VOLUNTEER’S BLOG – March 2020
PHOTOGRAPHY – A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AT PHANG NGA ELEPHANT PARK!
by Volunteer Brennan Finn
When you volunteer here, I recommend you carry a camera with you at all times because beautiful moments can come and go very quickly. For example, you will spot a sweet tender moment between kwan-chaang (mahout) and his elephant, or the look on a guest’s face when they fulfil a lifelong dream of interacting with an elephant. It is also be a good idea to bring a computer, or some way of viewing/editing photos because you will be taking hundreds, probably thousands of pictures
What I particularly like to do is take photos of the kwan-
I feel one of the main jobs of a Volunteer, besides welcoming and educating our guests, is to market the Park through social media and photography. Volunteers post daily to Facebook and Instagram, giving lots of information and news about guests’ time here and their experiences with elephants, or just some cute tender moments we see every day at the Park. Being with elephants 24/7, the Volunteers will for sure see something special every day that most people do not. I want to show the world what a beautiful place this Park is and how visiting it will be a life-changing experience for our guests with these magnificent animals. No picture can do an elephant justice, but its up to every Volunteer to try….