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We Photographed Hundreds Of The Most Beautiful Chickens, And Just Look At Them!
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I'm Matteo and I'm a professional photographer. I've always been fascinated by the beauty of birds.
In 2013 I decided to go in search of a Concincina as a pet for my studio garden in Milan. That's when I met Giorgio, a farmer who invited me to an aviary exhibition.
That very same day, the Concincina hen Jessicah (cue Unchained Melody) stole my heart.
My friend and work partner Moreno joined me in this passion/madness and we started to take pictures of literally hundreds of chickens and roosters.
Just look at them. They are beautiful. And they know it.
Eventually, we ended up with enough material to think about publishing a book. That's why we just launched a Kickstarter campaign.
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This actually rooster, breed name is sebright (silver one are also supercool!)
I knew he reminded me of some US President. Check out Martin Van Buren
Wow, I love his powerful awesome dinosaur legs!!!! And those amazing copper and green and black contrast, simply gorgeous majestic rooster (hen?!)
Looks cool, but makes me sad that we have bred chickens to have all these extra feathers on their feet and legs of a type that would only cause them problems. :\
Belgium Bearded...I named mine Waffle! He is a character!
They're so cute, just like their great, great, great......grand parents. Velocirapt...fc4bdc.jpg
That photo makes no sense there but I agree they look like their chicken grandparents.
Ana, birds are nothing more than dinosaurs, from 65 million years ago. If you study the several velociraptor species, chickens are loaded with similarities. The smaller dinosaurs were not killed off by the K/T Impactor. That's where birds originated.
Great list of show chickens. Would've been better to know their names
We indicate every breed in the book (teaser wink wink, go check our kickstarter wink wink)
Ooh, please put the link in your bio.
Ohhhh.... gotta get that! My mom would love it!
wow these are amazing, you never really stop and appreciate how beautiful these birds are.
So true
I'm going to have a lot of trouble eating at KFC now..
This is an amazing post! Honestly, the photographs were very well done to emphasize how beautiful these animals are. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! They were really easy to photograph to be honest :)
I never realized there were so many different kinds!
Couldn't you make these photos any darker? I can still almost see the chickens.
:D
How can chickens look like they're twice divorced? Jk, but these are really awesome
Absolutely beautiful photography. Chickens are my favorite birds. I rescued one girl, she lived with me for six years before she passed. She had her own dog bed, loved watermelon, would lay down in front of the TV to watch the Flinstones, would peck my bed so I could pick her up and cuddle, and would purr me to sleep just like a kitty! :) Oh she loved listening to Mozart too, I'd play it when she was outside and she would lay down and watch the butterflies around her in my yard :')
I call my chickens the “feather dogs”, they really are so smart and sweet!!!
I didn't know chickens purred! thank you for that info! Just one breed ?
I feel like crying whenever I see a live chicken because I had a cousin who had chickens and whenever my parents and I visited his family, I always hung out with him in the chicken coop. He tragically passed away a few years ago. He was 20.
*offers a sad smile, and if it is ok a hand to hold just for a bit.* "sorry for your loss" seems so inadequate.
Thank you.
If you havent seen the documentary, Chicken People, it IS a MUST SEE!!! VERY FUNNY!
Thanks for the recommendation!
These are some cool ass chickens :O
Is it bad that I know the breeds of most of these chickens *already*?
Not bad, very good!
WOW! I never knew some chicken breeds have so many beautiful colored feathers! Love the colors and poses 😍 This is an eye-opener.
I'm so disappointed they didn't mention the name of each breed
We name each breed in the book! (sorry I have to do some promo)
I hope somebody names these species ....
A LOT of work goes into these show chickens!
I'm glad nobody turned this into a veganism argument.
Because that's an argument that you want to avoid?
Yes.
Beautiful photographs. How did you make them stand still?
I was hoping to see a Dominicker... they are black and white and one of the larger breeds of chicken. I raised one when I was 10ish. A handsome rooster who followed me like a puppy. He got along with everyone, except my mom.
I really enjoyed this posting! Amazing work and photography!
Chickens are lovely in general... except when you are going past them with a piece of salad (or anything) that you would have liked to eat by yourself...
