
Nick Brandt. TWO RANGERS WITH TUSKS OF ELEPHANT KILLED AT THE HANDS OF MAN, AMBOSELI, 2011. Limited Edition.
About the Work
The elephant was killed by poachers in Tsavo in southern Kenya in 2004. His tusks were stored in Kenya Wildlife Service’s ivory strongroom. It is doubtful that there is an elephant left alive today on the African continent with tusks this size.
The rangers in this photo work for Big Life Foundation. protecting animals across over 1.6 million acres with more than 350 rangers in 36 permanent and mobile outposts.
About the Photographer
Nick Brandt’s photographs focus on the impact of environmental destruction and climate breakdown, for both some of the most vulnerable people and for the animal and natural world. In 2010, Brandt co-founded Big Life Foundation, a non-profit in Kenya/ Tanzania that employ more than 350 local rangers protecting 1.6 million acres of the Amboseli/Kilimanjaro ecosystem.
Editions Available
56 inches x 70 inches, Edition 10 of 10.
40 inches x 50 inches, Edition 5 of 12.
22 inches x 27.5 inches Edition 10 of 15.
Archival Pigment Prints on Hahnemuhle Museum Etching 350gsm.
With signed and numbered label.
Learn more about Nick Brandt.