Nur, coming back home

Back Nur, coming back home I would like to use these photos to narrate Nur’s story. Nur was abandoned at birth by her mother, a young and inexperienced female belonging to a group of Tonkean macaques. Initially Nur was hand-reared with a bottle and a monkey soft...

Evalyne, a mother’s drama

Back Evalyne, a mother’s drama These pictures depict an extraordinary and emotional event that I scientifically documented as a researcher at the Fondazione Ethoikos. Evalyne, a young female belonging to a group of Tonkean macaques, gave birth to a baby and took full...

Primate infant care, skin-to-skin

Back Primate infant care, skin-to-skin The photos aim to highlight the intimate bond that exists in primates between the infant and the other members of the group, and particularly the mother. Primates have a relatively long infant developmental stage compared to...

Facial displays, the expression of emotions

Back Facial displays, the expression of emotions My photographs of the facial expressions of non-human primates aim to highlight the similarities in the outward manifestation of inner feelings by humans and animals: the expression of emotions is the living, everyday...

Monkey portraits, ourselves in the mirror

Back Monkey portraits, ourselves in the mirrorThese portraits have given a face to my study subjects throughout my years spent studying monkey behaviour as an ethologist at the Fondazione Ethoikos. The photos are intended to depict monkeys in their uniqueness. They...

Rescued souls, the refugees of Parco Abatino

Back Rescued souls, the refugees of Parco AbatinoThese photos depict some of the animals that have been cared for at the Parco Abatino; each picture highlights how, behind every glance, there is a different individual with its own peculiarities and fragilities. The...