This is about as close as I’d ever like to get to the teeth of a grizzly bear. “Grin and Bear It” by Edward Fielding – https://edward-fielding.pixels.com/featured/grin-and-bear-it-alaska-wildlife-up-close-edward-fielding.html
Kudos to wildlife photographers who stalk wildlife spending early morning hours waist deep in cold wet marshes or camouflaged in insect filled jungles.
It takes a lot of planning, skill, expensive long lenses, knowledge about animal behaviors, research on migration patterns and a whole lot of time sitting and waiting and then more sitting and waiting to be a top wildlife photographer.
It is expensive to create a portfolio of wildlife photographs that will wow audiences. Photos of squirrels in the backyard or birds at the bird feeder or even photographs of animals in captivity are just not going to cut it in today’s competitive world of wildlife photography.
Expensive camera outfits reaching $25K or more brings the wildlife closer to the photographer. Travel expenses eat into the bottom line as one must travel to where the animals live. Best to live near an area with lots of wildlife opportunities.