In Singapore, I stepped onto a mat. A puddle of turquoise disinfectant swished under my shoes in a meticulously spotless place. After countless hours photographing the enormous collection at a bird park in some of the most sultry weather on the planet, I found a pair of birds that communicated a relationship. It’s a beautiful life, I thought.
The birds engaged in a series of actions that match some of the feelings I go through with my mate…
I held my shutter down for rapid-fire shots, catching actions that tell a love story.
Sweetness rolled over me like that felt when biting a donut with rainbow sprinkles.
“Birds do it!” I thought. “Bees do it,” I sang to them. “Let’s fall in love.