Elegance FEATHERED
a photographic celebration of chickens by moreno monti and matteo tranchellini
VORWORT 8
ACH, DU LIEBES HUHN 20
DER MENSCH UND SEIN HUHN 50
FEDERVIEH MIT SUPERKRAFT 76
KLASSISCH SCHÖNE, KURVENSTARS … UND KUSCHELTIERE 107
VON WEGEN „DUMMES HUHN“ 120
SCHAU MIR IN DIE AUGEN 152
ICH WOLLT’ ICH WÄR’ EIN HUHN 176
HUHN IM BILD 204
LUFTIGE ELEGANZ 228
#SHEWASOURFAVOURITE 252
GAAAACK! 270
VITA 294
IMPRESSUM 304
CFOREWORD 10 FOR THE LOVE OF CHICKENS! 24
POULTRY WITH SUPERPOWERS 79 CLASSIC BEAUTIES, CURVY STARS … AND CUDDLY TOYS 109
BIRD BRAIN? AS IF! 123 LOOK DEEP INTO MY EYES 155 I WISH I WERE A CHICKEN 179 CHICKEN PORTRAITS 206
LOFTY ELEGANCE 230
#SHEWASOURFAVOURITE 254
BOOOOOOOOK! 273 CV 297
IMPRINT 304
Imprint
FEATHERED ELEGANCE:
A PHOTOGRAPHIC CELEBRATION OF CHICKENS
MORENO MONTI & MATTEO TRANCHELLINI
This book was conceived, edited, and designed by teNeues.
Photography: © Moreno Monti & Matteo Tranchellini www.chic-ken.it
Foreword by Michael Freiherr von Lüttwitz Texts by Anne Jakoby
Editorial Management by Roman Korn Design & Layout by Marcus Taeschner Production by Alwine Krebber
Printed in Italy by Printer Trento
Published by gestalten, Berlin 2026
Deutsche Ausgabe: ISBN 978-3-96171-741-5
English Edition: ISBN 978-3-96171-742-2
1st Edition, 2026
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