I grew up in Brooklyn. In my neighborhood there were no animals, no more than one or two dogs, or cats. Of course later on I met people who had house pets, but I never did, except for a few years with a cat, and really wasn’t inclined to ever have another one myself.

My life in Zug has been a whole other story. For these past many years here I have lived amongst cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats not to mention dogs and cats. I’ve seen foxes on the streets, deer in the woods, horses go clomping by. I have come to appreciate and enjoy my contact with these creatures. Have watched my children, and grandchildren gaze in astonishment and wonder at their meetings with them all. These interactions have inspired me to examine photographically the way people co-exist with animals. How do we treat them, and how do they respond to us? Why do we keep them so near? And aside from the obvious, is that beneficial for us and or for them?

And so the series “ Living with the Animals”.