Africa

From reading the article, I can tell that Nick Brandt, the photographer, truly cares about his subjects. He is very much committed to these animals that are being killed by the thousands every year, by poaching and lack of needs. The photos that he has captured are breath-taking. Honestly, to me, they were amazing, capturing the animals true "state of being".

Favorite photo


   This is a photo of an elephant drinking. This picture is my favorite because elephants are my favorite animal, but also because its so clean and crisp. Everything is focused on the elephant, and i like how he made sure to get the landscape in the shot.
   I think that the photo rule balance is used because this picture is very symmetrical. If you cut the photo in half there would be half the elephants face on both sides.

   Nick Brandt uses a Pentax 67 camera. He chose this camera for the simplicity of it. He takes these photos because loves to capture the animals "state of being" and he is obsessed with observing them and capturing them in their natural state. Brandt hopes that his photos will spread awareness about the endangerment of these creatures. "In the photos of the animals, I am waiting for them to present themselves for their portraits. For me, there is no difference between photographing portraits of animals and humans – I want to capture the spirit of that particular creature."