AFRICA

    I'm extremely amazed by how long and how patiently Brandt waited to get those photos. It seems like it was definitely worth the wait. Brandt was able to capture all of these animals in their natural habitat at the perfect moment. 

This photo of the male and female lions nuzzling heads is my favorite photo of Brandt's because I think it really captures the natural state of the lions. Although they are portrayed as very dangerous, they are still happy caring creatures. This photo demonstrates simplicity because the background is empty and there is nothing to distract from the subject of the photo. 

Brandt uses a Pentax 67 with only two fixed lenses without zoom or telephoto lenses because Brandt believes that you can't capture the animal's personality unless you are up close and personal with it. He takes these photos because he wasn't to capture photos the wild animals before they go extinct because of the threats to nature caused by humans.  Brandt's hope is to memorialize the animals and show that animals and people are equal in this world. "The photos are my elegy to these beautiful creatures, to this wrenchingly beautiful world that is steadily, tragically vanishing before our eyes"