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Gaston Lacombe’s Captive

September 26, 2013 By Meaghan Gay

Captive - White-faced Saki MonkeyNot all zoos are created equal. Admiring beautiful creatures from the animal kingdom can come at a painful cost to many animals in captivity. D.C. based photographer Gaston Lacombe has traveled to 21 zoos on five continents to put together a body of work detailing the sad, horrible conditions for many animals that are Captive.

Captive - Polar Bear [Read more…]

Filed Under: Artist Spotlight Tagged With: animal cruelty, animal rights, animals, artist spotlight, Captive, Gaston Lacombe, tiger, wild animals, zoos

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