Africa Photos Reflection

1. My reaction to his photos was that his photos were stunning. It was really pretty and captured the natural beauty and peace of Africa. Almost everyone is aware of the damage there and I think these photos really move you. They make you realize what we've done to the Earth and just really move and you want to do everything to help.

This is a photo of a line of elephants and I chose this one because it shows the unity of the herds as they march together. Also it shows the beauty of Africa with the rolling clouds above and the endless, flat fields.

The biggest rule I see is Rule of Thirds because the elephant is not centered and is to the right. Also I think there is leading lines because of the lines of elephants which causes the eye to look across the whole photo of elephants.

He photographs on medium-format black and white film without telephoto or zoom lenses. This is important because with this you can see the background and show the beauty compared to if he wasn't using it, it would focus on the subject and not capture the beauty around the  subject.

His reason for taking photos is to show the world in photography, the beauty of Africa as it fades away and capture it before it is permanently gone. His hopes is to get everyone moved and wanting to make a difference.

"In 1995 I first drove the main road from Nairobi down through southern Kenya to Arusha in northern Tanzania. Along the way, in completely unprotected areas, I was giraffes, zebras, gazelles, impalas, and wildebeest. A few months ago, just 13 years later, I made the same drive. I didn't see a single wild animal the entire four-hour drive."