Photograph of the Month September 2024 – Raging Bull

The photograph of the month for September 2024 comes from a private expedition to Svalbard in Winter and is of a Reindeer in heavy snowfall just outside of Longyearbyen. This photograph is all about the gesture of the Reindeer, the limited colour palette and of course the drama of the falling snow. It is a very simple photograph in many ways, with a minimalistic approach that captures the movement of the Reindeer in an evocative and dramatic manner. Capturing the right gesture of wildlife is really key to powerful imagery. In this case, I lay down in the snow with a long lens and waited for the Reindder to lift its head from grazing under the snow. I was fortunate that as it did so, it also raised it’s from leg and twisted its body in exactly the same manner as the Bull on the Lamborghini emblem – hence, Raging Bull.