Adam Rainoff Photographer | Conservation photographer
Biography
I photograph birds and wild places alongside the communities that protect them, using my images to drive awareness, support sustainable tourism and help keep those places wild.
My work today centers on Latin America and Asia. I hike mountain trails, push through deep jungle and shoot from small boats, always handheld. I use a Canon R5, the RF 800mm f/11 and a 1.4x extender, which gives me 1120mm of high-quality reach in a package light enough to carry anywhere. Nothing else reaches birds like it.
My photographs have supported campaigns for the World Monuments Fund and conservation efforts connected to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BirdWeather and Programa de Aves Urbanas Colombia. One of my images was published in National Geographic Travel España. I share my images and stories with a large social media audience, so travelers can discover these places and visit them responsibly.
Where these photographs were made
- Caracolí Bird House, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- Charca de Guarinocito, La Dorada, Caldas, Colombia
- Ecoparque Alcázares Arenillo, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
- Jardín Botánico del Quindío, Calarcá, Quindío, Colombia
- La Macarena, Meta, Colombia
- Mai Po Nature Reserve, Yuen Long, Hong Kong, China
- Nukak Eco Lodge, Puerto Concordia, Meta, Colombia
- Quebrada Las Doradas, El Caraño, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia
- Restrepo, Meta, Colombia
- San Juan de Arama, Meta, Colombia
- Zhangye, Gansu, China
Gear used for these photographs
- Canon EOS R5: RF800mm F11 IS STM + Extender RF1.4x; RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
- PENTAX K-1: HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW
- Canon EOS 70D: EF400mm f/5.6L USM