Nick Brandt's Animal Kingdom

Nick Brandt is among my favourite photographers and his outstanding work, On This Earth, is a collection of uniquely personal and intimate wildlife photography. Brandt's distinctive execution in portraying the creatures of Eastern Africa is one that is rarely seen as the animals appear to exude personality of human qualities, a refreshing approach in capturing the beauty of wildlife.

"Nick's exquisite photographs arouse deep emotions. They inspire a sense of awe at the beauty of creation and the sacredness of life. It's almost impossible to look through his work without sensing the personalities of the beings whom he has photographed." - Jane Goodall

Elephant Drinking, Amboseli 2007

Elephant With Exploding Dust, Amboseli 2004


Portrait of Kudu, Laikipia 2003


Portrait of Lioness Against Rock, Serengeti 2007


Lion Before Storm II, Maasai Mara 2006


Portrait of Two Zebras Turning Heads, Ngorongoro Crater 2005


Buffalo Group Portrait, Amboseli 2006


Giraffes Under Swirling Clouds, Amboseli 2007

Matahari

She walked for miles along the beach. She shut her ears so not a sound was heard, not a hint of waves nor the hum of the eastern wind. Her surroundings were purely visual - the minute detail of each grain of sand, the foaming waves slapping against the shore and the amber sun surfacing from the gleaming sea.

She waved to the morning sun and he replied with a bright beam shot onto a single grain of sand. She picked it up and it was carved into the shape of an eye.

She said to him, “I’m going blind soon, then you’ll be nothing but heat.” He whispered to her the soothing hymn of the Prominence and tears ran down her face.

“But what is sight without light? My eyes are failing me and the dark is calling, and I will miss you greatly. Show me the Light so I would see everything.” And thus, two beams of white light pierced into her eyes. Instantly, she saw the surface of the sun and the towering pillars of flame, a blizzard of fire and the erratic dance of the coronas. She walked the burning ground and swam the blazing sea, but she collapsed on the beach for he had devoured her sight and left her in the dark.

End.


Image of human eye by Che of Czech Wikipedia.