HIDDEN: ANIMALS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene is an unflinching book of photography about our conflict with non-human animals around the globe. Through the lenses of forty award-winning photojournalists, Hidden shines a light on the invisible animals in our lives: those with whom we have a close relationship and yet fail to see. The animals we eat and wear; the animals we use for research, work, and for entertainment; the animals we sacrifice in the name of tradition and religion. Hidden is a historical document, a memorial, and an indictment of what is and should never again be.

“The photojournalists featured in Hidden have entered some of the darkest, most unsettling places in the world. The images they have captured are a searing reminder of our unpardonable behavior towards animals and will serve as beacons of change for years to come.”—Joaquin Phoenix, actor

“HIDDEN is a milestone in photojournalism.” – Eric Hilaire, Photo Editor, The Guardian

(Published by We Animals Media, 2020)

View the HIDDEN website and buy the book here

The dullness of captivity and the ubiquitous trip to the zoo is known the world over. Lithuania. Jo-Anne McArthur

A turtle writhes in agony as his shell is sliced off. He will die painfully and slowly of his wounds. Taiwan. Jo-Anne McArthur.

A pig screams as she In some small Asian slaughterhouses, clubbing is used to stun pigs. This often fails to render the animals fully unconscious before their throats are slit. Thailand. Jo-Anne McArthur is clubbed before slaughter.

Collecting eggs from layer hens on an intensive poultry farm. Taiwan. Jo-Anne McArthur

Last walk. A blindfolded cow is led from a truck to the transit stall before being processed. Italy. Tommaso Ausili

After auction, sheep are reloaded onto multi-tier trucks that will transport them either to farms, to slaughter, or onto ships bound for other countries. Australia. Jo-Anne McArthur

One of hundreds of emaciated long-tailed macaques at a monkey breeding facility for use in scientific research. Laos. Jo-Anne McArthur

Tima the brown bear of the Gran Circo Holiday circus poses for a photo with children. Spain. Aitor Garmendia

A live frog is decapitated with scissors at a street market as another frog, next in line, watches on. Vietnam. Amy Jones.

Stunning is not always effective. Hanging from a chain, a conscious steer writhes in agony and fear before having his throat cut. Turkey. Jo-Anne McArthur

In this busy poultry slaughterhouse, tens of thousands of chickens are processed in a single night. Taiwan. Jo-Anne McArthur

Ducks are herded into a pit to be buried alive following an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. South Korea. Anonymous

Out of the ashes. A kangaroo and her joey stand in a burned-out eucalyptus plantation after the cataclysmic 2019-2020 bushfires. Australia. Jo-Anne McArthur

After unloading from transport trucks, ducks are corralled on the floor of the slaughterhouse. Taiwan. Jo-Anne McArthur

Leather 'cow cuffs', or hobbies, restrain the hind legs of a dairy cow to prevent her from kicking. Taiwan. Jo-Anne McArthur

Immediately after birth, this calf, soaked in amniotic fluid, was senet to die for being born too weak. Mexico. Dulce Ramírez

Lamb to the slaughter. Alone and waiting to die in a live animal market. China. Britta Jaschinski

Straining for a single leaf to quench thirst and hunger, but freedom remains out of reach for this doomed cow. Turkey. Jo-Anne McAarthur

Peering through the gloom of a barn, one of 500 pigs finds a chink of light on a bright summer's morning. Poland. Konrad Lozinski

Animals killed in sacrifice are plucked, dehaired, dismembered and boiled at Dakshinkali temple. Nepal. Jo-Anne McArthur