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Zamir PopatPhotographer from 프랑스

A Walk in Epping Forest

For the past 3 years that I have been photographing children in London, I have found myself a favourite place to photograph my subjects in and even go there occasionally just to have a walk or a bicycle ride with my family and just be connected with nature, this place is called Epping Forest. It’s mostly made up of many striking areas of woodlands and home to many different varieties of trees, plants and animals from small insects to majestic deers, truly a perfect place for nature enthusiasts. I am lucky enough to live close which gives me plenty of opportunities to visit this place when the London weather permits. It's a huge area with plenty of great reservations of nature that makes up that picture perfect backdrop, ranging from tall trees and wide open spaces with picturesque views of the sky perfect for portrait sessions. When people think of portraits they usually think of focal lengths more in the telephoto range or maybe the 35mm for wider field of view. I was the same until I got my hands on an ultra wide angle lens, the Samyang XP 14mm f2.4. Now my favourite place to shoot has changed already just by looking through the viewfinder, it has so much more to offer and gives me the possibility to add a whole different story to my images. Now through my images I can give back how I see it with my own eyes, outwardly calm and collected.