I found the exhibition surprisingly refreshing and enjoyable. The presentation was fantastic with the photos displayed on illuminated screens in a dark room with tall black curtains. The photos being the light source themselves worked really well and when printing for my book this year was something I always found challenging as when on the computer they are the light source, however once printed they lose contrast as a result of no longer acting as a light source.
I also appreciated the camera specs given, specifically the focal length of the lenses used. This allowed me to understand how close the photographers actually were to their specimens and how intimate they were with some dangerous animals. This can be seen specifically in Snappy Attitude by Mac Stone who used a wide angle lens and therefore must have been extremely close.
The black and white photos were greatly inspiring as I have never been exposed to that side of photography or taken much interest in it. I will hopefully will be able to explore with black and white photography more in the future. My favourite black and white photo, an perhaps favourite of the entire exhibition was Playing Pangolin by Lance Van de Vyer. I loved how effectively the black and white was used to show contrast, texture and shadows bringing out details.
The photograph of that lion looks fantastic!