"Gimme Shelter" (2025)
Shelter veterinary medicine and the stray animal epidemic.
An ongoing photographic exploration of the challenges facing companion animals and the people working to help them. From overcrowded shelters and abandoned animals to the complexities of veterinary care, this work examines the systems, circumstances and human decisions shaping the lives of animals in our communities.
Scenes from "Gimme Shelter". Clockwise from top left: shelter cat Mikey spends time in an incubator while recovering from respiratory issues, blood is drawn on a shelter dog in triage, shelter staff handle cases in the clinic, a pug with a broken pelvis and injured hind leg lays on a scale inside a mobile vet clinic van, a stray dog eats kibble on the side of a road in the Rio Grande Valley (TX), a few weeks' old kitten extends a paw to a vet tech at an outreach clinic, a chihuahua mix recovers in a cage in the shelter ICU on a rabies hold, a shelter vet holds an amputated section of lower jaw during a mandibulectomy.
"Anti-Poaching in Namibia" (2024)
On the ground with Working Dogs for Conservation and the Ministry of Environment & Tourism Namibia (MEFT).
In summer 2024, I embedded with Namibia's first ever K-9 anti-poaching unit, following training exercises and eventually a live operation. Consisting of eight handlers selected from Namibian Special Forces and ten dogs, the unit works tirelessly to combat threats to wildlife, namely endangered black rhino populations, from a widespread poaching network.
From camping in conservancy land to helicopter rides during golden hour to setting up temporary station in the open bush, the chance to follow this work was the opportunity of a lifetime. The bonds between dog and handler were visceral - with just a single look, a scratch behind the ears or toss of a ball, the mutual trust and connection evident and special.
Scenes from training, living and operations with Namibia's first ever K-9 anti-poaching unit. Namibia. Summer 2024.