Africa

This was a very interesting article most of all because I have never heard of any photographer going to such extremes to get a perfect picture. What was the most impressive to me was his patience. To spend three weeks, just to capture one photograph is not something many people can do. Another concept that seemed extreme to me was that he actually got close to the animals to take the photographs. These animals are huge and some even dangerous, and risking your life to take the perfect shot shows his strong passion towards photography and the being of the animals. His photographs are like no other, when you look at them, they don't look real, they almost have a "majestic" look to them.

This is my favorite photo from his collection because it has an emotion behind it and even a story. The photograph is perfect because of the fact there are imperfections in it. The tilted tree is unique and captures you attention, and then the lion sitting under the tree alone gives off a lonesome emotion with makes the whole image more appealing.

The most noticeable rule in this photograph is framing because the tree is framing the lion. But there is also simplicity because the only objects in this photo are the lion and the tree.

Nick Brandt uses a Pentax 67II with two fixed lenses, this is an important part of his photography because he does not use a telephoto lens, meaning he himself has to get close to the animals to get the images he desires.

His reasons for taking these photos are to remember the animals of Africa before they are destroyed by the harsh forces of mankind.

Brandt's hope by taking these photographs is to spread awareness about the animals and their habitat and that we have to protect the creatures, because they are too beautiful and breath taking to lose.

"My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing."