{"id":1325,"date":"2019-03-19T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nplbeta.infradoxxs.com\/blog\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2019-03-19T16:44:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:44:26","slug":"ive-got-down-syndrome-so-what-im-a-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/19\/ive-got-down-syndrome-so-what-im-a-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve Got Down Syndrome – So What! I’m a Photographer!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thursday 21st March 2019 is World Down Sydrome Awareness Day, and we’d like to show our support by profiling Nature Picture library photographer Oliver Hellowell.<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\"\"\n\"\"\n\"\"\n

At 22 years old, Oliver Hellowell is fast achieving his dream of becoming a professional landscape and wildlife photographer. His images are sold around the globe and have earned him many awards, as well as numerous appearances on TV and in the media. Oliver also happens to have an extra copy of chromosome 21 in his DNA. However, having Down Syndrome is not something he sees as a limitation. On the contrary, Oliver has surpassed expectations at every stage of his life and he has gone on to inspire and enrich the lives of countless others.<\/p>\n

View our story PDF, complete with text, here<\/a><\/p>\n

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“A picture can travel everywhere. It can power people, and love.” <\/em><\/h1>\n

– Oliver Hellowell, 2018<\/em><\/h1>\n

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Oliver first became interested in photography at the age of 11, taking inspiration from his stepfather Mike, who came into Oliver\u2019s life when he was nearly ten years old. With the patient mentoring and instruction Mike provided, Oliver learned to use a camera and was able to freely develop his own unique style.<\/p>\n