My Shot/s

Abdulaziz Al Saleh & Tom Ingram · Issue 143, Mar/Apr 2025 · pp. 64–66

Products mentioned: Nikon Z8, Nikkor 8-15mm fisheye, Inon Z330, Nauticam NA-Z8, Canon G7X MK III, Isotta housing, AOI UWL-09 wide angle lens

My Shot by Abdulaziz Al Saleh I had the idea of photographing the Camels for about a year and half. I wanted to create a new image which has never been seen before. A new angle with a new perspective of an animal which holds deep cultural and historical significance of the region. The photo process took about three to four weeks, mainly due to several reasons including Camel behavior, rapidly changing weather, and the sync speed issue. Camels were not comfortable enough to gather in big numbers to drink, which is not ideal because I wanted to fill the frame. Fortunately after several days the Camels accepted my camera equipment and myself. During the time of shooting, winter season had already started in Kuwait, temperatures dropped significantly and that made the Camels to drink once a day only and the each shooting attempt took no more than 4 minutes. Regarding the sync speed issue, du…