Conservationists have been constantly battling threats to wildlife by human development while more animals and plants become extinct each year. If you want to learn more about the issues, then you’ll want to support the “Love is Wild” fine art exhibition from Project C:Change, which aims to protect and preserve endangered creatures.

A collection of 45 hair-raising portraits feature dangerously close shots of lions, incredible portraits of white rhinos and intimate moments with Chinese celebrities, all captured by renaissance man Sean Lee-Davies — who has worked as a photographer, filmmaker and TV host.

The series explores the connection between man and beast, featuring men and women as protectors rather than threatening presence. Proceeds from print sales go to organizations working to thwart illegal poaching and to protect the animals’ environments.