Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall is an incredible woman. Aside from the fact that she possesses an exceptionally warm and magnetic personality, one would be compelled to say without question that she is a true celebrity. Formidable yet unintimidating, Goodall captivated a large audience spanning at least three generations during her recent talk at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. Commissioned by Smart Talk, Jane Goodall gave a succinct yet entertaining insight into her life as a young child before the 2nd world war right up to the 21st Century.

Chicken Egg

Here you see her describing her curiosity of the world of animals during early childhood when at the age of 5 years, she went on a trek to a chicken coop on her parents farm to discover how an egg of its size could  possibly come out of a chicken. Her hasty disappearance from her parent’s  farmhouse brought about much dismay for her mother of whom she spoke fondly.

Chimp Bite

When asked, Jane describes how she was once bitten by one of the chimpanzee’s that she spends her life protecting. She points out however that this particular chimpanzee was held hostage by its human captors and like any animal, (or human for that matter), seized an opportunity to escape and took a chunk out of her right thumb.

State Theatre, NJ

I’m not an animal activist, or any kind of activist for that matter, but after meeting Jane Goodall and studying her mind during the 30-40 minuets of her speech, I have become more aware, and now deeply saddened at how we as humans exploit each other, animals and the resources of our planet, largely for selfish gain.

Book Signing

Finally, I have photographed a number of celebrities at the State theater; the likes of world renowned Oceanographer Silvia Earl, Phylicia Rashad of the Cosby show and many more, but I have never seen patrons line up for a book signing that went all the way out of the theatre and down the street; in frigid weather no less.

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