasses in the series:

Masterclass 1: Wed 28 June – Juergen Freund: Capturing Two Worlds

Masterclass 2: Wed 12 July – Calumn Hockey: Up a Gum Tree

Masterclass 4: Wed 9 Aug – Travis De Vries: Colour, Light & working with Atmospheric Conditions