Photographer Rob MacInnis gathers barnyard animals that we selected for consumption and production, and turns them into majestic portrait subjects. Everything started when Rob came back from a long journey through South America. Taking photos in places that suffered from extreme poverty made him rethink photography's role in his life and society: "I had a tough time dealing with my relationship to photography after this trip," Rob told Bored Panda. "I felt it irresponsible to ignore the exploitative aspects of photography, especially when making artwork in such a privileged position. I found that photographing animals enabled me to critique both myself and the photographic field."
With the benefit of hindsight, putting the donkey in with the sheep might have been a touch, well, ear-responsible. Just three hours after this ewe was born, her ears were chewed off by her stablemate.
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Photographer Rob MacInnis gathers barnyard animals that we selected for consumption and production, and turns them into majestic portrait subjects. Everything started when Rob came back from a long journey through South America. Taking photos in places that suffered from extreme poverty made him rethink photography's role in his life and society: "I had a tough time dealing with my relationship to photography after this trip," Rob told Bored Panda. "I felt it irresponsible to ignore the exploitative aspects of photography, especially when making artwork in such a privileged position. I found that photographing animals enabled me to critique both myself and the photographic field."
Each year on April 10th, National Farm Animals Day focuses attention of the humane care of farm animals. The day also aims to find homes for abandoned and abused farm animals.
And let's face it, they are.
Just a couple of kids....
If you don't know this about me already, I could photograph sheep in barns all day.
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When it comes to the cuteness factor, alpacas pretty much rule the barnyard.
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Adorable.
The Berlin DJ horsegiirL sets the record straight on her journey from barnyard to Berghain, reflecting on fashion’s problematic relationship with animal rights, and the many crickets she counts as fans.
