On any given day, approximately 1.5 million equines are living their lives as working animals across Morocco. They are pulling plows on farms, carrying tourists through city streets, and enduring lives of hard labor. For the most part, their struggle goes unnoticed.

Respect and safety are integral to Alexis’ approach to photographing animals. Her work as a volunteer at animal rescues and sanctuaries, as well as her undercover work as an animal rights activist is driven, in part, by a hope that her work can inspire others.