Freedom, Interrupted
This bald eagle has chronic arthritis and can no longer survive in the wild. It now lives in a zoo, where visitors photograph the “symbol of freedom” through chain-link fencing.
Misplaced Identity
The snake’s world ends at the glass. Across the global reptile trade, millions of snakes live in restrictive enclosures that fail to replicate the forests and riverbanks where their sensory world evolved. This photograph reflects the unseen cost of captivity — the displacement of wild instincts into artificial spaces
Patterned Perception
Framed
Sky Scraper
A common tern flies past a modern glass condominium tower in Toronto, its small organic form creating dramatic contrast against the geometric repetition of glass and steel balconies. The composition emphasizes scale and juxtaposition—the fragile bird navigating through an environment of overwhelming human architecture.
