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on March 9
Marcy Mendelson
commented on a projectCan't wait for the grand opening!
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on February 29
Marcy Mendelson
commented on a project updateThanks! I'm so happy people got their postcards and it thrills me to know they actually arrived :) Latest post - part one of a three parter: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/28/the-cheetah-mothers-72-hours-part-i/
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on February 21
Marcy Mendelson
Posted project update #17Well, that happened! Hint: just the beginning...
Greetings Supporters!
Without your generous help this trip would not have been possible! I'm back in California and going through over 700 gigs of images and footage. Yes... SEVEN HUNDRED GIGS. Actually I think its closer to 800...
Some of you should have received postcards by now. Written in Botswana, mailed from Namibia (except for one LV couple - somehow it came home w/ me so postage will be from US, but written in the field!). Please leave a comment if you got your postcard. I'm sorting through the print rewards which will be mailed in the coming weeks.
So about Africa... where do I begin? That is the challenge I have in front of me. The issues of saving the cheetah seem simple at first, until you get on the ground and start talking to the people in the region. Every solution is different for specific locations and cultures, mind you these are all variations on functional solutions but you can't drop a guard dog into a farm and think 'happily ever after'. Nor can you collar a cheetah and check up on it every six months. The work is hard, ongoing, physically painful at times... what I learned from everyone in Africa is the key: Perseverance.
With that word in mind, I will be returning, this is just the start. But in the meantime there is a lot of work do here with post production; writing, editing, etc...
Stay tuned for more blog posts on National Geographic:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/tag/marcy-mendelson/
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And follow along @MendelsonImages & http://facebook.com/MendelsonImages
Bigup Purrs on this Fat Tuesday!
~Marcy
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Marcy Mendelson
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Sweet Bar Bakery by Mani Niall
The first artisan bakery in downtown Oakland, California.
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Marcy Mendelson
Posted project update #16Countdown to Liftoff!
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I've been up to my ears in logistics and nearly on the plane. October 1 is the departure date and just a few short days from there I'll be in Botswana with the great people working in Ghanzi, Cheetah Conservation Botswana. I'm so thrilled to be able, with your help, to embark on this project.
You'll receive updates from the field regularly and the prints some of you have chosen will be printed upon return.
In the meantime, enjoy this video I shot a few months back of Cat Haven's lovely ambassador jaguar cub, Morato. Jaguars love the water and this little guy is no exception!
Marcy
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on September 1, 2011
Marcy Mendelson
Posted project update #15Travel Plans & Rewards
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on August 26, 2011
Marcy Mendelson
Posted project update #14Thank you!
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on August 25, 2011
Marcy Mendelson
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on August 25, 2011Funded!
To Save the Cheetah: A Documentary by Marcy Mendelson
Documenting the wild cheetah & conservation efforts across Africa in the pursuit to save the fastest cat from extinction.
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on August 24, 2011
Marcy Mendelson
commented on a project updateHi Maria, That is so cool! I loved this movie... I think I'll watch it again before I leave. ~M
Marcy Mendelson
San Francisco, CA
Marcy is a photographer & National Geographic News Watch contributor based in San Francisco, California. She has exhibited her work in London, San Francisco and Philadelphia, and recently at Scream Gallery as the recipient of the London Calling priz... view more
It was such a nice surprise when my postcard arrived a week or so ago and it now has pride of placement on my fridge. Thanks, Marcy!
So great, Marcy. Congrats on following this through. Great stuff.
Thanks! I'm so happy people got their postcards and it thrills me to know they actually arrived :)
Latest post - part one of a three parter:
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/28/the-cheetah-mothers-72-hours-part-i/