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This week on #monkeyshoutout, we have Atley Durette, a hobbyist photographer from Winnipeg, Canada who has recently been nominated for a feature by Kelsey Schaumann. “My incredibly talented boyfriend absolutely deserves a shout-out as he's been pursuing photography for the last year and a half, but in that short time has made some amazing progression in his craft!” Currently living in Wellington, Atley moved here about a year and a half ago and started photography around the same time. He spent 7 years in university, and after 2 degrees with no time spent doing anything creative, he had an itch to try something new. “So I bought a camera and I originally thought I'd do more videography, but found that I enjoyed photography more!” “My interests in photography have changed in such a short time frame. I went from liking portrait and street photography to landscape and astrophotography within a couple of months. I enjoy landscape and astrophotography more for a few reasons. I've noticed that I look at scenery with more intent and it gives me a medium to express how I perceive the world. I've also always loved astronomy, so that's a given why I would indulge in astrophotography. I've recently started deep-sky photography which is a rabbit hole of knowledge and equipment. The dark skies in Aotearoa are fantastic so I feel like I'm living in every Astrophotographer's dream location.” Atley expresses that it has been a challenge not being able to see his family for the past year due to travel restrictions, but has found that his photos have given him a different means to connect with them. “Plain and simple, photography makes me happy, motivates me to get out and explore the country, and allows for personal growth.” The gear that Atley currently uses is the Sony a6400 with the Sony 70-300mm G lens for landscape and the Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 for landscape and Astro. He has been using the Samyang 135mm f2 for deep sky and the Optron SkyGuider Pro to track the stars. Check out more of Atley’s work here! https://www.instagram.com/atleyd