ABOUT

Since 2010 I have been traveling throughout Europe photographing primates in small zoos. Alone, patient and silent, in these monkey houses I have the opportunity to establish a more than passing connection with my subjects. I make portraits that reveal the unique personality of each of these animals; it is clear that they are posing for my camera and that there exists a human-primate bond. It is my goal to motivate people to feel compassion for primates and an obligation to protect them. Most of the primates I photograph qualify as  endangered, and all of them are facing stress from loss of habitat and human activity. The plight of primates on earth is urgent; our indifference will condemn them to extinction, and we will follow.        -Anne Berry