16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
Symbiosis II
My experience as a zookeeper taught me a lot about animal behaviors. I’ve been photographing a free-ranging herd of Welsh ponies for 11 years. They’ve accepted me, in that they ignore my presence and reveal some of their world. I join them as they gather close to each other under the old cedars. Or share an evening grooming. Their behavior sometimes shows me “darker” moments which I try not to anthropomorphize. I open to whatever happens.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2016 |
Date Uploaded: | 09.2018 |
Photo Location: | Deer Island, Oregon, United States of America |
Copyright: | © Kristin Zabawa |