Behind Glass

Since 2010 I have traveled to small zoos in Europe to visit and photograph primates. My portraits reveal the unique personality of each of these animals. Jane Goodall describes the photographs as “wonderful, very moving, should melt a few hearts.” This project culminated in a folio published by 21st Editions, an edition of 17, held in museum and library special collections, including The National Gallery of Art. I published Behind Glass, 2021 to make the images accessible to a wider audience. It is my goal to motivate people to feel compassion for primates and an obligation to protect them. Most of the primates I photograph qualify as endangered, and all of them are facing stress from loss of habitat and human activity. The plight of primates on earth is urgent; our indifference will condemn them to extinction, and we will follow. These photographs provide a voice for primates, and they are asking for help.

Pigment prints on Hahnemühle photo rag baryta (315 gsm, 100% cotton) available in two sizes: 11"x11" and 16"x 16.” For edition number and to purchase, email anne.ellis.berry@gmail.com. Silver gelatin fiber prints available upon request.

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered chimpanzee Gorilla in Heidelberg Germany zoo

Lulu

photograph by Anne Berry of a Colobus Monkey in a zoo

Persephone

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered bonobo with twins in a zoo in Wuppertal Germany

Eja

photograph by Anne Berry of a spider monkey in a zoo in Amsterdam

Luuk

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered Lion Tailed Macaque in a zoo in Dresden Germany

Emma

photograph by Anne Berry of a Patas Monkey in the Barcelona Spain zoo

Estel

Photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered orangutan in zoo in Rome

Martina

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered Western Lowland Gorilla in Krefeld Germany zoo

Boma

photograph by Anne Berry of a critically endangered Orangutan in Munich Germany zoo

Bruno

photograph by Anne Berry of a critically endangered Red-Shanked Douc Langur in a zoo in Cologne Germany

Vincent

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered Western Lowland Gorilla in Munich Germany

Rututu

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered chimpanzee in a zoo in Heidelberg Germany

Henry

photograph by Anne Berry of a critically endangered Crested Black Macaque in Antwerp Belgium

Peter

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered chimpanzee posing with a screw in Krefeld Germany

Charly

photograph by Anne Berry of a critically endangered Crested Black Macaque in an Antwerp Belgium zoo y

Louis

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered chimpanzee in a zoo in Karlsruhe Germany

Benni

photograph by Anne Berry of a baboon in a zoo in Moscow Russia

Andrei

photograph by Anne Berry of an endangered chimpanzee Heidelberg Germany

Heidi