I’m gonna do something different which is I’d like to show you a body of work
is I’d like to show you a body of work
is I’d like to show you a body of work that I’ve never put together and shown
that I’ve never put together and shown
that I’ve never put together and shown publicly like this it’s a very short
publicly like this it’s a very short
publicly like this it’s a very short video it’s on some big cats that we
video it’s on some big cats that we
video it’s on some big cats that we photographed a while back
photographed a while back
photographed a while back [Music]
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[Music] if you have a question I’d be glad to
if you have a question I’d be glad to
if you have a question I’d be glad to try and take a whack at it right right
try and take a whack at it right right
try and take a whack at it right right there’s one right here in the front this
there’s one right here in the front this
there’s one right here in the front this is right next year there were all those
is right next year there were all those
is right next year there were all those really intense pictures how did you did
really intense pictures how did you did
really intense pictures how did you did you establish some kind of relationship
you establish some kind of relationship
you establish some kind of relationship with him how did you get them to look at
with him how did you get them to look at
with him how did you get them to look at you so intense you know we we built we
you so intense you know we we built we
you so intense you know we we built we did those pictures in 13 days so we did
did those pictures in 13 days so we did
did those pictures in 13 days so we did eight big cats and we built a studio for
eight big cats and we built a studio for
eight big cats and we built a studio for each one of them in the enclosure that
each one of them in the enclosure that
each one of them in the enclosure that they spend time in so sometimes it was
they spend time in so sometimes it was
they spend time in so sometimes it was literally black paper we put a cheetah
literally black paper we put a cheetah
literally black paper we put a cheetah on otherwise sometimes it was like huge
on otherwise sometimes it was like huge
on otherwise sometimes it was like huge sheets of plywood that we made it black
sheets of plywood that we made it black
sheets of plywood that we made it black and then we would light it in a way so
and then we would light it in a way so
and then we would light it in a way so these were spaces the animal was
these were spaces the animal was
these were spaces the animal was comfortable in and then it was just
comfortable in and then it was just
comfortable in and then it was just really a matter of time sometimes it was
really a matter of time sometimes it was
really a matter of time sometimes it was a very brief thing because we never
a very brief thing because we never
a very brief thing because we never stress out any animal you know they they
stress out any animal you know they they
stress out any animal you know they they say what I do is in Richmond and I’m
say what I do is in Richmond and I’m
say what I do is in Richmond and I’m like well they’re screaming at me and
like well they’re screaming at me and
like well they’re screaming at me and want to kill me and they’re like no no
want to kill me and they’re like no no
want to kill me and they’re like no no that’s in Richmond it’s good that’s good
that’s in Richmond it’s good that’s good
that’s in Richmond it’s good that’s good for them they always say you only get to
for them they always say you only get to
for them they always say you only get to like put your hand in the cage but five
like put your hand in the cage but five
like put your hand in the cage but five times each finger right so you know we
times each finger right so you know we
times each finger right so you know we build a studio for each one of them and
build a studio for each one of them and
build a studio for each one of them and tried to kind of psych out like each one
tried to kind of psych out like each one
tried to kind of psych out like each one has a really distinct personality you
has a really distinct personality you
has a really distinct personality you know the the lion was hard you know the
know the the lion was hard you know the
know the the lion was hard you know the lion was in my face we did him twice we
lion was in my face we did him twice we
lion was in my face we did him twice we had to build a thing that pushed him
had to build a thing that pushed him
had to build a thing that pushed him back a little bit cuz he got right in my
back a little bit cuz he got right in my
back a little bit cuz he got right in my face and he was so big I couldn’t
face and he was so big I couldn’t
face and he was so big I couldn’t photograph he was huge and the cheetah
photograph he was huge and the cheetah
photograph he was huge and the cheetah you know cheetahs are kind of chill so
you know cheetahs are kind of chill so
you know cheetahs are kind of chill so it wasn’t a big deal to work with him
it wasn’t a big deal to work with him
it wasn’t a big deal to work with him and then we had a snow leopard and man
and then we had a snow leopard and man
and then we had a snow leopard and man she was torturing me for a couple of
she was torturing me for a couple of
she was torturing me for a couple of days and and I sang to her I started
days and and I sang to her I started
days and and I sang to her I started singing sand that broke out into tongs
singing sand that broke out into tongs
singing sand that broke out into tongs and I started doing all this like
and I started doing all this like
and I started doing all this like literally and and everybody was just
literally and and everybody was just
literally and and everybody was just staring at me and I like collapsed on
staring at me and I like collapsed on
staring at me and I like collapsed on the ground because she just stopped and
the ground because she just stopped and
the ground because she just stopped and like whole and she never went back to
like whole and she never went back to
like whole and she never went back to being mad at me after that like I hit
being mad at me after that like I hit
being mad at me after that like I hit some notes and it happens I go and I
some notes and it happens I go and I
some notes and it happens I go and I collapsed on the ground I’m laying and
collapsed on the ground I’m laying and
collapsed on the ground I’m laying and cat urine and I say you know what just
cat urine and I say you know what just
cat urine and I say you know what just happened and they’re like where’s
happened and they’re like where’s
happened and they’re like where’s surprises yet we have no idea because it
surprises yet we have no idea because it
surprises yet we have no idea because it just happened like that so each one’s a
just happened like that so each one’s a
just happened like that so each one’s a little bit different it’s just patience
little bit different it’s just patience
little bit different it’s just patience honestly
honestly
honestly oh that tiger there there was a big
oh that tiger there there was a big
oh that tiger there there was a big tiger in there and you know I’m always
tiger in there and you know I’m always
tiger in there and you know I’m always sort of rely
sort of rely
sort of rely on the expert tell me if I’m stressed in
on the expert tell me if I’m stressed in
on the expert tell me if I’m stressed in the mouth tell me and the tiger you know
the mouth tell me and the tiger you know
the mouth tell me and the tiger you know I thought he was getting a little busier
I thought he was getting a little busier
I thought he was getting a little busier coming I was sure he’s not getting mad
coming I was sure he’s not getting mad
coming I was sure he’s not getting mad at me no I said how I know you’ll know
at me no I said how I know you’ll know
at me no I said how I know you’ll know no I said really how am I gonna know
no I said really how am I gonna know
no I said really how am I gonna know you’ll know and and this went on for a
you’ll know and and this went on for a
you’ll know and and this went on for a while you know we photographed him for
while you know we photographed him for
while you know we photographed him for quite a while and then at some point he
quite a while and then at some point he
quite a while and then at some point he put out this roar that I mean shook my
put out this roar that I mean shook my
put out this roar that I mean shook my core right it was like was different
core right it was like was different
core right it was like was different than anything else and he said that’s
than anything else and he said that’s
than anything else and he said that’s what I was talking
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