I was down in South Carolina very recently to photograph long distance runner Zola Budd. I’m a huge fan of Zola’s and especially her resilience. She has certainly been through the mill during her career. Zola has been used as a political pawn and suffered unjustified criticism during her olympic running days. It was great to photograph someone I admire and respect and hopefully people will understand after reading her story what she and her family have been through over the ensuing years……
“The 1984 Olympics is one of my greatest regrets. I wish I’d never taken part”
Athlete Zola Budd © Dan Callister
I went to check on the progress of the traffic light chicks and they are growing quickly, very quickly. Mum and Dad are busy bringing back tasty grubs and insects and the chicks eagerly await their parents arrival! Won’t be long before they fledge……
The chicks eagerly await the arrival of Mum and Dad © Dan Callister
Four hungry mouths to feed! © Dan Callister
Central Park Zoo’s beloved Sea Lion Scooter, sadly passed away aged twenty six years. She was a favorite with the keepers and regular visitors to the zoo. Scooter made her acting debut in the movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow’
Scooter © Dan Callister
Scooter cheekily trying to get into the fish bucket © Dan Callister
After checking on the nest the other day, the House Sparrows have three new additions to their family. I spent two days trying to get a half-decent smudge of the little one’s. The pictures ran in today’s New York Post….
Traffic Light nest with chicks
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/chicks_light_up_their_lives_penQkFQ4Eimn1WT6ej8vgI
New Jersey Tanning Mum makes People Magazine and again on the front page of the New York Post….
Patricia Krentcil makes People Magazine
NY Post
Mona Eltahawy is featured in the May/June issue of Foreign Policy Magazine. Her piece is well worth a read titled ‘Why Do They Hate Us?’
Foreign Policy Magazine
An American mother with a passion for tanning has pleaded not guilty in court to a charge of child endangerment for allegedly allowing her five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. Authorities say Patricia Krentcil’s daughter, now six, turned up at her elementary school in Nutley, New Jersey, with sunburn, prompting a school nurse to contact police. But Ms Krentcil insists that, although her daughter was in the room, she was not in the tanning booth itself.
Patricia Krentcil
Some recent pictures of the new baby giraffe at The Bronx Zoo
A month old and already stands over six feet
With Mum © Dan Callister
New play buddies © Dan Callister
Spotted something..... © Dan Callister
Hello, what are you? © Dan Callister
I saw this Citroen 2CV in my neighborhood the other day. It kept passers-by amused…..
A rare sight in my neighborhood © Dan Callister
I saw these little fellows whilst on a job in the Bronx…….
Mallard Duckling © Dan Callister
Tweeting © Dan Callister
Out for a stroll © Dan Callister
