Africa

1.  After reading the article, I realized that Nick Brandt doesn't just see things as they are, he feels them. He can take every ounce of emotion that those animals were feeling, and make us feel those same emotions just by taking a photo. He really enhances the beauty in life and captures it so that we all can feel it.


 

2.  This is my favorite photo because it just looks like all of the animals are always going to stay together. It also shows hope because they are all moving forward onto something better.

3.  Simplicity is used in this photo because the clouds make sure that the elephants are the main subject.

4.  Brandt uses a Pentax 67 camera with a modified camera lens, to where there is no zoom. He believes that you cannot capture the beauty of a photo without being in it, and being close to the thing that you are taking a photo of.

5.  Brandt says that his reason for taking photos is because it is the easiest and fastest way to make a difference in the world. He says it is the way that he expresses his feelings towards the animals.

6.  His hope is that people will see what beauty is being destroyed and killed, and they will stop it from happening. He is trying to save the animals and wildlife.

8. "I want to get a real sense of intimate connection with each of the animals - with that particular lion or elephant in front of me. I believe that being that close to the animal makes a huge difference in the photographers ability to reveal its personality. You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close."