@adam_jones_photo’s journey to becoming a #CanonExplorerOfLight: “In the early ’90s my career was progressing nicely and I decided to sell all my current gear and switch to Canon. My very first Canon body was an A2e and my first lens was an EF 400mm f/2.8L that was released in the early ’90s. This first big telephoto really demonstrated how superior Canon optics were, and easily won me over.
One of my very first images captured with the EF 400mm f/2.8L lens were these two juvenile foxes in front of their den. The fox image is not great by today’s standards and scanning the color transparency with a desktop scanner didn’t help the quality. That said, this image in its day, sold many times in a wide variety of publications.
Around 1996 the Nature Conservancy approached me to provide the images for my first book: The Palisades of the Kentucky River. The exposure from the book drew interest from several of the largest stock photo agencies, which I eagerly joined early in my career.
Within a few years, other book offers came through, especially my ‘Smokey Mountains Simply Beautiful’ book, it was very well received and sold numerous copies for many years. With these first few books, I approached Canon about sponsorship as an Explorer of Light. Acceptance into this highly competitive and coveted group did not come right away. In fact, it was a few years later that the head of the Explorer’s program called me. I’ll never forget that call: I was on a photo assignment in Texas when they called informing me of my acceptance. Needless to say, I was thrilled and at the time did not realize just how important the association with Canon and the talented pros on the program would turn out. The day I got the call also happened to be my birthday, which must be one of the best birthday surprises ever.
It is unbelievable how the industry and gear have changed. The equipment just keeps getting better, making it so much easier to create the world-class images we enjoy making. That said, the gear is only as good as the talent using it.”
📸 #Canon A2e
Lens: EF 400mm f/2.8L
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