Trading to Extinction | Patrick Brown

Patrick Brown is a documentary photographer from Sheffield, England; who is now based in Bangkok, Thailand. His work spans a breadth of issues affecting the Asian region but it’s his work capturing the illegal global wildlife trade which caught our attention. His latest project: Trading to Extinction is powerful collection of images spanning over ten years. The works include the poachers, dealers, markets, enforcement efforts, stockpiles and specifically the victims of the multi-billion dollar illegal trade.

His exhibitions have graced the International Center of Photography in New York, USA; the Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Tokyo, Japan and the Visa pour l’Image in Perpignan, France.

Patrick Brown is the recipient of:

• 3P Photographer Award
• World Press Award
• Days Japan Award
• Picture Of The Year Award
• New York Photographic Book Award
• NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism Award

“For years, I have traveled across Asia to document the devastating impact of wildlife trafficking. I’ve witnessed how our planet’s rarest creatures are being hunted, trapped and slaughtered to feed a global black market in wildlife products. This project is my attempt to expose that trade.” ~ Patrick Brown

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Unfortunately there’s still a long way to go. This trade is without any doubt flourishing. However, I finally begin to see a coordinated political fight-back. An extraordinary worldwide movement is bringing together people from diverse backgrounds in a bid to save our most endangered species before it is too late. I hope our efforts will not be in vain.