By contrast Kearton, the first man in the world to hunt with a camera and not a rifle, killed just one animal, in self-defence. Rhino taken with flashlight, 1909-12 from the forthcoming exhibition With Nature and a Camera, on pioneering wildlife photographer Cherry Kearton. Photograph: Courtesy of With Nature and a CameraThe two men came from different social worlds and had contrasting visions of the importance of wildlife. Together the brothers took enormous risks, abseiling off high sea cliffs, standing in rivers for hours, waiting all night, and climbing the highest trees to film birds in their nests. In a letter to Bulmer, he said he was “at the age of eight taken to see a film lecture presented by Cherry Kearton.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2021 06:00 UTC