Uhambo luka-Jo-Anne McArthur njengomthwebuli wezithombe kanye nesishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane luwubufakazi obunamandla bamandla okuguqula okufakaza ukuhlupheka. Kusuka kokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe kwasekuqaleni ema-zoo, lapho aba nozwelo olujulile ngezilwane, kuya kumzuzu wakhe obalulekile wokuba i-vegan ngemva kokubona ubuntu bezinkukhu, indlela kaMcArthur iphawulwe ngozwela olujulile kanye nomfutho wokwenza umehluko. Umsebenzi wakhe ne-We Animals Media kanye nokubandakanyeka kwakhe ku-Animal Save Movement kugqamisa ukubaluleka kokungagudluki ekuhluphekeni, kodwa kunalokho ukubhekana nakho ngqo ukuze ukhuthaze ushintsho. Ngelensi yakhe, uMcArthur akagcini nje ngokubhala izinto ezingokoqobo ezinonya izilwane ezibhekana nazo kodwa futhi unikeza abanye amandla okuthatha isinyathelo, okufakazela ukuthi yonke imizamo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi mincane kangakanani, inomthelela ekudaleni umhlaba onomusa.
Juni 21, 2024
UJo-Anne McArthur ungumthwebuli wezithombe owine imiklomelo waseCanada, isishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane, umhleli wezithombe, umbhali, kanye nomsunguli kanye noMongameli we-We Animals Media. Ubhale phansi isimo sezilwane emazweni angaphezu kwamashumi ayisithupha futhi ungumsunguli we-Animal Photojournalism, eluleka abathwebuli bezithombe emhlabeni wonke kuma-We Animals Media Masterclasses. Ujoyine iToronto Pig Save onyakeni wayo wokuqala womzabalazo ngo-2011.
UJo-Anne McArthur uchaza ukuthi, lapho eseyingane, wayeya kanjani eziqiwini, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo wahawukela izilwane.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi izingane eziningi zizizwa ngaleyo ndlela, kanye nabantu abaningi, kodwa akufanele sikwenze lokho. Uma siya kulezi zikhungo ezisibukisa ngezilwane, njengama-rode, amasekisi, nezinkunzi, sicabanga ukuthi kuyadabukisa ukuthi isilwane sife empini yezinkunzi.”
U-Jo-Anne usanda kugubha iminyaka engu-21 ye-vegan. Uchaza ukuthi ulwazi lwakhe lwakhula kanjani ngokuthintana nezinkukhu ezisanda kweva eminyakeni engamashumi amabili. Kuthe kusenjalo kwamthinta indlela bonke abanobuntu nokuziphatha okungafani ngayo futhi wazizwa engasenakukwazi ukuzidla.
“Ngifisa abantu abaningi bathole ithuba lokuhlangana nezilwane esizidlayo. Abaningi ubabona begcwele esitolo. Asibacabangi kakhulu. Kodwa ngayeka ukudla izinkukhu, futhi ngayeka nokudla ezinye izilwane. Kwakusezinsukwini zokuqala ze-inthanethi, futhi ngathumela i-PETA nge-imeyili ukuze ngithole amapheshana athile. Lapho ngiqhubeka ngifunda, ngabona nakakhulu ukuthi angifuni ukuhlanganyela ekuhlukunyezweni kwezilwane.”
U-Jo-Anne wayehlale enomoya wobushoshovu kuye kanye nozwela olukhulu ngabanye. Kusukela esemncane, wavolontiya ekusizeni abantu futhi ehamba nezinja ezindaweni zokukhosela. Wayehlale efuna ukusiza abanye.
“Angizange ngibe nemicabango eyakhiwe ngokugcwele mayelana nokuziphatha kokubuyisela emhlabeni futhi angizange ngikubeke kunoma imaphi amagama ayinkimbinkimbi. Ngangisanda kuba nombono welungelo lami, nombono oqinile wokuthi abantu abaningi babehlupheka emhlabeni futhi badinga usizo. Ngiyabona ukuthi abantu abaningi abaqala ukupha bafuna ukunikela ngokwengeziwe. Sikwenzela abanye futhi inkokhelo yakho ukuthi uzizwa ubambe iqhaza kakhulu emhlabeni, ubambe iqhaza ekukhucululeni lolu bishi olubi esilwenzile.”
Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media. Ikhangaru empunga yaseMpumalanga kanye no-joey wakhe abasinde ekusha kwehlathi e-Mallacoota. Indawo yaseMallacoota, Australia, 2020.
Othandweni lokuthatha izithombe
U-Jo-Anne uchaza ukuthi ubelokhu ethanda kanjani ukuthwebula izithombe. Lapho eqaphela ukuthi izithombe zakhe zingadala ushintsho emhlabeni, ngokusiza abantu, ukuqwashisa, nokuqongelela imali, wamangala. Lokhu kwakuyinto ayefuna ukuyiphishekela ukuphila kwakhe konke.
“Ngenza umsebenzi wokusiza abantu kuqala. Ngabe sengiqaphela ukuthi kwakunalesi sibalo esikhulu “sabanye” okungekho muntu owayebathwebula: izilwane esizifihlayo nasemapulazini. Izilwane esizidlayo, esizigqokayo, esizisebenzisela ukuzijabulisa, ucwaningo nokunye. Kwakukhona ukuthwebula izithombe zezilwane zasendle, ukuthwebula izithombe okongiwa kwemvelo, izithombe zezilwane ezifuywayo, zonke lezi zinto kwezinye izilwane. Kodwa akuzona zonke izilwane ezafakwa. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ngabona khona ukuthi nginomsebenzi wokuphila kwami engibekelwe wona.”
U-Jo-Anne McArthur (kwesokudla) emlindelweni we-Toronto Pig Save
Ubushoshovu kanye ne-photojournalism
Bekubalulekile kuye ukuthi abe nomthelela kwabanye abathwebuli bezithombe, njengoba abathwebuli bengabantu abanethonya. Bathatha isithombe futhi basenze sishicilelwe, futhi abantu abaningi bayasibona, ngezinye izikhathi emhlabeni jikelele. Abantu abenza i-photojournalism yezilwane bayashintsha ukulandisa. Kungazelelwe, kuvezwa isithombe sengulube esikhundleni se-orangutan, noma inkukhu esikhundleni sengwe.
Njengesishoshovu samalungelo ezilwane, usehlanganise izindawo eziningi ezahlukene ngezithombe zakhe futhi usebone ukuhlupheka nokuhlukunyezwa okwedlulele kwezilwane ekulinyweni kwamafekthri nezinye izinhlobo zokuxhashazwa emhlabeni wonke eminyakeni edlule.
“Kungenze ngaba umuntu ongasoze awuyeka ubushoshovu bami. Noma ngabe ubushoshovu bami bushintsha ukwakheka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngingumuntu ongasoze ngayeka. Futhi sidinga abantu abaningi ukuze bangawuyeki ubushoshovu bezilwane, ngoba bambalwa bethu abakwenzayo. Kunzima ngoba yimpi ethatha kancane futhi nokuhlupheka okukhulu. Kuyasabisa kakhulu.”
Ugcizelela indlela inhlangano edinga ngayo abameli abakhulu bazo zonke izinhlobo. Wonke umuntu unokuthile anganikela ngakho.
“Nginethemba. Ngikwazi kahle okubi futhi angigxili kokuhle kuphela, kodwa ngifuna ukunika abantu amandla okwenza okuhle. Ngenza ukuthwebula izithombe njengesishoshovu sami. Kodwa uma ungummeli, ungasebenzisa lokho nawe. Noma uma uyintatheli, umculi, noma uthisha. Noma yini onentshisekelo kuyo ungayisebenzisela ukwenza umhlaba ube indawo engcono kwabanye.”
Ingxenye yempumelelo yakhe uthi ibangelwa ukuba ngumuntu futhi ojabulisa abantu, umuntu ofuna ukuletha abantu kuye futhi ajabulise abantu.
