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44. Elderly Animals: Photographs by Isa Leshko
4 months ago
39. ChildSafe
9 months ago
Photographer Isa Leshko discusses her series entitled Elderly Animals. Learn more about Isa and her work at IsaLeshko.com. Learn more about the filmmakers at WalleyFilms.com.
  • what an amazing work!
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you for your feedback!
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  • Christoph Kalck 2 months ago
    Again a great doc about a wonderful photography project! You guys rock!
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you very much!
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  • ann martin 2 months ago
    The animals photographed emanate such humanlike qualities that one can help but wonder about their true intellegence and understanding. Isa lifestory was beautifully illustrated thru her lens -she captured the emotions of her subjects brilliantly. Awe-inspiring
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you so much for this comment!
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  • Ben 2 months ago
    Interesting and good portrait of Isa, who makes great photos! Added to vimeo.com/channels/hdtime
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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  • Roberto Serrini plus 2 months ago
    Beautiful. And exceptional filmmaking. Love some of the cuts in this from the loop to the live footage. Seamless. really well done.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you, we really appreciate it.
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  • Jason Sondhi staff 2 months ago
    Beautiful images, beautiful project. One of the better delivered and more insightful presentations on an artist's process I've seen as well.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Very cool. We are always following Short of the Week!
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  • liz barnett 2 months ago
    Beautiful work -- both hers and yours...
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thanks Liz!
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  • Léopol Bourjoi 2 months ago
    When humanity counts. Thank you!
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you for your feedback as always!
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  • Marcin 2 months ago
    And that's the reason I subscribed to this channel. Another amazing work.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Awesome, thanks so much!
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  • Millefiore Clarkes plus 2 months ago
    beautiful through and through. humans are animals too. it's all one.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Very true. Thanks!
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  • JO KAMI 2 months ago
    Pure Beauty
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you for your comment!
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  • Mark Horner plus 2 months ago
    Another wonderful video from Mark & Angela Walley!
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you so much!
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  • Connor McKenna 2 months ago
    As always...... great work form you guys
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • Patrick Zimmerman plus 2 months ago
    Wonderful.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you.
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  • Bryndís Blackadder 2 months ago
    Great! Really interesting! :)
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thanks for your feedback!
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  • Mitch Gabriel 2 months ago
    Oh my, how beautiful. Thank you for this short film.
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you, we really appreciate your comment.
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  • John Gibbins 2 months ago
    Another brilliant film, Mark and Angela! Very nicely done and please keep them coming. :)
  • John Gibbins 2 months ago
    I love the XHA1 shots by the way. Ever since I upgraded to the XF300 I find myself trying to make it look and behave like my XHA1. :)
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thanks John! We're still very fond of our XH-A1 as well.
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  • sogni birchofiani 2 months ago
    Always Great Documentaries. Thanks Mark & Angela
  • Mark & Angela Walley plus 2 months ago
    Thank you Sogni!
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  • Holger Jungnickel 2 months ago
    Really nice doc and fantastic photos.
    Do you know which filmstock Isa used? Looks like T-Max...?
  • Isa Leshko 2 months ago
    @Holger I use Ilford HP-5 for this project (and generally all of my black & white work).
  • Holger Jungnickel 2 months ago
    Nice. Some part of me hoped this. Didn't use the HP5 until now. Only shot FP4 and Delta 3200. Have you tried to push the HP5?

