Claudio Gotsch snaps the animals of his native Switzerland in striking black and white portraits.

Frenchman Éric Pillot wanders through zoos, photographing their residents as if they were in a theatre. His work seeks to show the complexity of the relationship between humans and animals in photos that recall paintings.

German photographer Kristin Schnell is interested in animals that have had a hard life or been mistreated.

Lithuanian photographer Andrius Burba creates humorous portraits of animals from an unusual perspective.