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I’ve photographed elephants all over Southern and Eastern Africa. And even though places like Chobe and Amboseli prove to be prime stages to witness these prehistoric animals, this image is rather special to me. 

It was made a few weeks ago in “Sibuya”; a fairly small game reserve in the Eastern Cape. You may have heard of it as it was all over the news in the last days. Headlines of the unbelievable story of three suspected poachers who where hunting for rhinos and instead found the mauling jaws of the reserve’s lion pride were published across the globe. It is tear-jerking story which illustrates that animal poaching is indeed a serious issue. Sadly the world needs these kind of stories as an everlasting eye opener.

When visiting this place I got into conversation with Adriaan Louw. Adriaan is a professional wildlife tracker and guide with years of experience in trailing dangerous game such as African lions and leopards. He knows Kruger and the Timbavati as the back of it’s hand. Just to be short: this guy has been places. In those bushfire-lit evenings we talked about the other side of those impressive game drives. Because where people hope to spot an elephant, rhino or lion; poaching and criminal tradecraft are just as well everyday - serious - business. Unfortunately…

When returning to the solar powered tented camp and showing this image, Adriaan’s reaction was rather emotional. Completely silent and tears dwelling from his eyes he said: “This is your job as a photographer”. “Not just make pictures, but to show the world these animals’ emotions”. It’s is undoubtedly the the biggest compliment I have ever heard about any of my images.

This feeling grew over the last week. The feeling it’s not about technical greatness but emotion. Even though it’s razor sharp and perfectly balanced with the dust flying. The feeling that it’s not a “proof picture” but an intimate portrait. Deliberately made with a very wide angle lens and from the ground up. It’s the only way to capture the greatness of this animal and to make the camera an emotional extension. Just as cinematographer Emmanuel - “Chivo” - Lubezki did in Leo DiCaprio’s masterpiece...
I’ve photographed elephants all over Southern and Eastern Africa. And even though places like Chobe and Amboseli prove to be prime stages to witness these prehistoric animals, this image is rather special to me. 

It was made a few weeks ago in “Sibuya”; a fairly small game reserve in the Eastern Cape. You may have heard of it as it was all over the news in the last days. Headlines of the unbelievable story of three suspected poachers who where hunting for rhinos and instead found the mauling jaws of the reserve’s lion pride were published across the globe. It is tear-jerking story which illustrates that animal poaching is indeed a serious issue. Sadly the world needs these kind of stories as an everlasting eye opener.

When visiting this place I got into conversation with Adriaan Louw. Adriaan is a professional wildlife tracker and guide with years of experience in trailing dangerous game such as African lions and leopards. He knows Kruger and the Timbavati as the back of it’s hand. Just to be short: this guy has been places. In those bushfire-lit evenings we talked about the other side of those impressive game drives. Because where people hope to spot an elephant, rhino or lion; poaching and criminal tradecraft are just as well everyday - serious - business. Unfortunately…

When returning to the solar powered tented camp and showing this image, Adriaan’s reaction was rather emotional. Completely silent and tears dwelling from his eyes he said: “This is your job as a photographer”. “Not just make pictures, but to show the world these animals’ emotions”. It’s is undoubtedly the the biggest compliment I have ever heard about any of my images.

This feeling grew over the last week. The feeling it’s not about technical greatness but emotion. Even though it’s razor sharp and perfectly balanced with the dust flying. The feeling that it’s not a “proof picture” but an intimate portrait. Deliberately made with a very wide angle lens and from the ground up. It’s the only way to capture the greatness of this animal and to make the camera an emotional extension. Just as cinematographer Emmanuel - “Chivo” - Lubezki did in Leo DiCaprio’s masterpiece...

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The Revenant (framed) - Limited Edition 2 of 25 Photograph

Jochen van Dijk

Netherlands

Photography, Black & White on Paper

Size: 37 W x 25.2 H x 1.2 D in

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I’ve photographed elephants all over Southern and Eastern Africa. And even though places like Chobe and Amboseli prove to be prime stages to witness these prehistoric animals, this image is rather special to me. It was made a few weeks ago in “Sibuya”; a fairly small game reserve in the Eastern Cape. You may have heard of it as it was all over the news in the last days. Headlines of the unbelievable story of three suspected poachers who where hunting for rhinos and instead found the mauling jaws of the reserve’s lion pride were published across the globe. It is tear-jerking story which illustrates that animal poaching is indeed a serious issue. Sadly the world needs these kind of stories as an everlasting eye opener. When visiting this place I got into conversation with Adriaan Louw. Adriaan is a professional wildlife tracker and guide with years of experience in trailing dangerous game such as African lions and leopards. He knows Kruger and the Timbavati as the back of it’s hand. Just to be short: this guy has been places. In those bushfire-lit evenings we talked about the other side of those impressive game drives. Because where people hope to spot an elephant, rhino or lion; poaching and criminal tradecraft are just as well everyday - serious - business. Unfortunately… When returning to the solar powered tented camp and showing this image, Adriaan’s reaction was rather emotional. Completely silent and tears dwelling from his eyes he said: “This is your job as a photographer”. “Not just make pictures, but to show the world these animals’ emotions”. It’s is undoubtedly the the biggest compliment I have ever heard about any of my images. This feeling grew over the last week. The feeling it’s not about technical greatness but emotion. Even though it’s razor sharp and perfectly balanced with the dust flying. The feeling that it’s not a “proof picture” but an intimate portrait. Deliberately made with a very wide angle lens and from the ground up. It’s the only way to capture the greatness of this animal and to make the camera an emotional extension. Just as cinematographer Emmanuel - “Chivo” - Lubezki did in Leo DiCaprio’s masterpiece...

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37 W x 25.2 H x 1.2 D in

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Jochen van Dijk is a Dutch-based wildlife and landscape photographer. He strives to capture the urban experience of cities, animal encounters and the emotional connection with different cultures in images which translate these emotions to a clear visual voice. The goal is to bring a observable connecting message that can move people in any way possible. This is his motivation to push harder and harder every time he presses that shutter. The problem in this modern world is there’s a huge amount of visual content. Maybe even too much… By the internet it’s simple to share all of these experiences with so many people worldwide. Though good pictures make up for likes on Facebook, Instagram or pretty iPhone wallpapers, in the end it’s about one simple critique: if I personally have only one wall to decorate… would I put this up? Jochen fiercely believes that the answer to this question is trivial. He favors a fine-art style, choosing to appeal to buyers of framed photography, because a well executed picture framed and hanging on a wall or printed in a book has more impact than on a webpage. In his opinion, print is the ultimate destination for any image. Even in this digital world we live in.

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