    Thanks for your answer. Your photos really have the intimacy and respect every photo of this should have.
  • Isa Leshko 2 months ago
    I am a zone system photographer at heart. For this project, I rate my film at 320 use a spot meter to expose for my shadows and then process normally. Thanks again for your kind words about my work.
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  • Isa Leshko 2 months ago
    Thanks, all, for the wonderful support for the film and for my work. I feel very fortunate to have had a chance to work with Mark & Angela on this project.
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  • Nan 2 months ago
    So touching, nice work!
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  • Glenn (aka Avene) 2 months ago
    Brilliant! I really enjoyed this one.
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  • DAVID RODRIGUEZ 1 month ago
    I am just stunned by your sensitivity in this film.To allow us,through yours and Isa's work,to see how we, as humans, and the animals are really just one life force is a gift.
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  • Patrick Zimmerman plus 1 month ago
    In the New York Times today. Congratulations!!
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  • Extraordinary!
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  • João Paulo 1 month ago
    I can't find words to describe what I feel and think about your magnific work... Congratulations!
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  • Cleiton S S 1 month ago
    Lovely. Great work. Congratulations!
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  • Carmen Mandel 1 month ago
    A most emotive project, full of love and compassion. Thank you for sharing.
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  • Natalie Marconi 1 month ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Christa Hassfurther plus 1 month ago
    Thank you for your great work! To see the love, the empathy, the compassion in our one world has touched me deep in my heart
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  • Animalflair 1 month ago
    buen video, excelente trabajo.
    good video, excellent work.
    GOOD!.
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  • David C. Hill plus 1 month ago
    Excellent! The insights of an artist inspiration for the project, beautiful photography and video work!
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  • Sandia Lau staff 1 month ago
    I'm so moved. My beloved dog is getting up in the years. I have to remember that besides fear, and pain, there's beauty and dignity in aging.
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  • Felix Schwind 1 month ago
    Wow, fantastic work. Is it possible to buy it in printed form? Maybe as a book?
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Hi Felix,

    I hope to one day publish this series as a book. Images from my Elderly Animals series are available for purchase as archival pigment prints with an image size of 9 x 9 inches and a paper size of 11 x 14 inches. These prints are made in a limited edition of 15 with 3 artist proof prints. For additional information, including contact information for the galleries that represent my work, please visit: isaleshko.com/purchase-prints/

    Thank you so much for your interest in my work!

    Warm Regards,
    Isa
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  • Fred Levy 1 month ago
    Thanks for sharing Isa's work. She was a big inspiration this last year.
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Very sweet of you to say, Fred. Thank you!
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  • Rachel Campbell 1 month ago
    Really interesting project. I just want to give that rooster a big cuddle!
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  • GangOnTape 1 month ago
    b e a u t i f u l p h o t o g r a p h y
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  • teri Fruichantie 1 month ago
    this is heartbreakingly awesome.
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  • Robert Roaldi 1 month ago
    Terrific work. Getting old is an achievement in itself.
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  • Dallas Zhen 1 month ago
    like your style, beautifully done, I have post it onto votemov.com refer link:votemov.com/node/167
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  • icebreaker 1 month ago
    Great concept and work.
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  • Beautiful, thanks for sharing this.
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  • enhorabuena un gran trabajo.
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  • depingo 1 month ago
    Thank you both for this amazing 5 minutes and the great pictures...!!!
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  • An Ca 1 month ago
    They look so peaceful..........
    Wish the video had at least 50min. Wonderful project.
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  • Ben Crocker 1 month ago
    Touching and inspiring.
    Thank you for this.
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  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Thank you, all, for the love you're giving to my project and to this wonderful film by Angela and Mark. I really appreciate your support for my work! xo
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  • AmrAmAr 1 month ago
    When I read the title I first was laughing,
    but now that I saw this video I am impressed about its depth.
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  • Sebastian Daniel 1 month ago
    Fantastic work!!!
  • AmrAmAr 1 month ago
    I like your individual smile ;-)
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  • Ozan Akinci 1 month ago
    An indepth sentimentality to a very touching subject!
    Simply beautiful!
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  • levente 1 month ago
    I hope u have helped to leave this world behind after u made ur sick shots.
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  • Barry van Varik plus 1 month ago
    Superb! Really inspiring!
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  • Christian Sisson 1 month ago
    What a beautiful work. It brought tears to my eyes.
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  • sherry j smith 1 month ago
    Really enjoyed this. Animals deserve love, respect
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  • Felipe Rojas plus 1 month ago
    Guys,
    I am speechless, WOW!
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  • Per Erik Berglund plus 1 month ago
    Very fine and sensitive film about an almost never talked about topic. I have shared this link to my friends. Beautiful!
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  • Beekeeper plus 1 month ago
    This is Beautiful!!
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  • I´m speechless too! - It´s more than a great work!! Congratulation!!! - Since September 2010 I´m a Vegan. This was the very best and most important decision in my lifetime. An expansion of consciousness for the benefit of all living beeings. Go / be vegan!! :)
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  • And, of course: I share this video on my facebook account. :)
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  • Frau B 1 month ago
    Beautiful pictures, emotional story an alao a beautiful photographer. Like it!
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  • Martine Roch 1 month ago
    You work is amazing. So moving and touching. Animals are the truth of our world.
    Congratulations
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  • Patrick McLoad pro 1 month ago
    A well-done video piece for sure, but I wonder why you stayed away from the topic of euthanasia? Seems appropriate for this video.

