about a year ago i travelled down to clearwater, florida to photograph winter the dolphin for turtle pond books. winter was rescued off the coast of florida as a baby dolphin after she lost her tail from becoming entangled in crab nets – in very bad shape, she was not expected to survive. but survive [...]
update: dr. nathan wolfe, intrepid globe trotting virus hunter, who i photographed in cameroon for an article in men’s journal, and his organization global viral forecast initiative have just released their findings on the origins of malaria in a national academy of sciences paper. turns out, the virus jumped to humans about 10,000 years ago [...]
“olmert’s lament” by kevin peraino, from the june 22 issue of newsweek magazine. *** i photographed former israeli prime minister ehud olmert for newsweek a few weeks back — wanting to create something a little more unique i brought along my hasselblad and 4×5 field camera. although olmert is no longer in power the man [...]
“After we pull our land rover off the track to watch a pair of leopards, I ask my two safari guides what animal they’d be most excited to see. I’m thinking elephants, lions, rhinos — the charismatic megafauna that attract tourists from across the world. Their answer: aardvarks and porcupines…” — from “kenya’s blackboard jungle” [...]
