
I sat my monkey on a log
And ordered him to do the dog
He wagged his tail and shook his head
And went and did the cat instead
He’s a weird monkey
Very funky…
Via Bob Dylan – “I shall be Free No. 10”
When photographer David Slater turned his back on his photo gear while shooting wildlife in Indonesia’s Sulawesi National Park, he never expected that the local crested black macaques would take over the shoot. But they did. Or did they? Some doubt it. Slater insists that the photos are genuine, but does admit to rotating and cropping them for effect. Expect these photos to show up in a camera marketing campaign soon: “So simple a Monkey can use it” via Guardian UK. More here.
Posted in ANIMALS: Human and otherwise..., Indonesia, Photography, Strange News, Travel
Tagged Camera, Culture, David Slater, Indonesia, Macaque, Monkey, Photography, Self-portrait, Sulawesi