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The Invisibles by Sabrina Boem

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photo by Sabrina Boem

As many of you know, I love to take photographs of the cats that I look after. Cat people adore seeing photographs of cats especially their own adored felines, Instagram is all about cats…..right? Imagine my delight when I came across a wonderful photographer who specialises in capturing feral felines in stunning black and white photos. Sabrina Boem is a photographer who started taking photos of her own cats and later began photographing a local feral cat colony in Italy. Imagine how difficult it must be to take pictures of feral cats….. its hard enough trying to get a photo at home. As soon as my iphone appears from my bag its a sure sign for the cat to run!

The feral cats that Sabrina photographs are living outdoors and free in a feral colony in a park and are looked after by 2 cat sanctuaries. I first discovered Sabrina on Instagram and found her photographs simply both stunning and breathtaking. I just love black and white cat photography, it just makes the cats even more beautiful. Sabrina has made it her mission to show the world the wild beauty in these felines. You won’t find fluffy , cosy and  romantic cat poses but true natural feline reality. Rest assured there isn’t any upsetting photos just what Sabrina sees. Sabrina wants to raise awareness for ferals and show them respect for the wonderful and dignified animals that they are.

Sabrina has certainly given me inspiration to challenge how I photograph cats and her photographs continue to wow me each time I look at them.

If you would like to know more about Sabrina and her book called The Invisibles please click here

Sabrina can also be found on Instagram:  sabrina_boem_photography

Facebook: sabrina boem the catographer

Mr Ringo with The Invisibles by Sabrina Boem
Photograph by Rachel

This blog is an honest review and Rachel did not receive any monies or freebies for writing this post. x

Lions in Rome!

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Visiting Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary in Rome – Photo credit Instagram

A few weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Rome; I’ve visited Rome a few times before but never with my husband and we were both very much looking forward to our trip. One of the many places we both wanted to see was the Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary. Yes I know Rome is full of beautiful amazing buildings, ruins, stunning piazzas and ice cream parlours but hey we are cat people and the Rome lions were calling to us!

The cat sanctuary at Torre Argentina was set up in 1993 by two ladies called Lia Dequel and Silvia Viviani to help the hundreds of stray and often abandoned cats fed in the temple ruins. The two ladies soon realised that the cats needed more than food and water but also medical help and neutering. After this colony was neutered and stabilized, the ladies extended help to other Rome cat colonies. The sanctuary promotes early neutering, fostering and TNR programs.

Move on to the present day and the sanctuary is going from strength to strength with supporters from all over the world. Some people come to Rome many times a year especially to visit the cats and even volunteer there. The sanctuary has an open area where visitors can see and fuss the cats and buy souvenirs, the cats here are allowed to roam around and wander the nearby Roman ruins 24/7. Another area is for the special needs cats, these are cats that cannot be allowed outside due to disabilities such as blindness, paralysis or old age. However these cats have lots of fresh air and company if they want it. These special cats can be adopted at a distance and people can donate once a month towards their upkeep and the sanctuary will send you updates about your special feline friend. There is also a veterinary area within the sanctuary to deal with medical issues.

Photo credit Instagram

I really loved this special place; it was so peaceful and slightly hidden away like some secret that only cat people know about. You can stand and look down onto the temple ruins and suddenly a cat appears, then another one…….. We even spotted a Bengal going about its day totally unaware that many tourists were watching it from above. We later found out the sanctuary had been trying to catch it for four months! Typical Bengal! The staff and volunteers made us feel very welcome while visiting and it was lovely to find similar like minded cat people in the craziness that is Rome!

Photo Tony Woodisse

We visited the sanctuary 3 times in all and distance adopted an elderly ginger gentleman called Giotto who has had sight problems but after a couple of operations he is improving. He loved a fuss and seemed content now he’s safe and comfortable, no longer a stray wandering the streets unable to fully see. Thank goodness for places like Torre Argentina Cat Sanctuary. I very much hope to return to this special place and would love to offer Reiki to the many cats living there……

Giotto

You can find more information here