Alligator Man - Limited Edition of 50 Photograph

Fine Art Sepia tone photographic print. I photographed this image of "Zulu" as part of a body of creative portraits of circus acts of a small travelling circus in 1993. This particular portrait of the nearly 7-foot tall handler and his 260-pound alligator was taken in 3 seconds. I rehearsed how I wanted him to stand and his expressionless face before he actually picked up the animal. We discussed how it would be nearly impossible to maintain a calm face while holding a massive weight. So it was only possible to get the shot as soon as he stood upright. The curtain behind him is actually the opening to the big top circus full of people. I set up lighting and prefocused the camera on a tripod so there was no time wasted focusing on the moment. The "Zulu" (his stage act name) had several assistants bring the animal out of its traveling pen, and he heaved it up on his thigh and immediately looked in camera. I fired 3 successive images before he had to put the alligator down. One of the 3 mages had the perfect face. This image can be ordered in Sepia toned print as shown, or in Black and white. Either as prints, or canvas mount image.

Photography:Black & White on Canvas

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:50

Size:32 W x 40 H x 1 D in

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