Tuesday, January 2, 2018

A Photographer Spent Two Years Photographing Animals That May Soon Be Extinct

“We as humans are connected to animals through our origins. If we don’t value them, we might lose them, and lose part of ourselves in the process.”

Tim Flach is a world renowned-photographer who's been in the field for decades. For several years a lot of Flach's works have centered around animals. As his travel and work took him to various places around the globe, he saw a need to focus on animals that are under threat. The result of this body of work is a book titled Endangered.

Tim Flach is a world renowned-photographer who's been in the field for decades. For several years a lot of Flach's works have centered around animals. As his travel and work took him to various places around the globe, he saw a need to focus on animals that are under threat. The result of this body of work is a book titled Endangered.

Saiga

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Flach told BuzzFeed that the project took him two years to put together.

Flach told BuzzFeed that the project took him two years to put together.

Yunan Snub Nose Monkey

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He said after working with animals for so long, his work naturally started to focus on conservation. In fact, the subjects of Endangered largely came from convos he had with conservationists.

He said after working with animals for so long, his work naturally started to focus on conservation. In fact, the subjects of Endangered largely came from convos he had with conservationists.

Snow Leopard

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All the animals featured face some form of threat, ranging from pollution, poaching, lack of food, habitat destruction, and/or climate change.

All the animals featured face some form of threat, ranging from pollution, poaching, lack of food, habitat destruction, and/or climate change.

Golden Snub Nose Monkey

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Tim Flach / Via timflach.com

Flach went on to say that when people look at Endangered he wants the question to be, "To whom does the term 'endangered' really apply?"

Flach went on to say that when people look at Endangered he wants the question to be, "To whom does the term 'endangered' really apply?"

Iberian Lynx

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He added that we need to put an emphasis on conservation and hope.

He added that we need to put an emphasis on conservation and hope.

Madrill

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Tim Flach

That's something to think about.

That's something to think about.

Pied Tamarin

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