project apes

May 26, 2013

Project Apes

'While watching a nature program on primates I was struck by their facial similarity to our own. Humans are clearly different to animals, but the great apes inhabit that grey area between man and animal. I thought it would be interesting to try to photograph gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans using the aesthetic of the passport photograph- its ubiquitous style suggesting the idea of identity.'


The rest of the images in this series are more than worth a look.
Beautifully shot and endlessly intriguing.

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