The Andy Rouse Wildlife Photography range of garments from Páramo
Good news for photographers and for wildlife habitats throughout the world. Páramo has teamed up with Andy Rouse, world renowned wildlife photographer from the UK to produce an exclusive, high spec. range of garments aimed at the outdoor photography professional and enthusiast.
Andy Rouse has long had a passion for wild things. He has built his reputation on getting very close to the world’s most dangerous animals; in doing so, capturing some of the most exciting and evocative images of wildlife found today. Andy is equally passionate about the message his images convey, hopefully stimulating us all to act on their behalf to conserve them and their habitats.
Andy Rouse’s images are famed for being dramatic action and often close ups of some of the globe’s most dangerous, difficult and inaccessible creatures. Andy has captured images in some of the most extreme locations from the Arctic to Antarctic, Alaska to Asia.
Páramo has also come together with ARWP to launch The Aspira Fund which will use a percentage of the proceeds from sales of the garments, to benefit research and conservation projects.
Andy, seeking clothing to take him to the world’s most inaccessible places and extreme climates, was recommended to try the Páramo Directional Clothing System. After testing the garments extensively in Alaska, the Falklands and Antarctica, he suggested refining the design of three specific garments to suit the needs of outdoor photographers like himself.
The ARWP range offers all the benefits of the unique Nikwax Directional fabrics that Páramo use, plus Páramo’s intelligent design features, but with the added benefit of Andy’s input as an ‘extreme’ outdoor photographer.
Andy explains why these garments are ideal for the outdoor photographer….
”I need clothing that is tough and practical, able to withstand both the extremes of climate and the wear and tear my job entails. The new limited edition Andy Rouse Aspira Smock provides extra protection on the lower arms and makes the jacket perfect for my style of photography, crawling around, whilst the waterproof front pocket holds anything valuable that I might need in a hurry. I can wear the smock in all weathers, warm and dry in the harshest storm and cool in hot weather, using the revolutionary venting and breathability that Páramo is renowned for.”
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“Underneath my jacket I wear the Mountain Vent pull-on - an amazing piece of kit that sits next to my skin and keeps me warm and dry when I need to be.”
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“The Cascada trousers take everything that I throw at them, drying quickly after a real drenching (without clinging to my legs or feeling cold and slimy) and easily vented during hot weather. They survive the rough nature of my work as I tend to crawl around a lot with little regard for what I’m wearing – I just expect it to do exactly what it says on the label and deal with it. I wouldn’t stand for anything less. Páramo does exactly that and much more besides; it is hard-wearing, practical clothing and I wouldn’t trust anything else.”
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The Aspira Fund
A percentage of the proceeds from all sales of the garment range will be paid into The Aspira Fund, established by ARWP and Páramo in order to put something back into the wild. Each year, the fund’s management committee will select research or conservation projects to benefit from the fund. Submissions will be welcomed from any individual or group able to demonstrate the value of their research or conservation project in protecting or enhancing wildlife or wildlife habitats.
The Aspira Fund is an initiative that Andy Rouse is passionate about…
”As a professional wildlife photographer, I’m privileged to have been to some of the most exciting natural places in the world and to have witnessed some of the most miraculous wonders of nature. However, it’s also opened my eyes to the dangers the world’s wildlife is currently facing and highlighted the determination of those in the conservation and environmental fields to do something about it. My work depends on the vital work of such organizations and it is my pleasure to work with Páramo to give a little back. The Aspira Fund will do just that – it will assist in the active, on-the-ground work of people dedicating their lives to ensuring that we all continue to enjoy the natural world in the ways we may currently take for granted.”
The Aspira Fund, launched in August 2006 has used profits from the sales of the Limited Edition Andy Rouse Páramo range to benefit a range of ecological and humanitarian projects including:
- Capercaillie conservation in Scotland via RSPB Scotland – to directly fund field research on and protection of the bird most threatened with extinction in Scotland;
- rYico – a humanitarian organisation supporting young people in Rwanda, an environmentally and ecologically sensitive area visited by Andy when photographing mountain gorillas.
- Tigers in Ranthambore – providing a permanent water source for the local tiger population.