“Futhi ngenxa yobuntu bami, ngiletha abantu endabeni yami ngendlela engathandeki kangako. Kungase futhi kumeme. Ngicabanga kakhulu, kaningi, futhi ngokujulile ngokuthi obani abalaleli bami. Futhi hhayi nje lokho engikuzwayo nalokho engifuna ukukusho. Futhi indlela engicasuke ngayo ngendlela izilwane eziphathwa ngayo. Yebo, ngithukuthele. Kuningi okumele uthukuthele ngakho. Intukuthelo iyasebenza ngezinye izikhathi, ezithamelini ezithile. Kodwa ikakhulukazi abantu badinga ukuzizwa benamandla futhi besekelwe futhi bekwazi ukuphendula imibuzo ngaphandle kokuhlaselwa. ”
U-Jo-Anne uzizwa ejabule lapho esebenza futhi ubelokhu esebenza kakhulu. Ukuthatha isinyathelo kumnika amandla.
“Ukuthatha izinyathelo kunginika amandla amaningi okuthatha izinyathelo eziningi. Uma ngifika ekhaya ngivela esilaheni noma endaweni yokulima yezimboni, futhi ngihlela izithombe, ngibona ukuthi ngithathe izithombe ezinhle, ngazibeka esizeni sethu sesitoko futhi ngizenza zitholakale emhlabeni wonke. Bese-ke ebabona phandle emhlabeni. Lokho kunginika amandla okuqhubeka.”
Iseluleko sakhe kwabanye siwukuba senze noma yini esingayenza. “Ukusiza abanye kumnandi. Isenzo sizizwa simnandi. Lokho wukukhulisa amandla.”
UJo-Anne McArthur efakaza ku-Toronto Pig Save Vigil.
Sondela ekuhluphekeni
UJo-Anne uthi akufanele sicabange ukuthi uzwela lwethu luzosenza sibe izishoshovu. Kwesinye isikhathi siba nozwelo oluningi, kodwa asenzi okuningi ngalo mayelana nokusiza abanye. I-We Animals Media inesiqubulo esithi “Sicela ungafulatheli”, sinanela umgomo we-Animal Save Movement.
“Thina njengabantu asinabo ubudlelwano obuhle nokuhlupheka. Senza konke esingakwenza ukuze sikugweme, ikakhulukazi ngokuzijabulisa. Kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi sibheke ukuhlupheka. Futhi ungasuki kuyo. Ufakaza ukuphila nokufa ekuhluphekeni. Futhi lokho kuyajabulisa.”
Uthola ukugxila kwe-Animal Save Movement ekunikezeni ubufakazi bokuhlupheka kungenye yezinto ezinamandla kakhulu angazenzela abanye futhi azenzele yena. Ngokungajiki kuphinde kube nesici soguquko.
“Ngomlindelo wami wokuqala we-Toronto Pig Save [ngo-2011] ngakhungatheka ngokuphelele ukuthi kwakukubi kangakanani. Ukubona izilwane zimpintshana emalolini. Eyesaba. Kugcwele ukulimala. Baya ezilaheni lapho kushisa futhi kubanda. Kushaqisa kakhulu kunalokho ongakucabanga.”
Ukholelwa ukuthi zonke izenzo esizenzayo zibalulekile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zikhulu noma zincane kangakanani.
“Singase sicabange ukuthi akwenziwanga ngisho isiphithiphithi, mayelana noshintsho, kodwa kudala ushintsho kithina. Ngaso sonke isikhathi uma sisayina incwadi yezikhalazo, sibhalela usopolitiki, sibamba iqhaza embhikishweni, siya emlindelweni wezilwane noma singavumi ukudla umkhiqizo wesilwane, kuyasishintsha sibe ngcono. Vele ubambe iqhaza, noma kungaba nzima. Kodwa kwenze isinyathelo esisodwa ngesikhathi. Uma ukwenza kakhulu, kulapho uqinisa khona lowo msipha. Futhi lapho ubona ukuthi kumnandi kangakanani ukubamba iqhaza ekwenzeni lo mhlaba ube nomusa. "
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