Close-up animal portraits (15 photos) (photo)

Photographer Brad Wilson gets up close and personal with his subjects. Really close. It's no surprise that his new project is called "Intimacy." It's a series of photographs of wild animals taken at extreme close range. Wilson photographs the animals against a black background. The result is stunning shots of a wide variety of animals, each with a distinctive, expressive face that makes us want to look again and again.







While many of his "subjects" are wild animals, he photographs them outside of their natural habitat. Pictured: puma.

Animals are transported to his photo studio. Pictured: a zebra.



These animals are accustomed to humans, and Wilson knows they won't attack him. That's why he can photograph them from as close as possible. Pictured: a cheetah.



Of course, some measures still need to be taken. Pictured: a chimpanzee.



Furthermore, the animals are accompanied by keepers, and during photo sessions, they are given their favorite treats as a reward. Pictured: an elephant.



Alligator.



Buffalo.



Spider Monkey.



Orangutan.



Monkey.



Tiger.



White tiger.



North American screech owl.



Arctic fox.