Chris McLennan (
1964) is an international travel photographer who achieved worldwide recognition following the release of his "Car-L meets the lions" video. The video became a viral hit with over 7 million YouTube views and was featured in national publications and on TV news stations around the globe. (Including CNN & Huffington Post).
Chris McLennan was born in New Zealand. He grew up in a small farming community. He had an early interest in photography and through his teenage years took regular photos of his father's classic car racing.
The middle of five children, McLennan originally trained and worked as a butcher before taking up photography as a serious profession in 1988 when he purchased an existing wedding and portrait studio operating out of Invercargill. He re-branded the company as "Chris McLennan Photography Ltd" and moved to Queenstown where he worked as a freelance photographer. He focused on the adventure tourism industry and by the early to mid-'90s was established as a self-employed professional photographer working for clients both in New Zealand and also offshore.
McLennan first gained critical international acclaim when he was recognized with a PDN National Geographic Traveler award in 2009. This was followed by the same award the following year. He became an "EOS Master Photographer" for camera brand Canon in 2010 before changing to Nikon in late 2012. He is currently an Ambassador for Nikon and also holds international endorsement relationships with industry brands Lowepro, Lexar, and AquaTech.
His reputation for color accuracy resulted in the formation of a formal relationship with computing brand Hewlett-Packard for whom he is an international Ambassador - in particular representing their color-accurate DreamColor products - as well as a member of their International Influencers Advisory Board which meets annually in France.
McLennan's body of photographic work predominantly covers travel imagery from around the world, encompassing wildlife, culture, landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes. He has worked on commercial assignments in over 45 different countries and is known for his technical excellence, unusual angles and the color and clarity of his photos.
McLennan is the creator of the Travel Photography Tutorial iOS App "PhotoTorial" and founder of the Travel Photography Awards - an online photo competition with prizes that include international travel and photographic equipment.
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| Africa |
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| Africa |
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| Alaska |
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| Alaska bear |
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| Claws, Alaska bear |
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| Myanmar |
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| Puffin |
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| Spitsbergen |
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| Moon Chin Lady |
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| Alaska bear |
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| Australia, Charleville |
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| Huzhou, China |
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| Migration |
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| Solomon Islands |
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| Utah |
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| Utah |
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| Sheraton Huzhou. China |
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| Migration |
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| Gorillas, Africa |
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| Arizona |
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| Africa Mashatu |
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| Africa Himba |
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| Alaska |
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| Rice fields |
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| Botswana |
Wonderful doesn't begin to describe the awe of these photographs
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