Two of my Series were awarded prizes in the PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS competition with entries from 83 countries.
100,000 birds die annually on their bi-annual migratory flights. All the birds in this series are dead but beautiful biological specimens worthy of reverence, and visual contemplation.
Climate change is affecting migratory birds, others succumb to accidents, changes in available food, disease, etc. These birds are warning us about our impact on the environment, and to take responsibility.
In the illustrative, detailed style of Audubon’s paintings of birds, I chose to scan these birds for maximum detail of their bodies, some details difficult to discern with the naked eye. I am seeking to call attention to their plummeting populations and difficulties. All are archival pigment prints on Crane’s Museo Silver Rag paper.