NEW YORK, NY.- Featuring new photographs by Brad Wilson in a stunning landscape format design, plus an introduction by Wilson about his philosophy and process, and an essay by Dan Flores, author of the New York Times bestseller Coyote America, The Other World: Animal Portraits is a dazzling work of wildlife photography.

Although he shoots in the studio, Wilson is inspired by the notion of the “authentic encounter,” that is, allowing the animal to reveal itself to us rather than imposing our subjective notions on it or on the portrait. Wilson works in cooperation with zoos and wildlife sanctuaries who bring the animals into a studio, where he photographs them against a black background. This makes the animals appear grounded and three-dimensional—magnificent, approachable, yet inherently mysterious. He describes the situation as a kind of “controlled chaos,” but in the end it allows him to create images that show each animal as an individual being with its own personality and dignity. There is no anthropomorphism here, but rather a wise and respectful approach to these creatures with whom we share the earth.

"Wilson’s images peel back layers of filtering in our minds, so that we marvel even more at the stunning creatures before us. We are used to seeing them embedded in their habitat, really as part of their habitat, not singly, not as individuals. So, with this treatment, we get a lion's eye view of a lion. And a giraffe’s of a giraffe. It is like "Richard Avedon does animals." And it probably takes us closer than we've been before to how wild creatures actually see each other." --William deBuys, author of The Trail to Kanjiroba: Rediscovering Earth in an Age of Loss, and The Last Unicorn: The Search for Earth’s Rarest Creature

Brad Wilson is a fine art and commercial photographer whose images have appeared around the world in advertising campaigns, annual reports, music packages, and in media ranging from CBS News to Audubon. His fine-art photographs have been shown in museums, galleries, and fairs in London, Paris, New York, Brussels, Copenhagen, Moscow, Beijing, Singapore,Tokyo, and Santa Fe. He is currently represented by Doinel Gallery in London, Surround Art Gallery in Moscow, Artistics Gallery in Paris, and PhotoEye Gallery in Santa Fe. Wilson is based in Santa Fe, NM, where he pursues his photography surrounded by the beauty and tranquility of the southwestern deserts.