January 07, 2008
Nick Brandt
depicts the animals of East Africa with an intimacy and artistry unmatched by other photographers who choose wildlife as their subject. Wildlife photography has become a holiday and adventure cliche: have telephoto lens, will snap view up rhino's nostril -- so uninteresting, so blah. And then there's Nick Brandt. Brandt eschews the telephoto lens in favor of patience combined with a rare courage, determination and an artist's eye to photograph wildlife. The results are animals so accustomed to Brandt's presence and so untroubled by him that his pictures are breathtakingly beautiful and touching in their honesty and emotion.
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/applause
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Well that's just gorgeous, really.
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Ah.
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once again Christophine strikes pure gold. thank you! very beautiful!
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I'm normally not a big fan of B&W, but this is lovely.
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I think my favorites are the felfant and rhino surrounded by clouds and mist. Shivers down the spine time! (Although the wise-looking apre is pretty classy, too.)
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felfant = felefant.
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Pretty sad when I misspell my own patois.
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That sounds hawt.
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Please, don't just stand there. Go change your patois and get yourself cleaned up.
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