I Create Studio Portraits Of Exotic Animals Looking Directly Into The Camera
For me, the most powerful connection to any subject, whether human or animal, is through the eyes. Once I started this project, it became immediately clear that the direct gaze into the camera was the most compelling photograph I could capture – and the most difficult to get. There were a number of shoots where the animal never looked straight at me, and there were many others where this happened only once – and only for a few seconds. Regardless, when it did occur, there was something deeply resonant about the encounter that was profound in the moment and primal in its roots.
For these sessions with animals, my usual way of working with subjects was completely altered. Specific verbal directions were replaced by patient waiting and observation – a kind of meditation in the middle of organized chaos.
I discovered that in the midst of our modern human civilization with all its technological complexities, animals still remain stark symbols of a simpler life and a wilderness lost, and, most importantly, as dramatic reminders that we are not alone, we are not separate – we are part of a beautifully rich and interconnected diversity of life.
Many of the images can be seen in my new book, Wild Life. You can find my previous post about owls on Bored Panda too.
More info: bradwilson.com | Amazon
Arctic Fox
African Elephant
Mandrill
Chimpanzee
Mountain Lion
Capuchin Monkey
Caracal
Baboon
Orangutan
Chimpanzee
Serval
Cheetah
Siberian Tiger
Golden Tiger
White Tiger
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such beauty…i love all animals…friends…they are not really much different to us unmans…the golden tiger, maybe he marry me one time...
I love how the cats are the ones that have their panties in a bunch. haha.... These are beautiful pictures!!!
That Caracal looks super menacing… Even to this dog, great job and reminds me a little of Tim Flach's personified animals: http://thetabula.com/2014/12/16/feature-more-than-human-personified-animals-by-tim-flach/
Nice photos, are they zoo animals? I can't imagine wild animals being taken for photoshoots. Reminds me of James Mollison's great series on apes: http://jamesmollison.com/books/james-other-apes/
Can I please have your job? Honestly, I would love to know how you're able to work with some of these exotic animals, for instance, did you have to get a bigger studio when the elephant came in for his sitting? :D
If these really are studio photos, it is harming animal welfare (no wild animal should be dragged to a photo studio) and sending out the wrong message.
If these really are studio photos, this is harming animal welfare (no wild animal should be dragged into a studio) and sending out the wrong message...
such beauty…i love all animals…friends…they are not really much different to us unmans…the golden tiger, maybe he marry me one time...
I love how the cats are the ones that have their panties in a bunch. haha.... These are beautiful pictures!!!
That Caracal looks super menacing… Even to this dog, great job and reminds me a little of Tim Flach's personified animals: http://thetabula.com/2014/12/16/feature-more-than-human-personified-animals-by-tim-flach/
Nice photos, are they zoo animals? I can't imagine wild animals being taken for photoshoots. Reminds me of James Mollison's great series on apes: http://jamesmollison.com/books/james-other-apes/
Can I please have your job? Honestly, I would love to know how you're able to work with some of these exotic animals, for instance, did you have to get a bigger studio when the elephant came in for his sitting? :D
If these really are studio photos, it is harming animal welfare (no wild animal should be dragged to a photo studio) and sending out the wrong message.
If these really are studio photos, this is harming animal welfare (no wild animal should be dragged into a studio) and sending out the wrong message...
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