畅销摄影作者亨利·卡罗尔（Henry Carroll）通过一组当代创意摄影师的照片，观察人类世时代，人类与动物之间的关系。

透过新一代摄影师的眼睛，看到他们对生活的看法。亨利·卡罗尔挖掘了照片背后的想法，提出了对气候变化、种族、性、性别、信仰、不平等、美、权力、自然世界的个人观点。在本书中，卡罗尔深入研究了当代摄影的生态系统，思考在人类世中人类与动物的联系。他的分析表明，我们对某些动物的欣赏、漠视或排斥，都是由我们自己的身体和动物的身体共同决定的。还展示了自然史惯例对动物的政治理解，以及动物作为精神、文化、个人符号的角色如何能够成为一种同样有效的分类手段。

在书中，卡罗尔写出了我们与动物日常互动中的心理力量斗争，从摄影师的镜头中看到我们对待动物的方式，或把它们当作宠物，或是过度消费它们。卡罗尔将这些摄影师视为现代的哲学家，他们向我们展示了如何融合技术、概念、想象力，提出关于动物王国和人性的有趣问题。对摄影师和读者来说，这本书非常有意义，将促使你重新思考你与动物之间的关系。

An innovative and insightful look at our relationship with animals in the age of the Anthropocene from bestselling author Henry Carroll with original images from an innovative array of contemporary photographers

See through the eyes of a new generation of photographers responding to the rapidly unfolding issues shaping our lives. In this series of small, revealing, and beautifully presented books, Henry Carroll, the bestselling photography writer of the last decade, considers the ideas behind images to present personal perspectives on climate change, race, sexuality, gender, faith, inequality, beauty, power, and the natural world. In this second book of the series, ANIMALS, Carroll deep-

dives into an ecosystem of contemporary images to consider how we relate to animals in the Anthropocene. His accessible analysis of emotive imagery suggests that our appreciation for some animals and disregard, or repulsion, for others is shaped by our own physicality as much as theirs. He shows how the conventions of natural history offer a very politicized understanding of fauna and how the role of animals as spiritual, cultural, and personal symbols can be an equally valid means of classification.

Carroll reflects on the psychological power struggles infusing our daily interactions with animals and unpacks the photographers’ visual insights relating to our treatment of animals, whether it’s the way we pamper them as pets or consume them to excess. In this diverse collection of arresting images and engaging text, Carroll regards the photographers as modern-

day philosophers, original thinkers who show us how to fuse technique, concept, and imagination in order to pose intriguing questions about the animal kingdom and human nature. For both the creators and consumers of images, this timely book contains a treasure trove of meaningful visual reflections that will prompt you to rethink your relationship with animals both domestic and wild.