Elephant Train
Segera, Kenya – 2025

Archival pigment print

“I was deeply moved hearing Jochen recount the day he first purchased Segera. At that time, the land was bare, its wilderness erased by decades of cattle ranching. With care, vision, and patience, he began the long work of restoration. Slowly, life returned, and today Segera is a thriving sanctuary. Every species that once roamed here now flourishes, from the recent rewilding of black rhinos to a herd of more than 400 elephants.

One afternoon, beneath the vast African sky, we watched in awe as a long procession of elephants passed close by. Their presence was commanding, their movements steady and deliberate, each one following the other in a line that seemed to stretch forever. The ground shifted beneath their weight and the air hummed with the quiet power of their march.

Elephant Train, my fine art photographic tribute to that day, captures the scale, grace, and majesty of these creatures moving through a landscape reborn. The image now hangs at Segera, a visual testament to restoration, resilience, and the enduring strength of life reclaimed.” – Cristina Mittermeier