When I first saw this photograph it impacted me in a lot of ways and it’s rare for a photograph to evoke such emotion in me. For the monkey to mimic the little girl’s actions of pressing its hands against the window is incredible to begin with but look at the emotion, intensity and intelligence in the monkey’s eyes! He and the girl are sharing a moment of such incredible, innate spontanaeity and depth that I find so moving. The added interest of the adult monkey looking on is also quite special and the sadness of the monkeys being trapped in captivity is overwhelming. This is probably the best photograph I have ever seen in terms of evoking emotion and capturing a special moment that I wanted to share with you. For me, it’s an image that will stay with me and one that I will re-visit often.
The original photograph is hosted on ImageShack and taken by singeriesyq7 (I think) but I couldn’t actually find this person when I went on to ImageShack. Whoever you are and if you discover this post, I would love you to contact me.
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April 16th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I would love to say it was me that took this shot, but unfortunately it wasn’t ;-(
I agree with your comments, the interaction is amazing and for me it is a perfect shot. I hope you manage to get in contact with the photographer!
April 18th, 2008 at 7:44 am
An amazing shot. It really does speak to me, so much in a gaze…