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This is Toby and I’m in love. A few months ago I began an incredible experience as a volunteer. Just outside of Montreal the Fauna Foundation provides a sanctuary for chimps, many of whom were rescued from medical research facilities. In fact, Fauna became home to 8 HIV animals, the first infected chimps to be released from labs to a sanctuary. I was very excited when Gloria Grow, the founder, asked me if I would like to photograph the chimps–it was truly a dream for me. It has been a remarkable journey, and a very challenging one as a photographer–and as a compassionate animal lover. I have not spoken about or shown any of my work from this incredible place…until now. I have been overwhelmed by their stories and captivated by the moments I have spent with these great, great apes. I have also been very unsure if I would be able to capture them to any degree close to how they have moved me. I have decided to start sharing some of my photos, and encounters, over the coming weeks. I hope I do them proud. (Visit faunachimps.tumblr, or http://www.faunafoundation.org  and make friends with the chimps.)

This is Toby and I’m in love.

A few months ago I began an incredible experience as a volunteer. Just outside of Montreal the Fauna Foundation provides a sanctuary for chimps, many of whom were rescued from medical research facilities. In fact, Fauna became home to 8 HIV animals, the first infected chimps to be released from labs to a sanctuary. I was very excited when Gloria Grow, the founder, asked me if I would like to photograph the chimps–it was truly a dream for me.

It has been a remarkable journey, and a very challenging one as a photographer–and as a compassionate animal lover. I have not spoken about or shown any of my work from this incredible place…until now. I have been overwhelmed by their stories and captivated by the moments I have spent with these great, great apes. I have also been very unsure if I would be able to capture them to any degree close to how they have moved me. I have decided to start sharing some of my photos, and encounters, over the coming weeks. I hope I do them proud.

(Visit faunachimps.tumblr, or http://www.faunafoundation.org  and make friends with the chimps.)

Nuts

Nuts

The Bard

The Bard

I hope you all don’t mind but wanted to post the invitation for my exhibit that is opening the 16th! If you live in Montreal please come!  If you have Montreal followers, maybe you could reblog? Or send me anti anxiety meds?  ;-) For the poster click ‘Photo Exhibit” on my tumblr. Thanks to all my followers for giving me the courage!

I hope you all don’t mind but wanted to post the invitation for my exhibit that is opening the 16th! If you live in Montreal please come!  If you have Montreal followers, maybe you could reblog? Or send me anti anxiety meds?  ;-) For the poster click ‘Photo Exhibit” on my tumblr. Thanks to all my followers for giving me the courage!