Hi! Welcome here! I’m Tobie Schalkwyk and the owner of this website. 13438986_1214857665191983_8675766149518723120_n_360x360

Background

After deciding to get serious about photography in 2013 I focused on one of my passions – wildlife, bird and landscape photography – in  order to learn the nitty gritties of camera work. About 50,000 shots later  I felt the need to move to something new and focused more on Wedding and Portrait photography. About 5 years later I laid that to rest and got back into nature photography with most focus on birds.

Certifications

  • Advanced Diploma in Photography at the Institute of Photography (IOP) in the UK;

  • Advanced Diploma in Wedding Photography (IOP).

  • Diploma in Wedding Photography (Shaw Academy, Ireland);

  • Image post processing (Lightroom and Photoshop – Shaw Academy, Ireland).

Equipment

I’m own a Nikon D600 (I’m not swapping it for anything!), a Tamron f/2.8 24-70mm (best value for money on the market!) and a Tamron 160-600mm G2.

Links

Interested to see some of my images on big screen? Click here to see my flickr page!