This is truth! I walk outside with a piece of toast and suddenly I have 14 chickens surrounding me
They chase me around the yard for treats. I swear they can teleport...
What?
He means they will take your food.
Cool! I did not know there were so many beautiful varieties of fowl!
These are just a few ;)
Where can I find more? Really appreciate the photos.
All of these are competition birds.
They forgot one chickun-5a...29daa0.jpg
Which season of Drag Race is that?
Ha ha! Yes!
I am also professional photographer but I don't find these photographs professional at all.
WOW most of them´re roosters, but amazing!!!
Roosters are male chickens... back to school you go!
Excellent pictures!
Absolutely love these. Really great photography skills, by the way.
Is it bad that I know most of the breeds of these chickens *already* and have had many of the different kinds?
You've got amazing skills! The birds are pretty or at least interesting, but the pictures themselves are so beautiful!
Fabulous pictures! They all look amazing!
I like my chickens flat on the back, roasted golden brown, with a side order of stuffing and cranberry sauce.
To look at photos of beautiful, intelligent animals that want to live and feel pain and emotion and think of how you want it to die horribly for you to have a snack is disturbing.
No, I'm a vegan.
Okay, so you admit you disturbed.
Are you a vegetarian or just a hypocrite?
These are just a few ;)
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Hi guys, thank you for the article on our beloved Chic!ken project. If you’d like to know more about this project, we just published a full case study here: http://www.atellani.com/chicken-collection-photography-book-tranchellini-monti.html
Wow, I had no idea there were so many different kinds of chickens. They are all so beautiful.
Great now I want a pet chicken even more :P
They forgot one chickun-5a...f2c081.jpg
Congratulations on your photographic ability, these images are beautiful, well done, Bravo!!!
Congratulations on your photographic skill, these images are beautiful, well done, bravo.
I'm fond of chickens, each bird is an individual. We had a rooster, Pretty Boy, hehad a golden mane and was a true gentlebird. When his hens laid their first egg (like humans birthing, its a painful frighting experience), he would sit next to his hen and comfort her. Each hen has a song she would sing to her chicks at night. While she nestled over them to keep them warm and safe. They're songs are sweet and different. For a long time I couldn't eat chicken out of respect for them. We didn't kill our birds. And soon ended up with over 100. We did collect the eggs that weren't sat on.
Ed: I LOVE CHICKENS EDDY!!!!!
They are gorgeous. Makes me want to get a chicken. I had a friend who had a couple of bantam roosters. He said they were like a mad dog with feathers.
Just BEAUTIFUL!
This is like a chicken fashion show, they're amazing!
There are a few champion lookers there. A splendid set of photos.
Lovely, lovely animals... I’d highly suggest anyone who reads this should get their own! Not only do you have extremely fresh and delicious eggs that are much healthier for you, but it also means you are boycotting really horrible egg farms most chickens suffer in. They make great compost for the garden too! It’s a great way to be environmentally conscious, healthier, and an animal welfare advocate while getting free food and a wonderful pet. I love my chickens and ducks!!!
beautiful! Amazing shots
Most beautiful chicken Schnitzel-...05d62c.jpg
Oh my, such fabulous fancy beautiful birds, now I feel so bad. Shit......
CHICKEN PORN!!!!!! :)
Sir are you okay
It means an overage of chickens... chicken love!
The lighting is abysmal. Next time hire a professional like me. It's one thing to create mood with light and dark, it's quite another to screw it all up and do a terrible disservice to the chickens who are actually beautiful. Shame on you.
It's meant to look dark... it's very stylized.
Sorry, wait... I wrote that before finishing reading because I thought you were commenting on that. I agree that the lighting could be smoother, but it still appears excellent!
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looks delicious
They're so cute, just like their great, great, great......grand parents. Velocirapt...fc4bdc.jpg
That photo makes no sense there but I agree they look like their chicken grandparents.
Ana, birds are nothing more than dinosaurs, from 65 million years ago. If you study the several velociraptor species, chickens are loaded with similarities. The smaller dinosaurs were not killed off by the K/T Impactor. That's where birds originated.
Great list of show chickens. Would've been better to know their names
We indicate every breed in the book (teaser wink wink, go check our kickstarter wink wink)
Ooh, please put the link in your bio.
