Wildlife photography has boomed. So much so, there are entire photography groups on Facebook, dedicated to the cause. People often post their amazing shots on these photography groups- hummingbirds mid flight, their wings perfectly frozen without any blur compete with silhouettes of stags, illuminated by the sun, fighting for a mate. But what do you do if you’ve waited hours for the dream shot, but your photo has succumbed to human error? The animal is out of focus, pulling a weird face, or maybe he’s not even in the shot at all. Don’t worry – ‘Crap Wildlife Photography’ has you covered.
The members of this 324- thousand strong group send in their crap wildlife photography pictures. Other members then mock or praise the photo’s – whilst offering gentle advice. The crapper, the better.
From left to right: “A wombat riding backwards on a broom” “This squirrel hates me” “My timing is impeccable.”
The page has been featured in Bored Panda, which Tristan (the founder) credits for the pages rapid growth.
“I never expected to get more than maybe a few hundred members, I was adding friends and family at first. I think the group only reached 10,000 members late last year but with the lock-downs/quarantine it’s been pretty full-on. Most of our recent growth has been from an article published on Bored Panda, group numbers have grown by about 275,000 last I checked”
The group admins are clear animal welfare advocates – any mentions of “kill it with fire” or “burn it alive” will lead to an admin deleting your comment.
Tristan explains “we try to steer away from comments encouraging people to harm wildlife, even in jest”
The group allows us all to appreciate the beauty in crap, and the crap within the beauty. So, next time you miss the “winning shot” – don’t be so quick to delete it. It might just be crap enough for Crap Wildlife Photography.
Brynstein Science 