A new exceptional book that examines how birds have served as a primary source of inspiration for contemporary artists throughout history.

An engaging overview of contemporary bird photography, featuring the work of over 50 internationally renowned photographers in a mesmerizing journey capturing the brilliance of birds and highlighting the complex relationship between humans and animals. Bird photographs were rarely depicted in the early decades of photography: birds were too quick to capture in flight and could not be rendered in color, issues that took many years to resolve. Today, however, with advanced technical tools at their disposal, photographers have approached the subject with great enthusiasm, inspired by the growing understanding and appreciation of the complex nature of birds.

"Aviary" includes the works of more than fifty internationally recognized photographers exploring our relationship with birds, raising questions about how we observe them and how we respond to their presence – and vice versa. Following an eclectic curatorial approach, Danaé Panchaud and William A. Ewing weave together photographs from various fields including art, documentary, fashion, portraiture, ornithology, and wildlife photography, proposing intriguing new dialogues and visual theater among these diverse photographic expressions.

Rather than being organized by discipline or genre, "Aviary" explores the symbiotic relationship between animals and humans through six thematic chapters, imagined as 'acts' in a theatrical performance. Both a visual celebration of nature’s wonders and a poignant reminder of its fragility, "Aviary" offers an exciting portrait of our relationship with birds through the work of contemporary photographers such as Leila Jeffreys, Sarah Moon, Roger Ballen, Charles Fréger, Vik Muniz, Tim Flach, Viviane Sassen, Robert Clark, Nadav Kander, among many others.

Pages: 272, Year of Publication: 0909, Dimensions: 24.5x24.5cm