I’ve been caring for exotic animals in captivity in various capacities for the majority of my adult life and have recently started making images of this complicated passion. The topic of animals in captivity in general, and exotic animals as pets/products specifically, is a polarizing one, the ethics and practices of it hotly debated by those for and against this practice. With these images I am illuminating the complex and nuanced world of exotic animal keeping while working towards a more full understanding of my own relationship to it.