Priscilla Frank
Arts Writer, The Huffington Post
For most, wolves are
best experienced from a safe distance. A belly-full howl from a faraway,
shadowy creature provides ample wolf exposure for the majority. But not
all.
Cleo Goossens is a photographer
based in Eindhoven in the Netherlands -- and, so we've gathered, a
significant wolf enthusiast. (Her dog is named Wolf and her company, Sun of Wolves.) Recently, Goossens visited eight real, very live wolves in Germany, owned by a Dutch man who lives with them in harmony, along with his wife, son and dingo.
The photographs, some
in black and white, others in color, some from far away, some
startlingly close, capture wolves with an intimacy not often found in
nature or wildlife photography. One image presents its subject as the
lone wolf in the wild while another depicts a cuddly creature hungry for
contact and love. The short but striking series shows the dynamic range
of personas that wolves embody, and their surprising capacity to
interact with humans...Read here, photos...
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