BENCE MATE
Sunny Side of Life

Throughout my photographic career, I have always sought opportunities to incorporate the sun into my wildlife images. It is a challenge to find the ideal position where the subject, landscape, and the sun align in a perfect composition. Often this happens when the sun is close to the horizon, so I need to protect my eyes by never looking directly into the sun. I compose instinctively in my peripheral vision, glancing only at the corners of the images and using telephoto lenses to maximize the size of the sun relative to the animals in the foreground.

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