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In Photos: Bird Flu Around the Globe
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Dead ducks are dumped from a garbage bin into a biowaste disposal truck at a farm under biosecurity. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media
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We've been hearing a lot about bird flu - but what does it look like? Since last year our photojournalists have been documenting this outbreak in the US, UK, Canada, Czechia and Poland. Use these visuals to highlight the unavoidable connection between intensive animal farming and disease transmission happening right now.
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Meet Photojournalist S. Chakrabarti
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We Animals Media Contributor, S. Chakrabarti. Photo: Dinesh Khanna
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"This is not a space to create a story, the story is in front of you. You just have to be observant and aware to catch those moments within the chaos." -S. Chakrabarti
S. Chakrabarti is a freelance media professional based in India who focuses on stories of animals, conservation and communities. Her work has been published and exhibited on both national and international platforms. We chatted with her about documenting animal stories and her recent work, which looks at India’s shrimp industry from source to sale.
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Fellowship: Three Days to Apply
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Photo: Kelly Guerin / We Animals Media
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There are only three days left to apply for the second annual Animal Photojournalism Fellowship, which will support one Fellow to cover a photo story about animals used for food. The Fellow will receive guidance from our Founder and Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur, as well as a $6,500 CAD stipend. Applications are open until March 31.
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Photo of the Month: Rescue in Türkiye
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HAYTAP Animal Rights Federation and Istanbul Fire Department team members carry a mother dog from inside a damaged building. The team rescued the mother dog and her litter of puppies five days after the earthquakes struck the country. Photo: Ozan Acidere / We Animals Media
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On February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, tragically killing more than 57,300 people. In addition to the loss of human life was the loss of animal life, with many companion animals trapped underneath crumbling buildings. Soon local and international organizations were rescuing animals, reuniting them with their families who had already lost so much, and providing medical care. Our contributor Ozan Acidere was there to document their heroic efforts.
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Meet the Team: Vinyse Barber
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Vinyse Barber – Operations Coordinator. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur
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Calm, cool and collected. While some may think of the 1967 Rolling Stones smash hit when they hear these three words, we think of Vinyse Barber, who works behind-the-scenes to ensure operations run smoothly and that our team is equipped for success.
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Donate Your Aeroplan Points
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Do you know that donating your Aeroplan points can help get our photographers and filmmakers in the field? Aeroplan’s pandemic pause on points expiration will end on May 30, 2023. As we are registered as an NGO with Aeroplan, the fee to donate your points to us is waived. Don’t let your points go to waste! Sending them our way can significantly cut our travel costs, and help us continue documenting animal stories.
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Transfarming Switzerland Selected for Fesitval Screening
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Transfarming Switzerland, one of our latest short films, has been selected for screening at the Setting Sun Festival, the premier film festival in Melbourne's West. The film documents one woman’s unconventional approach: to work with – not against – animal farmers. Sarah Heiligtag transforms animal farms into vegan farms and animal sanctuaries across Switzerland and neighbouring countries.
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Be the First to Know: Stock Alerts
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A Hawaiian day octopus is confined in a small tank with only a cave for shelter and a couple of toys at Kanaloa Octopus Farm, which performs breeding experiments on wild-caught octopuses. Photo: Laura Lee Cascada / The Every Animal Project / We Animals Media
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Be the first to know about new visuals added to our stock platform: sign up for Stock Alerts, our new monthly newsletter for media professionals and activists, dedicated entirely to alerting you about new stock content.
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Getting Animals in the Media
Click below to see our visuals in the latest news
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Photo Competitions: the APJ Guide
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Five photojournalists weighed in on entering awards: Sirachai Arunrugstichai, Jasper Doest, Melissa Groo,Britta Jaschinski, and Jo-Anne McArthur.
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Photographers: here's a resource you are not going to want to miss! Five award-winning photographers answer questions about entering photography competitions. Why is it important? Which competitions are worth applying to? How do you go about submitting visuals that will do animals’ stories justice?
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The annual Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, took place this March. In its six decades the event has needlessly killed over 250,000 wild rattlesnakes. The festival's activities include live beheadings, participatory skinning demonstrations, fried snake eating contests, and a Miss Snake Charmer beauty pageant. Of note: A similar annual rattlesnake roundup in south Georgia changed its format this year to celebrate living snakes without the killing.
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