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Faces Of The Wild: I Fight Animal Captivity With My Portraits

Faces of the Wild is a new portrait series showing humans inside of an animal sheath.

The project was inspired by captive animals, rocking back and forth in their cages at the zoo as the result of mental anguish from being held inside of enclosures for extended periods of time. I have always been distraught at how silent wild majestic animals must feel while living at a zoo, away from any natural habitat that emulates their native environments.

The United States owns so much land, enough to provide free-range environments where there wouldn’t be fences for dozens of miles. Maybe this photo series will open up the eyes of those who don’t realize how primitive the life of a captive wild animal really is.

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Faces Of The Wild: I Fight Animal Captivity With My Portraits

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Faces Of The Wild: I Fight Animal Captivity With My Portraits

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My name is Devin Mitchell. I like to take pictures about things that matter.

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My name is Devin Mitchell. I like to take pictures about things that matter.

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MauroMiceliConsigli 9 years ago

Great and really nice! But what about cows, chickens, lambs, fish etc?

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Kirschzwiebel 9 years ago

What about dogs, cats?

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OonaGillespie 9 years ago

Isn't the last one a clownfish?

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

And the very last portrait is a clown ->fish<- :p

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

It is called Faces of the ->WILD<-, not faces of the livestock that we eat :p

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LeopardHorse56 9 years ago

I agree, but I'm pretty sure the lat one is a clownfish. :)

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LyoneFein 8 years ago

OK this is interesting....but what does it have to do with animal captivity?

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f@temeh 9 years ago

They have a lot of creativity.

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LorraAllen 9 years ago

beautiful....your art and the reason you created it. keep wild animals wild!

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MPaulaWhelan 8 years ago

Stunning!

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CaroleDose 9 years ago

Oh my!! What awesome talent you have...and a unique style! Do you paint your hands and face first, or work your magic on photographs... This blows me away!

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JDCausey 9 years ago

Awesome

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TonyaWinter 9 years ago

Curious, do you prefer that the tiger species that have become extinct in the wild cease to live on our planet altogether? I find that any stance on animal captivity that is at one extreme or the other to be less than useful.

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KinaPersson 8 years ago

Talk about seeing the dark side. He mentioned zoo's, perhaps there is something in between. Sanctuaries, protected areas, etc.

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LunaIndigo 9 years ago

Beautiful <3

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MaryRuthHarrill 9 years ago

WOW!

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RebeccaDogson 9 years ago

Too many felines, no mustelids or canines or birds or etc. And what about goats ?they've got awesome faces too

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

An owl isn't a bird? Did you research the rest of the series outside of this article? There are canines and goats. Go to the website and look at all the pictures instead of the ones just posted here.

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Roswitha 9 years ago

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karenza 9 years ago

i think you are a compassionate and brilliant person.

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MaryHurst 9 years ago

Fantastic artistry!

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JoelBramble 9 years ago

"inside an animal sheath..." meaning what exactly? Interesting images, but would be helpful to better understand what we're looking at/how these were created.

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MauroMiceliConsigli 9 years ago

Great and really nice! But what about cows, chickens, lambs, fish etc?

6points

Kirschzwiebel 9 years ago

What about dogs, cats?

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OonaGillespie 9 years ago

Isn't the last one a clownfish?

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

And the very last portrait is a clown ->fish<- :p

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

It is called Faces of the ->WILD<-, not faces of the livestock that we eat :p

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LeopardHorse56 9 years ago

I agree, but I'm pretty sure the lat one is a clownfish. :)

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LyoneFein 8 years ago

OK this is interesting....but what does it have to do with animal captivity?

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f@temeh 9 years ago

They have a lot of creativity.

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LorraAllen 9 years ago

beautiful....your art and the reason you created it. keep wild animals wild!

1point

MPaulaWhelan 8 years ago

Stunning!

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CaroleDose 9 years ago

Oh my!! What awesome talent you have...and a unique style! Do you paint your hands and face first, or work your magic on photographs... This blows me away!

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JDCausey 9 years ago

Awesome

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TonyaWinter 9 years ago

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KinaPersson 8 years ago

Talk about seeing the dark side. He mentioned zoo's, perhaps there is something in between. Sanctuaries, protected areas, etc.

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LunaIndigo 9 years ago

Beautiful <3

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MaryRuthHarrill 9 years ago

WOW!

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RebeccaDogson 9 years ago

Too many felines, no mustelids or canines or birds or etc. And what about goats ?they've got awesome faces too

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DevinMitchell (Post author) 9 years ago

An owl isn't a bird? Did you research the rest of the series outside of this article? There are canines and goats. Go to the website and look at all the pictures instead of the ones just posted here.

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Roswitha 9 years ago

Top

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karenza 9 years ago

i think you are a compassionate and brilliant person.

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MaryHurst 9 years ago

Fantastic artistry!

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JoelBramble 9 years ago

"inside an animal sheath..." meaning what exactly? Interesting images, but would be helpful to better understand what we're looking at/how these were created.

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