Chickens

(Hardback)

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Strutting and posing with assurance, the chickens in this whimsical collection surprise with their unexpected stances and ultimately enchant with their at times all too human expressions. From the proud Serama to the delightfully humorous Silkie, these portraits convey not only the beauty and diversity of these familiar creatures, but also offer us an insight into the personality of each bird - something that Singaporean photographer Ernest Goh has come to value: "The experience made me realise how our perception of animals could be changed simply by getting to know them as individuals."

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Ernest Goh developed a passion for animals as a young boy wading in the streams of his grandmother's kampung village in Singapore looking for fishes, a passion which developed into an interest in photographing the human condition and our relationship with and appreciation of nature; a subject Goh considers will be crucial to both species in the future as fast-paced global development causes a sharp increase in animal-human interactions. CHICKENS is Goh's second book; in 2011 he published THE FISH BOOK (Wee Editions, 2011), a study of ornamental fish in Singapore. In October 2012 he received the Discernment Award at the ICON de Martell Cordon Bleu photography awards.