Animals look like humans in these expressive pet portraits that show creatures in a new light
These emotive portraits show animals in a new light - displaying seemingly human feelings.
Belgian photographer Vincent Lagrange's project Human Animal seeks to capture such moments.
"Today most people photograph just people," he said. "But only a few photograph animals.
"I tried to photograph the animals as humans, depicting their emotion and human-like characteristics in a sombre way."
If you have ever felt a deep connection with your pet, it could be because you have noticed such fleeting moments yourself.
From domestic pets to wild animals, the character in the faces of these creatures make them look positively wise.
Vincent was inspired to shoot the series by his cat, Dwiezel.
And in the vein of the age-old adage about 'never work with animals or children', Vincent admitted that the most taxing task was getting the animals to sit still so he could snap the perfect shot.
Check out Vincent's website for more of his stunning images.
The human side of the globe-horned chameleon
Looks like Guus knows something you don't want him to know
Don't anger the shouting owl
Charlie's a dog with the weight of the world on his shoulders
And he does loneliness so well
This pup is nameless - and also looks pretty hopeless
The panther chameleon looks ready to pounce
Sorrowful and soulful, here's Ibis
Eyes tightly shut, this dog's having a shout out loud
The shy incognito owl's avoiding your gaze
You're being watched by a pignose turtle
A proud stance from a tiny dog, this is Pepper
Fear in a feline's eyes, courtesy of Miss Pitta
Vincent gets in on the act in this self portrait with his parrot Mojo
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Beautiful animals
Captured magnificently in these pictures
Enjoy
And two more
Amazing pic's ,and great captions to go along with them. What a gifted photographer....
Nona
Thanks for the feedback
Yes agifted photographer but some truly amazing subjects to work with as well.
Wow-- these are great pictures!
To me, most of these look lonely and sorrowful-- they look worried, as if the camera is going to steal their soul!
Thanks for publishing this!
Dwser
Thanks for the feedback and your perspective on the state of mind of the "models"
As to the two in my first comment, I felt that they had a look of grim determination and indifference to the photographer.
Enjoyable photos RIO.
Thanks for the post.
Kavika
I am glad that you liked them
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Excellent collection of photos!
That cat looks like Wilford Brimley!
Actually several cats do, as people have noticed:
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That cat looks like Wilford Brimley!
I think that just about every heavyset old man with a mustache looks like him too.
Krish
Glad you liked them thanks for the feedback
Krish
One of my favorite character actors