I never would have dreamed of seeing my work in mid-town Manhattan, but it is currently being displayed by the National Audubon Society as part of their campaign to promote bird conservation during Climate Week.
How on earth did that happen? A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Audubon's director of photography with a request to use my photo of an Allen's Hummingbird for a large digital poster to be displayed in several bus shelters for a two week period beginning the week of September 24th.
The photo was taken at the UCSC Arboretum and I captured several images as this colorful male kept leaving to feed and return to his perch. This particular one stood out for me as I loved the dead center, head on pose with wings spread.
I had submitted the photo a few years back for their annual bird photography competition along with thousands of others every year, so it was an absolute surprise that they somehow dug this up and selected it as the photo they wanted to use. What an absolute thrill and an honor to think my little hummingbird is doing his part for birds and conservation.
