My name is Zoltán Pabar, I am a freelance wildlife photographer and tour guide. I have been organising and leading the Hungarobirds wildlife watching and photography tours since 2007. I started as a birdwatcher, but I realised that photography is a great hobby, so now I lead both types of tours: I enjoy the birdwatching as much as the photography tours. I try to do my very best as a guide because I believe the most important thing is to make sure that all my guests are happy. I’m careful not to disturb or harm the wildlife we photograph – we are an ethical business. I use Canon cameras myself but I’m familiar with Pentax, Olympus and Nikon systems too. I am mostly interested in bird photography, but I also like macro photography and wild bear photography. I am open to guest’s ideas and suggestions for new photographic subjects or techniques – if you have a specific idea we can talk about it before the tour and, if it’s feasible can make preparations before you arrive.
My tours are based in Kisújszállás, a town located in the eastern part of Hungary. From our base here we work in the two nearby national parks: Körös-Maros NP and Hortobagy NP which are both close to the town. Our guest accommodation is the luxurious Villa Aquila (www.villa-aquila.hu).
My wildlife photography work has been shown at a number of exhibitions. I recently won an award at the Hungarian National Wildlife Photographer competition for an image of a wild lynx hunting a deer. I’m also often invited to give presentations and talks, but the thing I like best is to be in my hides photographing the wildlife