About Wendy
Wendy Nelson shows us an intimate peek into the lives of animals. She captures the perfect moment in time in exquisite detail -- transporting us into their world and making us a part of their stories.
Where life exists… stories happen!
I want to share glimpses of different lives from all perspectives. Each image is a peek into another world, another story. No single story tells the whole book of life—through this collection, I hope to capture more chapters for you to read.
I’ve been making fine art photography for 30 years, with work featured on National Geographic’s Daily Dozen and in Virginia Wildlife Magazine. Sometimes I’ll sit in the same spot for days, weeks, even years, just waiting for that one perfect moment. I want to bring those moments to you, so we can marvel together at the little details and the uniqueness each living creature brings.
Flight of the Lemon — published on National Geographic’s Daily Dozen
My Methods
I use Photoshop much like a traditional darkroom— dodging, burning, and shaping light, tone, and color to bring my stories to life. Of my more than 230 pieces, only one includes a subject that’s been digitally moved (a particularly cooperative chicken), and just two are composites of multiple photographs. The exception is the image created specifically for this Artist’s Statement—a self-portrait surrounded by animals, crafted from many separate photographs I’ve taken over time, a glimpse of how I see myself. Occasionally, I’ll add a bit of texture to add extra interest or feeling, but the story is in the work, textures only highlight it. In all my other work, I remain faithful to what was before me—shaping light and tone, but never the truth of the scene.
A Day in the Life
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