The Monkey Selfie story – Another look at it
By Amos Struck
When you follow the news on photography topics, you will have run across the “monkey selfie” story that went viral – twice – a few months ago. And yes, we have run the story ourselves, echoing the general media. But the case is by far not as decided as the headlines had suggested.
“Monkey selfie” image (© Wildlife Personalities Ltd, used with permission)
Let’s tell the story in short: British award winning wildlife photographer David Slater had travelled to Indonesia to take images of the local wildlife and nature as he used to. The crested black macaque is …read more
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