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Black And White

I took my first trip to Africa in 2008.  This was one of the very first images that I looked at in the viewfinder on a camera that I barely knew how to operate. Having shot film for most of my life the doors were now blown wide open to a whole new digital world. But my vision remained the same. 

Although my passion for photographing wildlife has gone unchanged, things are not the same for South Africa's white rhino. The numbers have drastically decreased to an alarming staggering few.

When I see this photo, to me, it is a celebration of wild Africa. It is also a harsh reminder of a continent that is struggling to stay wild, protect it's national hertitage, and worse a heartbreaking reality of a species so close to the brink of extinction. 

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The Painted Wolves of Zimbabwe

 

Nothing has ever made my heart race faster than the sight of African Wild Dogs. I have been fortunate to see them first in South Africa, then in Botswana, and now here in Zimbabwe. This was one time I did not have to search for the dogs: because this time, it was them who had found me. 
Sitting in this open area reading a book, I thought at first I was seeing things. I did not want to stand or speak so I threw my reading book at my guide. When he looked up laughing I pointed to the foothills. There they were, heading straight for us. Wild Dogs never stay, they are always moving quickly, but this was one time I got to enjoy them on my terms, not theirs.

 

 

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