Captive is a highly effective sequence by Washington D.C.-based Canada photographer Gaston Lacombe that requires a look at animals in zoos and their living surroundings. Capturing his images from the viewpoint of any frequent guest, Lacombe controls to capture portraits of creatures, big and little, limited to the areas they've been offered by the zoos they've been compelled to inhabit.
The sequence, which records the readable conditions animals reside in at zoos from nine different nations on five different major regions, results in each organization in privacy. Selecting not to expose any particular titles of these wild animals display areas, Lacombe attracts interest to all zoos rather than just shaming a few. He says,
"Even in the very best of zoos you still find animals placed in horrible cement enclosures or little glass boxes."
The photographer adds,
"Not all zoos are equal. Some make great efforts to provide their animals with adequate and comfortable habitats, and some others can only be described as animal torture chambers. However, in all zoos, there are always some animals wedged in habitats that are inappropriate, inadequate and uncomfortable. I still haven't seen any exceptions to this."
Gaston Lacombe Captive
Source : Gaston Lacombe website