Beautiful in blue (Image: Andrew Zuckerman)
Gallery: Top shots from the bird catwalk
“IT’S like Vogue for birds,” says Erin Estell, a bird trainer at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, of photographer Andrew Zuckerman’s latest book, Bird. Against Zuckerman’s signature white backdrop, the birds’ brilliantly coloured plumage comes to life.
Just over half of the 75 birds featured in the book were photographed with Estell’s help, and like all models, the birds sometimes threw tantrums on set. “It took us around 30 takes to get this shot of Tyler, a hyacinth macaw named after the lead singer of…
