Creator of Magical Moments

Magical things happen when Piper Mackay is on African soil. That magic Mackay speaks of is passion-based. It is entwined with the purpose behind her magnificent images: “My love for wildlife and art,” she asserts, “gave me a passion to transform my images into a reckless beauty, using a painterly style.” She strives to create “powerful glimpses of another world,” connecting animals’ personalities to human compassion.

Concerned about human, cultural, environmental extinction on the African continent, Mackay tries to “live the stories” she is trying to tell. She actually participates in the lives of her subjects. And she has them participate in her photographic life. To illustrate, Mackay will often hand her subject the expensive photography equipment she uses, thus allowing them to have a literal “hands-on” experience with the creative process.

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