He photographs animals as though he was doing the portrait of a human being... casting them in a light that shows some of their nature. Brandt doesn't use a telephoto lens either, getting close to the animals. I think his work is phenomenal.
Brandt's books On This Earth and Shadow Falls reflect the fragile situation African wildlife finds itself in, and hopes to capture it before it disappears. For our sakes, I hope his view is overly-pessimistic and that his images will one day simply document a time when when African wildlife was simply not valued as much as it should.
As seen on Habitually Chic... be sure to click on the images to see them bigger.
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Wow, that elephant shot is just superb!
How on earth does he get that close to his subjects, I wonder? He must go out with rangers / trackers on foot. Which I think I'm much too much of a ninny to ever attempt. :)
I know! Maybe he uses a hide... I don't know but I'm the kind of who freaks out in a car when I'm 20 feet from an elephant, so I certainly couldn't do it!
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