Athene

"ATHENE" is the result of more than five years of work on the little owl, the last three of which have been exclusively focused on this species. If the images presented are the result of a few years of photography, it is, above all, the result of more than 30 years of observation, monitoring and protection of a small population of owls in the north-east quarter of France (inventories, installation of nesting boxes, etc.). The owl being a common species and often photographed in France, François Nowicki tried to focus his photography on artistic work and on the originality of the images. If the exhibition is a step in this work, the images in the exhibition have already been selected in several international photo contests including the Europeen wildlife photographer of the year (GDT), the Bird and Nature Festival and the Belgian competitions Emotion'Ailes and Nature Namurs. Some of the images were taken without any prior preparation during the many, many hours of observation and stalking, but many of the images are the result of specific preparation, installation and discretion, so that each image is as striking as possible while respecting the bird.