you know most people don’t get to go to Africa and see a kudu sir or elephants
Africa and see a kudu sir or elephants
Africa and see a kudu sir or elephants or silverback gorillas nothing compares
or silverback gorillas nothing compares
or silverback gorillas nothing compares to seeing an animal in the wild but this
to seeing an animal in the wild but this
to seeing an animal in the wild but this is about as close as you’re going to get
thought about this story for several
thought about this story for several years and the intensity of the artwork
years and the intensity of the artwork
years and the intensity of the artwork that was put behind it in the beginning
like at the Natural History Museum it’s
like at the Natural History Museum it’s it’s really amazing the call is you know
it’s really amazing the call is you know
it’s really amazing the call is you know considered to be the the David of
considered to be the the David of
considered to be the the David of taxidermy and it was done by Carl Akeley
taxidermy and it was done by Carl Akeley
taxidermy and it was done by Carl Akeley just a scale of it when you walk into
just a scale of it when you walk into
just a scale of it when you walk into the room is amazing we lit it up and did
the room is amazing we lit it up and did
the room is amazing we lit it up and did it in a way that I think you can get a
it in a way that I think you can get a
it in a way that I think you can get a better look at it I mean if you’re there
better look at it I mean if you’re there
better look at it I mean if you’re there in person it looks great but to
in person it looks great but to
in person it looks great but to photograph it like it’s lit you know we
photograph it like it’s lit you know we
photograph it like it’s lit you know we use the lights to focus the attention
use the lights to focus the attention
use the lights to focus the attention where we want it so it was a lot of work
where we want it so it was a lot of work
where we want it so it was a lot of work and it was really fun you know it’s kind
and it was really fun you know it’s kind
and it was really fun you know it’s kind of counterintuitive to think that you
of counterintuitive to think that you
of counterintuitive to think that you know Teddy Roosevelt and Carl Akeley and
know Teddy Roosevelt and Carl Akeley and
know Teddy Roosevelt and Carl Akeley and those people thought but of themselves
those people thought but of themselves
those people thought but of themselves as conservationists because they were
as conservationists because they were
as conservationists because they were they were educating the public about it
they were educating the public about it
they were educating the public about it and the importance I walked away with a
and the importance I walked away with a
and the importance I walked away with a different opinion about a lot of it I do
different opinion about a lot of it I do
different opinion about a lot of it I do think that the artistry of doing it is I
think that the artistry of doing it is I
think that the artistry of doing it is I have a huge respect for the the
have a huge respect for the the
have a huge respect for the the taxidermist I met some of them are just
taxidermist I met some of them are just
taxidermist I met some of them are just amazing we found this story about a
amazing we found this story about a
amazing we found this story about a taxidermist in the West Bank Palestinian
taxidermist in the West Bank Palestinian
taxidermist in the West Bank Palestinian taxidermist he was a modern take on you
taxidermist he was a modern take on you
taxidermist he was a modern take on you know a clean the conservationist because
know a clean the conservationist because
know a clean the conservationist because some of the animals died because they
some of the animals died because they
some of the animals died because they didn’t have enough food and other
didn’t have enough food and other
didn’t have enough food and other reasons and he wanted to preserve the
reasons and he wanted to preserve the
reasons and he wanted to preserve the animals for the kids to see for them to
animals for the kids to see for them to
animals for the kids to see for them to see a zebra in person or a giraffe in
see a zebra in person or a giraffe in
see a zebra in person or a giraffe in person and he was a veterinarian but he
person and he was a veterinarian but he
person and he was a veterinarian but he learned taxidermy online the taxidermy
learned taxidermy online the taxidermy
learned taxidermy online the taxidermy wasn’t as skillful as some of the other
wasn’t as skillful as some of the other
wasn’t as skillful as some of the other things we shot but I think the reason
things we shot but I think the reason
things we shot but I think the reason that he did it was really pure and
that he did it was really pure and
that he did it was really pure and really you know kind of went back to the
really you know kind of went back to the
really you know kind of went back to the why taxidermy started you know why
why taxidermy started you know why
why taxidermy started you know why people were
people were
people were honoring the animals there’s several
honoring the animals there’s several
honoring the animals there’s several different things I think are interesting
different things I think are interesting
different things I think are interesting about it and from a historical point of
about it and from a historical point of
about it and from a historical point of view you know things that are extinct
view you know things that are extinct
view you know things that are extinct that you get to see in three-dimension
that you get to see in three-dimension
that you get to see in three-dimension that you can you know get up close to
that you can you know get up close to
that you can you know get up close to and look at their feathers or look at
and look at their feathers or look at
and look at their feathers or look at their skin or the way their hands are
their skin or the way their hands are
their skin or the way their hands are made a lot of people are doing pets and
made a lot of people are doing pets and
made a lot of people are doing pets and they don’t want their pets that not be
they don’t want their pets that not be
they don’t want their pets that not be in their lives so we were able to
in their lives so we were able to
in their lives so we were able to photograph Emily Maher you go to her
photograph Emily Maher you go to her
photograph Emily Maher you go to her studio and she was a lot of sleepy dogs
studio and she was a lot of sleepy dogs
studio and she was a lot of sleepy dogs like really mellow beautifully done
like really mellow beautifully done
like really mellow beautifully done dogs and they were so well done that I
dogs and they were so well done that I
dogs and they were so well done that I thought they were real dogs sleeping
thought they were real dogs sleeping
thought they were real dogs sleeping I know people who get really upset by
I know people who get really upset by
I know people who get really upset by seeing it and I understand that but if
seeing it and I understand that but if
seeing it and I understand that but if somebody wants to preserve their their
somebody wants to preserve their their
somebody wants to preserve their their best friend their dog then why not
best friend their dog then why not
best friend their dog then why not because you have a connection did
because you have a connection did
because you have a connection did something that was living I do love
something that was living I do love
something that was living I do love taxidermy now I think it’s an amazing
taxidermy now I think it’s an amazing
taxidermy now I think it’s an amazing thing and it’s there so you just kind of
thing and it’s there so you just kind of
thing and it’s there so you just kind of have to deal with it you know I think
have to deal with it you know I think
have to deal with it you know I think people have to keep an open mind you
people have to keep an open mind you
people have to keep an open mind you know I’ve put up pictures on Instagram
know I’ve put up pictures on Instagram
know I’ve put up pictures on Instagram and there’s a lot of it’s either love or
and there’s a lot of it’s either love or
and there’s a lot of it’s either love or hate you know it’s kind of one or the
hate you know it’s kind of one or the
hate you know it’s kind of one or the other but I think you just have to keep
other but I think you just have to keep
other but I think you just have to keep an open mind and try to understand the
an open mind and try to understand the
an open mind and try to understand the motivation behind a lot of it
motivation behind a lot of it
motivation behind a lot of it you
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