Probably the most profound thing the struck me was when he said that he went to Africa in 1995 and saw so many wild animals and now he goes back and sees none. That just goes to show that the wild is shrinking, and whether or not native Africans depend on it or not, I want future generations to look at wild animals like lions and giraffes like I am now. If this proceeds, the illegal hunting and human caused environmental shrinkage like logging and pollution, then I fear that there will be no wild animals left when the next generation arrives.
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| This photo is my favorite because it is a mother elephant standing next to a baby elephant, who appears to be hurt. But maybe, the baby is just taking a nap, and the mother is waiting for her to wake up. The Rule of Thirds is apparent here, as the main subject, the Mother is positioned in the upper right corner of the photograph. |
Nick Brandt:
He uses a film camera, non color, and does not use a telephoto lens. This is because he believes that to get the soul of an animal, he must get close to it. He says, "you wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect t capture their soul".
He finds himself moved every time he visits these places, and he wants to show these animals in their state of being, their natural state, unaltered by Photoshop or sets.
He hopes that his photos bring awareness to the shrinking wild, and that people take notice and try to do their part. The protected areas of land are tiny, and they might be wiped out entirely.
"When people in Africa are poor and starving...they cannot be blamed if they kill the last zebra walking through the bush for their family to eat."
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