French Committee of the IUCN and Canon-France Supports the Work of Meet Your Neighbours Contributing Photographer Denis Palanque

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: French Committee of the IUCN and Canon-France Supports the Work of Meet Your Neighbours Contributing Photographer Denis Palanque Paris, France – July 26, 2012 – The French Committee of the IUCN and Canon-France have agreed to provide support to Meet Your Neighours contributor Denis Palanque. The photographer, who is based in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, has been documenting wildlife for the project since 2010. “Their support is very important to me because it allows me to [...]

National Geographic Endorses Meet Your Neighbours

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Geographic Endorses Meet Your Neighbours Paris, France – April 17, 2012 – National Geographic | France has endorsed Meet Your Neighbours, an international nature photography project whose mission is to help people appreciate the wildlife commonly found in their own communities through amazing photography. In the following months, the endorsement will help support the efforts of contributing French photographer Denis Palanque who is photographing species found in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Palanque, who is a [...]

Stéphane Hette’s Magical Birds

A recent series of images from talented French MYN contributor Stéphane Hette has really captured the imagination of fans around the world. We’ve received many questions about his set-up so here you go! It is amazing what can be done in the field-studio! Thank you for sharing Stéphane!

Meet your Neighbours in the southeast of France

by Niall Benvie: Here I’ve used work mostly shot on assignment for Wild Wonders of Europe (and under contract until December 2012!) in the French Alps a couple of years ago.  This panel will find its way into Meet Your Neighbours when the material is released. On a technical note, I find the easiest way to work is to drawn a very loose selection around the subject – well away from its edges – to get rid of most of [...]