For most 15 years , self - taught French lensman Laurent Baheux has travelled around Africa , documenting the creature in coin high - contrast imaging .
Baheux ’s close - up photographs of African mammals in their natural home ground have clear him external eclat and many good acknowledgment .
Image Credit : Race In The Savannah , zebras , Kenya , 2013 byLaurent Baheux
A vocation in summercater news media led him to his ultimate passionateness for photography , as his press agency at the time required that he snap the photos that accompany his report .
Baheux adheres to using pitch-dark - and - clean picture taking for his workplace in rules of order to capture the amphetamine , agility , and strain of these African animals in stark portraiture . As he says , he is examine to " immortalize rare and transitory scene of nature , invariably trying to sublimate the animals , [ and ] to entrance the brilliance of their attitude . "
Inspiredby photographers who essay for mysterious contrast and expert detail in their artwork — such as Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier - Bresson — Baheuxuses declamatory lensesfor clarity and depth to capture the stiff features of the animals without disturbing them in their environment .
Image Credit : Reticulated Giraffe Shattered , Kenya , 2013 byLaurent Baheux
share this charm earth has been a labor of love for Baheux as his photographs cast a potent light on these beautiful animals . He require to help preserve these animals ’ way of animation and put them into the public consciousness by presenting these creatures as part of our world .
Baheux is also aGoodwill Ambassadorfor the United Nations Environment Programme ’s anti - poaching go-ahead . His artistry has been featured in conservation cognizance campaigns for World Wildlife Fund and GoodPlanet Foundation .
Image Credit : Rhinos Quartet , Kenya , 2013 byLaurent Baheux
you may see more of these African animate being as photograph by Laurent Baheux on hiswebsite .
