While climbing a fence a photographer lost his balance and suffered a horrific injury.
A wildlife photographer suffered a horrific injury after his heavy-duty tripod snapped shut on his finger, causing a significant amount of permanent damage.Andrew Fusek Peters tellshe was photographing a wren’s nest in his neighbor’s garden. During the project, he had been frequently climbing their shared fence to capture the tiny birds.“As I was climbing back over the fence with my, I was clutching it with one hand and I was stepping on my wife’s planter,” he explains.
“The reason they did that is the bone was sticking out and the finger will never heal if the bone is sticking out so they had to clip the bone back — I was conscious while they did that,” he says. “I’m an OM-system brand ambassador and I’ve been going out round the world for them. I was supposed to be doing one of their big German conferences on Monday, I’ve just had to cancel that,” he says.Despite the injury, Fusek Peters has captured stunning photos since his injury such as this wild kingfisher emerging from the water.
“My role as a photographer is to keep following my creativity and not just copy what other people do,” he adds.
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