Landscape photographers will have a range of wide-angle lenses, as they can capture a wider view.
Most photographers will own some kind of kit lens – this is a standard photography lens and often included in your purchase as a starter lens. Landscape photographers will have a range of wide-angle lenses, as they can capture a wider view. But for wildlife photography, you need a long lens. This allows you to take photos from a distance, but will look like you were a matter of metres from your subject. It’s important to be able to photograph an animal without getting too close. As a wildlife photographer, you should observe and not disturb. Not only might getting too close scare the animal away, leading to possible injury and stress, but it can interrupt important behaviours like feeding or mating.