After 12 years photographing models, musicians, and celebrities, Brad Wilson
decided that he wanted to photograph something a little more
unpredictable: wild animals. Wilson began travelling to zoos, animal
sanctuaries, and studios to photograph everything from a lion to a
chimpanzee. The photo shoots were far from the orderly scenes Wilson
experienced while shooting magazine stories and advertisements. Instead,
he says, they became a kind of “organised chaos”. “You can’t direct
animals like you can people. When you are shooting animals, you have to
wait for them to do whatever it is they are going to do. You have to be
patient and pick your moments”, says Wilson. “It’s completely changed
the way I looked at photography”.
Baboon. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Zebra. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Chimpanzee. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Western screech owl. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Mountain lion. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Spider monkey. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Tiger. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Elephant. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Kangaroo. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Golden eagle. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Alligator. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Lion. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Serval. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
White tiger. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Rhino. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Spectacled owl. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Baboon. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Zebra. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Chimpanzee. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Western screech owl. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Mountain lion. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Spider monkey. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Tiger. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Elephant. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Kangaroo. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Golden eagle. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Alligator. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Lion. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Serval. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
White tiger. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Rhino. (Photo by Brad Wilson)
Spectacled owl. (Photo by Brad Wilson)