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PICTURE

PERFECT

We asked our own RedRover
photographers why they love what
they do. Here is what they said.

“No two shoots are alike because no two
animals are alike. Capturing what makes each
animal so unique, photographing the bond
a person shares with their pet...it can be
an emotional thing to experience,
and a privilege to be the one to do it.”

– Helia Zarkhosh, RedRover Communications Coordinator
and owner of Wags & Whiskers Pet Photography

KN: What is your typical day like?

KG: I start with emails and scheduling. At 4:00 PM “The pictures I take tell the stories of each
I pack up to travel to that day's photo shoot. I don’t animal and what RedRover is doing to help
shoot until before sunset when the light is best, with them. I truly believe [photography] can help
high hopes for colorful crazy things to happen like inspire others to act with kindness and take
pink and orange skies. By dinner, I’m covered in mud action. I encourage anyone interested in
and grass and look like a [wild] person. But I love it. photography to find a camera — it can even
There’s nothing else in the world I’d rather do. be just a phone — and go for it!”

– Tara Lenehan, RedRover Education Coordinator
KN: Any advice for our readers who
want to be photographers?

KG: If you see beautiful things in front of you and
stories that haven’t been told, you should try and
capture them. That moment could ease someone’s
pain or change a life. With shelter dog photos,
people see them and drive states away [to adopt
them] and that dog becomes their best friend.
You have an ability to change a dog’s fate forever.

Have you dreamed of working with animals
facing pages: kelly greer. jobs with animals at KindNews.org! What other
for a career? Read our past issues that highlight

kinds of animal-related jobs would you like
to learn more about? Send us an email at
KindNews@RedRover.org and let us know!

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