About Penguins & Sharks
Melissa & Dan © Dan Callister/Penguins & Sharks
A couple of years ago we started Penguins & Sharks. Both Melissa and I are extremely passionate about wildlife and the marine environment. Melissa is a wildlife professional, certified oiled wildlife responder working in the zoo and conservation field. Over recent years it has become harder and harder to secure funding from media publications to cover wildlife stories. So we wanted to somehow raise funds to enable us to continue working with accredited conservation organizations to help raise awareness on pressing wildlife issues such as the plight of the African penguin. We now finance this conservation work by limited edition print sales and also donate a portion to The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
Visual storytelling is a powerful medium that gives a voice to those that can't be heard. It can spark a connection, change perceptions, shatter stereotypes and initiate positive change. We supply photographic content to The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) and their conservation partners which include BirdLife South Africa, Blue Marine Foundation and other stakeholders for ongoing global awareness campaigns. This is all financed by fine art print sales.
Some examples of the photographic content we produce can be seen below…
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