Pieter Hugo shot the series ‘The Hyena & Other Men’ in Nigeria. Pieter was captivated by the first pictures of the ‘hyena men’ that he came across randomly. He went to live with them on the periphery of Abuja in a shantytown – a group of men, a little girl, three hyenas, four monkeys and [...]
This series of animal portraits came as a result of a benefit of Michael Patrick O’Leary, who helped out with for the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. They gave him behind-the-scenes access to all of the animals so he could produce prints for the benefit auction. Here’s more from Michael: “These animals were amazing to photograph. [...]
Created by Vienna-based studio grafisches büro is a series of images that playfully interpret which dogs could be related to which typeface – a dalmation as courier, or perhaps a german shepherd as helvetica. The work observes each pet for their various characteristics in the same capacity as comparing fonts – finding the similarities in [...]
Maddie on Things is back! As we reported earlier this year, photographer Theron Humphreys has traveled across America with his Coon Hound Maddie taking pictures of her standing on various iconic American objects. In August there was talk of the project coming to an end. But we’re happy to report, Maddie and her love of [...]
When the Japanese art director and designer Kenya Hara (the man responsible for the look of Muji over the last decade) announced a top-secret new project for the fall, no one could have guessed that it would be called Architecture for Dogs. There must be a hidden meaning, right? Nope. Architecture for Dogs is just [...]
The Bird Photo Booth is the world’s first bird feeder and camera all-in-one that is designed to work with your iPhone, iPod touch and GoPro. The worst part about bird watching is having to sit around and wait for birds to cross your line or vision (or do something interesting). Now, you can set up [...]
If you’re an animal lover it’s highly likely you’ll find these images upsetting. The bloodied carcasses of slaughtered beasts have a habit of turning the stomachs of even the most committed carnivore, but David Chancellor’s portraits of hunters in various parts of Africa are also remarkably compelling, inviting us to witness a ritualistic and deeply [...]
We, as humans, go to great lengths to satisfy our desire for a connection with the natural world, especially in our interactions with wild and exotic animals. Zoos are the primary site for this relationship, but they often obscure the conflicts inherent in maintaining and displaying captive wild animals. In this series, photographer Daniel Kukla [...]
Sebastian Magnani, a 27-year-old Swiss photographer has been attracting a good deal of worldwide attention lately for his photo project that takes the idea that dogs resemble their owners to the next level. Titled ‘Underdogs’, the series of photos features portraits showing dog faces carefully Photoshopped onto the bodies of their owners. The project began [...]
This series of photographs captures an increasingly human-dominated world as it collides with the wild animals at its boundaries. Photographer Amy Stein has created a collection of arresting yet quiet images, each one showing animals making their home in, or at least visiting, the world of humans. Through her work she addresses the paradoxical relationship [...]
