Wildlife & Nature Shortlist

This series considers the idea that for centuries humans have used tags and rings to identify livestock, and decorated horses, meanwhile dogs have to wear a collar, which is not only practical, but increasingly like a chic piece of jewellery. In the beginning I didn’t really know if it would work well. Would it look too contrived? Maybe kind of kitschy?

Julia Christe studied communication design at the Folkwangschule Essen. The photographer lives and works close to Rostock. Her work has been honored with several awards, among them the Kodak Nachwuchsförderpreis, the Aenne-Biermann-Preis für Deutsche Gegenwartsfotografie, as well as the Lead award Bronze and Silver. Christe has participated in a number of national and international solo and group exhibitions.