The Queen’s Rain
Segera, Tanzania – 2025

“The storm rolled in fast over the Namiri Plains, the way they do out here. One moment, the savannah was drenched in golden light; the next, a wall of gray swallowed the horizon. Most of the pride had already moved to higher ground, disappearing into the fever trees. I should have followed them. But then I saw her.

Perched atop a rounded boulder, a lioness held her cub close against her flank as the first drops began to fall. When the rain came harder, sheets of water slicing through the air, they didn’t move. She kept her body low, her gaze steady, her cub trembling but safe beneath her. They were carved from the storm itself, two figures of quiet defiance, perfectly still amid the chaos.

Through the downpour, her eyes found mine, amber, ancient, and unafraid. This was not a moment of retreat. It was a lesson. A mother teaching her cub what strength looks like when the world turns hostile: to hold your ground, to endure.

I stayed until the clouds passed and they slipped silently back into the grasslands. Some moments demand to be witnessed. This was one of them.

Rendered in black and white, The Queen’s Rain is a meditation on strength and tenderness, a portrait of motherhood in its purest form. Each signed and numbered print preserves the essence of that fleeting instant: the scent of rain, the weight of silence, and the calm defiance of a queen who welcomes the storm.” – Cristina Mittermeier

PS I Love You
Patagonia, Chile – 2025

Archival pigment print

“High in the windswept mountains of Patagonia, the landscape is as raw and untamed as the creatures that inhabit it. After days of tracking through rocky ridges and sparse forests, we finally glimpsed them: two pumas, a mother and her cub, resting in a quiet clearing bathed in the soft afternoon light. One sat upright, its gaze sharp and unwavering, scanning the horizon with the intensity of a true guardian. Every muscle seemed ready to spring into action, a reminder of the wild power these cats command.

Beside it, the second puma leaned in close, softening the scene with a quiet tenderness. Its eyes half-closed, it pressed gently against its companion, offering a rare glimpse of intimacy and trust in a species often seen only as solitary predators. In that moment the contrast between them was undeniable, intensity and softness, strength and vulnerability coexisting in a delicate balance.

Capturing this scene required patience and stillness, moving only when the wind allowed and letting the pumas dictate the pace. There was no posing and no interference, just witnessing a fleeting moment of connection in one of the most remote corners of the world. It is in these quiet unguarded seconds that the true spirit of Patagonia reveals itself, fierce yet tender, wild yet profoundly intimate.” – Cristina Mittermeier

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

Cerberus
Qaanaaq, Greenland – 2017

Archival pigment print

“Photographed in Greenland while on assignment for the Emmy Award-winning documentary The Last Ice for National Geographic, these three young huskies are direct descendants of the Canadian sled dogs that crossed the ancient ice bridge from Baffin Island in 1986. That crossing, the last before the ice bridge melted forever, helped preserve Greenland’s centuries-old dog mushing tradition. Their pristine white coats, matching harnesses, and shared purpose make them living symbols of endurance in a rapidly changing Arctic.” – Cristina Mittermeier

Kenya, 2025

am thrilled to introduce the first of my newest limited edition releases, ‘Memory and Thunder.’ Known by the Maasai as “Tembo,” the Elephant King, Craig was born in 1972 and is likely the largest living elephant in the world. Although I rarely apply treatments to my images beyond monochrome and color, recently I have been drawn to the emotional depth that warmer tones can create.

Before sepia became a vintage aesthetic, it was a novel darkroom process that converted silver into silver sulfide, giving prints longer life. The treatment produced a brownish tone, wrapping beloved faces and landscapes in the warm hues of memory. Today it is often associated with nostalgia, but in this case I chose to use sepia for its symbolic promise: that what we love, what we fight for, and what we hope to preserve, can outlast us all if we are willing to protect it.

Bahamas , 2021

“As the setting sun doused the islands in fiery gold, a flock of flamingos belted their joyful, if not a little off-key, chorus. Their honks and throaty chirps carried across the sparkling shallows to where I had waded out with my camera. When photographers talk about capturing the moment, we are not just freezing time in a two-dimensional capsule; we’re creating something that continues to evolve. That’s the difference between the pictures I snap and the ones I make where my subjects take on new life in an art print. In this moment, I felt an overpowering sense of awe for the beauty of the Bahamas and the stirrings of nostalgia. It was close to the end of our time working within the archipelago and I already missed it. But I also knew there would be more treasures like this sunset on the next voyage.” – Cristina Mittermeier`

The Bahamas – 2021

Set against the backdrop of a dusted pink sky, the icebergs almost glowed with an eerie luminescence. Glacial structures like these form and break away from Antarctica’s sprawling ice shelf, drifting out from their fortresses into the water like sentinels scouting the open ocean. In the pastel shimmer of dusk, the world seemed perfectly still. But I knew deep beneath these icy giants was a symphony of frozen crystals forming and shattering; the silent call of the polar South.