We're halfway through the season! In the fifth episode of the Joy of Media Podcast, Alex chats to Skye Meaker, a 17-year-old wildlife photographer from South Africa, who was named Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year in 2018, for the U17 category. The competition features entries from all around the world and Skye's achievement lead to him being a speaker at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he presented alongside Dr Jane Goodall (one of his idols). He also got to chat to Sir David Attenborough.

Skye's photographic journey has taken him all over Africa and other parts of the world to tell nature's stories through his lens. As Skye says, "he brings the wonder of nature to the people."

In the interview Alex and Skye talk about Skye's beginnings in photography, his experiences in Davos and how he gets his photographs to stand out! For more details about Skye, visit his website at https://www.skyemeaker.com/ also check out his pictures on Instagram at @sky_meaker_photography. You can also watch his speech here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0pn3L_MEjo&t=80s.

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