The Rat Gazette is an ode to what is arguably the most vilified animal on Earth: the rat. Photographer Arjan Schuitman captured the special relationships between man and this rodent. He travelled throughout Europe, Asia and North America to research and document the rat’s image, photographing it in research centres, breed­ing farms, restaurants, temples, museums and, of course, on the streets. Through thought-provoking photo­graphs and a series of anecdotes, Arjan demon­strates that rats are pest-controlled, put to work, worshipped and eaten by us humans. The photos and stories are both endearing and distasteful at the same time, evoking emotions that range from horror to amazement to admiration. The Rat Gazette presents the rat in all its facets.