Finding Trust

The Sarvey Wildlife Project

Photographer

Annie Marie Musselman

Concept

Finding Trust, the photo essay, began 6 years ago at a small wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary 75 miles north of Seattle, I volunteer here once a week, cleaning cages, preparing food, etc.

Located in the foothills of the beautiful Cascade Mountain Range, is a place where injured, wild creatures come to finish their journey or start a new one. It’s a place where I’ve seen love, trust and intuition that equals that of a mother and child; a home where a few humans have come together to save the lives of many precious creatures.

I believe the wild creatures among us embody the instinct and love we have lost, and with this I realize more and more the purpose of my work. I believe animals live with us, and are us, we must take care of each other in order to survive. My goal is to document this important human/animal connection and the delicate union that exists between the two.

Biography

Annie Marie Musselman, 36, is a Seattle based documentary portrait photographer. She received her BFA at Principia College in 2006 after a photography apprenticeship in Marseilles, 2004.

Her series “Finding Trust” won first place in the 2006 Environmental Photography Invitational. She was also featured in the American Photography 22 Book; highlighted in PDN august 2008 (Annie and the Wild Animals); exhibited at the Downtown Seattle Public Library, PCNW; and will present a solo show at the Alice Austin House, in New York in spring 2009. The Finding Trust project was recently syndicated by Redux Pictures, NYC.

Annie works for publications including National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Men's Journal and Elle.