Ohhhh.... gotta get that! My mom would love it!
wow these are amazing, you never really stop and appreciate how beautiful these birds are.
So true
I'm going to have a lot of trouble eating at KFC now..
This is an amazing post! Honestly, the photographs were very well done to emphasize how beautiful these animals are. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! They were really easy to photograph to be honest :)
I never realized there were so many different kinds!
Couldn't you make these photos any darker? I can still almost see the chickens.
:D
How can chickens look like they're twice divorced? Jk, but these are really awesome
Absolutely beautiful photography. Chickens are my favorite birds. I rescued one girl, she lived with me for six years before she passed. She had her own dog bed, loved watermelon, would lay down in front of the TV to watch the Flinstones, would peck my bed so I could pick her up and cuddle, and would purr me to sleep just like a kitty! :) Oh she loved listening to Mozart too, I'd play it when she was outside and she would lay down and watch the butterflies around her in my yard :')
I call my chickens the “feather dogs”, they really are so smart and sweet!!!
I didn't know chickens purred! thank you for that info! Just one breed ?
I feel like crying whenever I see a live chicken because I had a cousin who had chickens and whenever my parents and I visited his family, I always hung out with him in the chicken coop. He tragically passed away a few years ago. He was 20.
*offers a sad smile, and if it is ok a hand to hold just for a bit.* "sorry for your loss" seems so inadequate.
Thank you.
If you havent seen the documentary, Chicken People, it IS a MUST SEE!!! VERY FUNNY!
Thanks for the recommendation!
These are some cool ass chickens :O
Is it bad that I know the breeds of most of these chickens *already*?
Not bad, very good!
WOW! I never knew some chicken breeds have so many beautiful colored feathers! Love the colors and poses 😍 This is an eye-opener.
I'm so disappointed they didn't mention the name of each breed
We name each breed in the book! (sorry I have to do some promo)
I hope somebody names these species ....
A LOT of work goes into these show chickens!
I'm glad nobody turned this into a veganism argument.
Because that's an argument that you want to avoid?
Yes.
Beautiful photographs. How did you make them stand still?
I was hoping to see a Dominicker... they are black and white and one of the larger breeds of chicken. I raised one when I was 10ish. A handsome rooster who followed me like a puppy. He got along with everyone, except my mom.
I really enjoyed this posting! Amazing work and photography!
Chickens are lovely in general... except when you are going past them with a piece of salad (or anything) that you would have liked to eat by yourself...
This is truth! I walk outside with a piece of toast and suddenly I have 14 chickens surrounding me
They chase me around the yard for treats. I swear they can teleport...
What?
He means they will take your food.
Cool! I did not know there were so many beautiful varieties of fowl!
These are just a few ;)
Where can I find more? Really appreciate the photos.
All of these are competition birds.
They forgot one chickun-5a...29daa0.jpg
Which season of Drag Race is that?
Ha ha! Yes!
I am also professional photographer but I don't find these photographs professional at all.
WOW most of them´re roosters, but amazing!!!
Roosters are male chickens... back to school you go!
Excellent pictures!
Absolutely love these. Really great photography skills, by the way.
Is it bad that I know most of the breeds of these chickens *already* and have had many of the different kinds?
You've got amazing skills! The birds are pretty or at least interesting, but the pictures themselves are so beautiful!
Fabulous pictures! They all look amazing!
I like my chickens flat on the back, roasted golden brown, with a side order of stuffing and cranberry sauce.
To look at photos of beautiful, intelligent animals that want to live and feel pain and emotion and think of how you want it to die horribly for you to have a snack is disturbing.
No, I'm a vegan.
Okay, so you admit you disturbed.
Are you a vegetarian or just a hypocrite?
These are just a few ;)
beautiful chicken http://gatretanchau.com
Hi guys, thank you for the article on our beloved Chic!ken project. If you’d like to know more about this project, we just published a full case study here: http://www.atellani.com/chicken-collection-photography-book-tranchellini-monti.html
Wow, I had no idea there were so many different kinds of chickens. They are all so beautiful.
Great now I want a pet chicken even more :P
They forgot one chickun-5a...f2c081.jpg
Congratulations on your photographic ability, these images are beautiful, well done, Bravo!!!
Congratulations on your photographic