This past May, I visited my family in London for two weeks. The first weekend I was there, the weather was very warm and sunny so we decided to go to the zoo!
I hadn’t been to the zoo in years before this visit so I brought my camera along to capture this moment. My 12 year old nieces were amazed by the concept of an analog camera so after explaining the basics to them, I handed over the camera and let them shoot a whole roll. Watching them discover the intricacies of film photography (“There’s no screen? How can you tell what you took??”) was a lot of fun and the three of us had a good time.
Here are some of the photos they took! I think they did a fantastic job for their first time 🙂
Kovu is the name of a character in the movie, Lion King 2. He has a difficult personality and comes off aggressive and rude. But as the movie progresses, we learn that he actually has a heart of gold and uses his cold exterior as a way to defend himself against the harsh realities of the world. Now my Kovu doesn’t talk so I wouldn’t know about his past and whether or not he had a difficult upbringing but something in his eyes reminded me of the Kovu from Lion King 2 and so the name stuck. Like his namesake, Kovu has grown into a cat with a big heart. He still has his moments but at the end of a long day, he doesn’t shy away from showing us some love. Here’s to 5 years with Kovu and hopefully the start of 5 more!
