Joe Zammit-Lucia is a conceptual artist working with a photographic medium to explore issues relating to the human animal relationship and its relationship to conservation. He is one of the world’s leading animal portrait artists, developing unique ways to use animal portraiture to explore the essence of animality and our relationship to others. Examples of this work can be seen at www.jzlimages.com
Exhibits, etc
Joe’s work has been presented in major public forums such as the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, the United Nations Palais des Nations in Geneva and in private galleries in Europe and the USA. His images were exhibited in Venezia Immagine on the occasion of the Venice Biennale in 2007.
Awards
Winner of the Honor of Distinction in the prestigious International Masters Cup, awarded second place in the International Photography Awards, a fourth place Honorable Mention and multiple nominations in the International Black and White Spider Awards, his work has appeared in international fine art photography and environmental magazines and is featured in The World’s Greatest Black and White Photography.
He is both author and photographer for “FIRST STEPS: Conserving Our Environment” based on a United Nations exhibit.
Previously a practicing physician and an entrepreneur who founded a market leading international company, Joe now acts as a Special Advisor to the Director General, IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature and is a member of the Advisory Board for the African Rainforest Conservancy
Joe, You are just the most Fabulous Artist/Man for the 21st Century I know! Everything you do with your artist’s soul is so meaningful to the survival of our humaness. You’re a beacon for us in these inhuman times.