    Some of these animals are clearly in pain (sheep has a bleeding hole in its side and can barely get up off the ground), and opposed to a line in the VO that says something about their "enjoying life", seems to me they deserve more humane consideration. Loving and respecting animals means putting their needs and comfort ahead of our somewhat selfish needs to want them around all the time for our own enjoyment. In many cases, pet owners don't want to foot the bill for euthanasia even though they know a pet might be suffering.

    If they could speak, do you think these animals would consent to being a part of a book? (I thought I heard about a book).

    Again, I am not knocking this video as the photography is very nice on its own. But when I see animals in this condition, I think more in terms of "neglect" than "tenderness". Just saying.
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Dear Patrick:

    I appreciate your concern for the animals in this project. I want to assure you that I only photograph animals in sanctuaries or in private homes. These animals are loved and well cared for.

    However, many of these animals, particularly the farm animals, have experienced horrific abuse prior to being placed in sanctuary. They are plauged with health issues relating to this abuse. The rooster, for example, was rescued from a factory farm situation. For details on the conditions he likely faced, see: farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/poultry/.

    Phyllis, the sheep in the film, was adored by the sanctuary staff and cared for by highly trained and experienced animal caregivers. She had a skin condition that was receiving medical attention.

    The animals in sanctuary are checked at least daily from experienced caregivers and are regularly seen by vets. The caregivers and vets regularly evaluate the quality of life for these animals to ensure that their final days are dignified and peaceful.

    Thank you for your concern for these animals.
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    I also want to share with you a comment that Debra Curtin wrote in response to the article about my work on the NPR Web site:

    Debra Curtin (NEPrimateSanctuary) wrote:

    "....I'd like to say that animals in sanctuaries are often no longer pretty, which is one of the reasons that they are unwanted. They may have suffered a variety of indignities that affect their physical beauty, they may have illnesses that no one else wants to or is able to deal with, but they are physically, mentally and emotionally sound, despite appearances. In sanctuary, they are receiving the medical and emotional support that they need, and they are experiencing happiness perhaps for the first time in their lives despite their apparent physical defects. They may have aches and pains that come from age or illness, but we can all live with aches and pains and still enjoy happy and productive lives. Sanctuaries do not allow animals to suffer needlessly. The purpose is to rescue and rehabilitate, and to provide the opportunity to live safely, comfortably, and cared for. Isa does a remarkable job of capturing the spirit of these animals as they bask in the glory of an old age that they might not otherwise enjoy because they are no longer pretty."

    For the full discussion thread, see:
    npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2011/11/30/142916929/to-cope-with-mothers-illness-photographer-looks-to-animals
  • Patrick McLoad pro 1 month ago
    Isa: Nowhere in the film is it mentioned that these animals are in sanctuaries or even loving homes, otherwise I may not have written what I did.
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    That discussion from my interview didn't make it into the film, so I can understand the confusion. Here is my artist statement which will give you more background on the project: isaleshko.com/elderly-animals/artist-statement/

    Thanks again!
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  • michaels 1 month ago
    Wonderful. I'm touched by your work. Thank you.
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  • Amaury S 1 month ago
    Wow. Great work!
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  • Ragnar Freyr 1 month ago
    Absolutely lovely. I featured this video on my site Inspivids. inspivids.com/343
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Thank you!
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  • Lomography plus 1 month ago
    Good day from the Lomography Community!

    We liked your video so much that we featured it in our Magazine in link to this article: lomography.com/magazine/news/2011/12/15/isa-leshkos-photographs-of-elderly-animals

    Also, for full analogue experience, do visit lomography.com and come check out our channel here in Vimeo! Thank you!
  • Isa Leshko 1 month ago
    Thank you so much! xo
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  • Éric Dorchain 1 month ago
    Stunning portrait !

    I added to K I N O
    vimeo.com/channels/kino
    You're Welcome !

    oOÉRIC
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