Gregory Colbert

"In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals, I am working toward rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images de…"

"The stars you see at night are the unblinking eyes of sleeping elephants, who sleep with one eye open to best keep watch over us."

"If you look at Paleolithic cave paintings, you see how people were depicted inside nature, not outside it. It was a kind of dream time. That’s what I’m exploring."

"We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others—both human and animal."

"I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own."

"The whales do not sing because they have an answer. They sing because they have a song."

"I have invented nothing. I have simply documented a magical alchemy that I want to share."

"In the next 25 years, the human race will have to decide whether or not to preserve the bestiary of Nature’s living masterpieces. Ashes and Snow is not meant to tell people to do some things and not t…"