Rock Star
Available size
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 83"
- Framed: 71" x 98"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 56"
- Framed: 52" x 71"
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Designated Survivor
Available size
LARGE: Edition of 12
- Image: 56" x 85"
- Framed: 71" x 100"
STANDARD: Edition of 12
- Image: 37" x 56"
- Framed: 52" x 71"
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Acacia
Serengeti, Tanzania – 2020
Working with remote control cameras and lions in the Serengeti is a low percentage gig. So much so, that this is the first time it has really come off in these endless plains during my entire career. But it is nice to start with a bang.
There are usually three problems. Firstly; the lion or lioness has to be on the move so that a path can be anticipated, otherwise why would one camera position be better than another? The odds of simply placing a camera down and hoping to get lucky are longer than Scotland winning The World Cup. Secondly; there may be no spot that works, given the terrain, high grass or muddled background being two common foes. The third problem is that the lion can sometimes depart with the camera and finding it is a huge task!
But this photograph, taken in August 2020, is validation for continuing to try and reward for never quitting on an idea. Build it and they will come.
Available size
- Large: 65 x 114 inches framed
- Standard: 48 x 81 inches framed
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10,000 BC
Grumeti river, Tanzania 2019
This is the first photograph that I have taken of a big Nile crocodile that is strong enough to be released as a print. It’s taken me 30 odd years, but in crocodile years that is nothing. These monsters were around long before man and can live to 100 years old. Big crocs are not easy to capture in a way that conveys their enormity, their primeval menace or indeed their textural magnificence. But this image works and when I saw it in large size at the printers in LA, my heart skipped a beat. It has been worth the wait. I think we pushed a few boundaries here.
The picture was made as opposed to taken as I had a preconceived idea of what I was trying to do. The starting point was my acceptance that head on images of crocodiles struggle as there is never enough depth of field with a telephoto to do them justice. The teeth can be in focus, but then probably not their eyes and certainly not their back or tail. I don’t like to have my focal point half way back in an image – it creates a tension point if the nearest point of a portrait is out of focus. A head on portrait fails to convey length and length is the key variable.
I knew I needed to work at 90 degrees, with the croc perpendicular to the camera. I also wanted to be low and close and I wanted a big crocodile – why on earth photograph a small one? If almost all of the crocodile was the same distance from the camera, there could be a colossal amount of information in the image. Our research – and we did a great deal – led us to one place. The key was that the river had to be narrow, as for safety reasons I could not work from the same bank as a 12 foot crocodile – that could be my last assignment. The narrow Grumeti river in Tanzania offers chances and there is one 200-yard section with someenormous crocs on the south bank with a north bank just 20 yards away. The steep bank deters crocodiles on the north bank and that was what I needed to be able to work without fear and for the camera angle to be low. I needed to be at the same height as the croc – give or take a meter. The image was taken late in the day and the angle of the late sun gave me every chance for a clean picture – almost all the background was in heavy shadow and three stops underexposed.
My preoccupation as an artist is to be original and creative. We often fail and disappoint ourselves, but this photograph is kind of cool. I haven’t really seen a similar image and we do put in the hours trawling the net. I had the right camera, the right lens and the right exposure. Phew! This scene could well have happened 10,000 BC – but we will never know. It did, however, happen in 2019, and that is for the record.
Available Sizes
- Large: 51 x 110 inches
- Standard: 41 x 85 inches
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We Are Family
Archival Pigment Print
Available Sizes (Framed Size)
Large - Edition of 12
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- Image size: 56” x 92”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 67” x 103”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 71” x 107”
Standard - Edition of 12
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- Image size: 37” x 61”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 48” x 72”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 52” x 76”
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Walk The Line II
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12
- Image size: 56” x 103”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 67” x 114”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 71” x 118”
Standard - Edition of 12
- Image size: 37” x 68”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 48” x 79”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 52” x 83”
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Twins
This simple image, taken 10 days ago in Kenya, is emblematic of the good news on conservation in specific areas of East Africa and we must embrace good news, even if it sits uncomfortably with populist headline narrative. The elephant population in Amboseli is thriving. In the last 12 months, over 130 elephants have been born.
