{"id":70998,"date":"2018-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fujifilmnxtc.wpenginepowered.com\/photographers\/kiko-arcas-2\/"},"modified":"2018-08-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T00:00:00","slug":"kiko-arcas","status":"publish","type":"photographer","link":"https:\/\/www.fujifilm-x.com\/ja-jp\/photographers\/kiko-arcas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiko Arcas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xphotographerspost__detail_data_motto_texts motto_texts\">\n<p>I am a photographer from Vigo and a bird enthusiast for more than twenty years, many of which I have spent as a scientific bander, collaborating in ornithology courses with the University of Vigo. I have also done various scientific works on the ecology of species like the common sandpiper or the red-backed shrike, all of this together with my brother Jos\u00e9 Arcas, doctor in Biology and a nature artist.<br \/>\nMy photographs have been published in different books and publications, such as El Rio de la Vida, Fotografiando Aves, Ptaki Otop, Visi\u00f3n Salvaje and Gu\u00eda de las Especies Marinas de Canarias, among others.<br \/>\nI am currently a contributing photographer to the prestigious nature documentary producer NaturaHD Films. I also work with FUJIFILM Espa\u00f1a, giving presentations all around Spain, such as at the Delta Birding Festival, Urdaibai Bird Center and the International Ornithological Tourism Trade Fair in Extremadura, among others.<br \/>\nAwards: Some photography awards in prestigious national and international competitions: Montbarbat 2003 and 2005. Finalist and fourth prize, respectively. <br \/>\nAteneo Ferrol\u00e1n 2008. First prize. <br \/>\nParque Nacional Islas Cies 2009. <br \/>\nFirst prize. BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010. Finalist. <br \/>\nMontphoto 2011. Second prize. <br \/>\nGlanzlichter 2011. Honorable mention. <br \/>\nNarava 2012. Finalist. <br \/>\nFestival de l\u2019Oiseau et de la Nature 2015. Finalist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xphotographerspost__about_texts\">\n<p>A year ago, when Fujifilm Espa\u00f1a asked me to make the change over to mirrorless cameras, I contemplated it as a big personal challenge. Not only because I have been using reflex equipment for more than 20 years now, but also because everything that goes along with it: a new system, electronic viewfinder, smaller equipment, and so on. After this year, this challenge has turned into satisfaction, comfort and guaranteed success to tackle any job. The qualitative (and let it be said, quantitative) leap has been more than remarkable. I improved in terms of quality, but also I lightened the weight of my equipment by a few kilos, which is really important in nature photography, because we spend a lot of hours with backpacks on our backs. It has been a year in which I was able to try the X-T2 and X-H1 bodies, as well as the excellent and famous FUJINON lenses. All this was under the most challenging conditions in the field and different weather conditions, which have led to my unwavering conviction to use FUJIFILM equipment.<br \/>\nAs a photographer of nature, and especially birds, I use the X-H1. 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