Images of Animals in Captivity - (WILD)
Where the human and animal worlds meet, there are moments of soulful connection, heartrending beauty, and dire contrast. In exploring the aesthetics of animals in manmade environments, I have become captivated by the captives. Again and again I return to their enclosures to experience their emotions, character, and power. The empathy I have developed looking through the lens is not only for the animals, but for the part of me that longs for freedom and authenticity. So I have set out to be a...
more »Where the human and animal worlds meet, there are moments of soulful connection, heartrending beauty, and dire contrast. In exploring the aesthetics of animals in manmade environments, I have become captivated by the captives. Again and again I return to their enclosures to experience their emotions, character, and power. The empathy I have developed looking through the lens is not only for the animals, but for the part of me that longs for freedom and authenticity. So I have set out to be a witness, protector, and--when I am lucky--a playmate to these ambassadors of the wild.
A great storyteller once said that the first rule of storytelling is to love the story you tell. I choose my subjects because of the joy, awe, and heartache I feel with animals. My photographs are their stories. In sharing the images I retell their tale, in a visual tradition, one that I hope will inspire us to reconnect with the wild, inside and out. In this one life, I believe we are all living constrained, endangered...we are all (WILD).
These images were taken at animal rescue facilities, wildlife parks, and zoos around the United States. I am not anti-zoo, simply pro-animal. I encourage everyone to support these ambassadors of the Wild.
Zoo Photographer, Zoo Photography, Animal Photographer, Portraits of Animals, Zoo Images.
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