Some iconic senior citizens of the ecosystem – notably Tim – have sadly passed away from old age, but none have been lost to poaching in 2020. Indeed, none have been lost to poaching in over six years. Consequentially, the elephant community here is as large as it has been for many years. Huge credit must be given to the KWS and NGOs such as Big Life and Tusk.
Amboseli is a paragon of conservation models and what has happened here can happen elsewhere. Seasoned rangers who have seen it all, can be forgiven for being somewhat indifferent to animal encounters, but when we found this mother with her twins born during Covid 19, they ordered me to stop and document it. I felt their pride.
There are good news stories out there.
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12
- Image size: 56” x 63”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 67” x 74”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 71” x 78”
Standard - Edition of 12
- Image size: 37” x 41”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 48” x 52”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 52” x 56”
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Tsavo East
Tsavo, Kenya 2017
This magnificent old elephant is not only one of the planet’s few remaining big tuskers, her tusks are actually symmetrical and touch at the tips – to my knowledge this is unique. The Tsavo Tusk Rangers found her taking shade from the midday sun in the heart of Tsavo East – a long drive for sure, but so long as she remained reachable, it was worth making the journey. We were a long way from base camp – maybe a four hour drive.
The difficulty was to determine how to work the camera at ground level – remotes were not an option as there was no pattern to her movement and a prerequisite for remotes is predictable movement from the subject.
The next best option was to work from underneath the jeep – a potentially dangerous approach but Richard Moller knew this elephant has never charged and toppled a vehicle before and whilst there is always a first, I trusted Richard. That’s a golden rule of mine in the field – trust those that you partner with on the ground, otherwise why partner with them?
Nikon’s newest camera – the D850 and newest medium telephoto lens, the 105mm were my combination that day and the textural detail in this elephant showcases the benefit of this combination. I think everyone played a part in this picture – Richard, the jeep, the camera, the cameraman and most of all the elephant. In fact, I don’t think I would get on the medal podium.
This is a high impact portrait of a wonderful elephant in her last years. I will never see her again.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE
- Image: 56" x 56" (143 cm x 143 cm)
- Framed: 67" x 67" (171 cm x 171 cm)
STANDARD
- Image: 37" x 37" (94 cm x 94 cm)
- Framed: 48" x 48" (122 x 122 cm)
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Tim
Amboseli, Kenya 2019
Tim – the world’s most famous and largest elephant – is an icon of our times. Like any icon, whether they be a politician, sports star or lm star, there is pressure on the photographer to do justice to the subject in a portrait. Often these encounters fall down as the cameraman simply stands on the shoulders of the icon and does not impose himself on the situation. With Tim, I cannot have him passive – he must be ears flapping, dust flying and coming towards me. at is easier said than done, but if we put in the hours with the right local team, it is possible.
I think that this portrait of Tim does justice to his magnificence.
AVAILABLE SIZES:
LARGE
- Image: 56" x 78" (143 cm x 199 cm)
- Framed: 67" x 89" (171 cm x 226 cm)
STANDARD
- Image: 37" x 51" (94 cm x 130 cm)
- Framed: 48" x 62" (122 cm x 158 cm)
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The Witness
Archival Pigment Print
“It was quite a busy evening alone on the ground underneath Kilimanjaro a few weeks back. I had my moment and the temptation later that night was to crop out the elephant on the right. After all, the charging bull is coming right towards me and is almost symmetrical to the mountain – so perhaps less was more. But we went back and forth with both options and we all agreed to keep the smaller elephant in the final crop. There were two reasons for this: firstly; the elephant to the right adds a sense of scale to the big bull and secondly; if anyone disagrees they can do the crop themselves. There is no such thing as a correct image, it is whatever works for the viewer. So, whilst I am an advocate of the power of reductivism, hence my preference for monochrome, we thought it best to show this memorable capture in its widest frame. There is perhaps that little bit more compositional balance this way than in the tight portrait.”- David Yarrow
Available Sizes
Large - Edition of 12
- Image size: 56” x 89”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 67” x 100”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 71” x 104”
Standard - Edition of 12
- Image size: 37” x 59”
- Framed with a 3" mat: 48” x 70”
- Framed with a 5" mat: 52” x 74”
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