{"id":31237,"date":"2024-12-20T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=31237"},"modified":"2024-12-12T08:00:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T08:00:22","slug":"interview-with-alexandra-surkova-professional-wildlife-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muse.international\/index\/interview-with-alexandra-surkova-professional-wildlife-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Alexandra Surkova | An Accomplished Professional Wildlife Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alexandra Surkova is a professional wildlife photographer based in Madrid. Her photography journey started when she was a journalist taking everyday life with her iPhone. She has showcased her photographs to many prominent channels and media outlets, including National Geographic, MOTHER, Sony, and WWF among others which broadened her reach internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Alexandra Surkova, and I\u2019m a professional wildlife photographer based in Madrid. Just four years ago, I was taking photos of my everyday life with my iPhone, working as a journalist, and my only connection to the animal world was through my five dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My photography journey is almost unbelievable. During the pandemic, one of my few Instagram followers\u2014someone I only knew online\u2014sent me a gift. But instead of a postcard, I received a Sony 200-600mm lens. When I opened the box, I was in shock. A stranger, who had noticed something in my street photos, decided to take a chance on me, even though photography wasn\u2019t even a hobby for me at the time. He told me he believed I could create magic with that lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast-forward four years, and now I\u2019m guiding photographers from all over the world, of all skill levels, to different parts of the globe to share with them what has become my life, my obsession, and my profession: wildlife photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m self-taught. As I mentioned, I first held a telephoto lens during the pandemic, and I had no idea what to do with it. COVID was a challenging time, but for me, it opened a door to a new life. I live in the countryside, just 40 kilometres from Madrid, where you feel like the middle of nowhere. Suddenly, people vanished from the streets, but animals started to appear. Deer were crossing my path as I left the house, and the fields became full of birds of prey. It was the perfect training ground. I started researching the species around me, going out with my camera, and experimenting. At 34, I felt like a child discovering a whole new world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/angeljsanchez\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"broken_link external\"><i class=\"icon-instagram\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.angeljsanchez.com\/angeljsanchez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external\"><i class=\"icon-globe-line\" style=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/muse.international\/?p=27215\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Surkova is a professional wildlife photographer based in Madrid. Her photography journey started when she was a journalist taking everyday life with her iPhone. 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