As the old adage goes: “never work with children or animals.” It’s a phrase meant to indicate the unpredictable nature of toddlers and wildlife which – however delightful – aren’t always the most cooperative colleagues. While many of us would revel in the sort of Disney’s
Snow White scene that sees wildlife flocking to you when shooting on location as a photographer or videographer, the curiosity of wild animals can be something of an obstacle.
In what can only be considered a gift to the Twittersphere, Joaquin Campa recently blessed his timeline with a 40-strong thread of “animals interrupting wildlife photographers.” Featuring animals from all over the globe, including meerkats, seals, and penguins, the thread is a soothing brain balm for doomscrollers everywhere. Some shots are reminiscent of Naruto the crested macaque, whose “selfie” became the focus of a years-long legal battle between the photographer David Slater and People for the Ethical Treatment