When I had read on this earth, a shadow falls, across the ravaged land it was very unique. The reason I believe this is because Brandt is not like any of the other nature/animal photographers. He focuses on the individuality on each and every single animal he has photographed. Since he also gets very close to the animals instead of using telephoto lenses it makes his photos seem more realistic.
2. Favorite photo:
3. The reason why this photo is my favorite photo from Brandt's albums is because I love how he managed to wait for the perfect timing to take this photo. If it wasn't at the right moment then the photo wouldn't even have turned out like it did. The fact that he got the rhino's touching horns together while on a giant puddle of water is gorgeous to me. Everything about this photo seems to be just great in my opinion.
4. Rules of photography used in the photo:
~Rule of thirds [the main subject must be in one of the four corners]
~Simplicity [not much happening in the photo]
~Balance [The photo doesn't seem to crowded with subjects]
-Avoiding mergers (the two rhinos are somewhat touching, so not sure if that counts) [There must be a subject touching another object/subject]
5. He uses three fixed-length lenses: a 55mm, a 105mm, and a 200mm
The camera Brandt uses is a Pentax 67
6. The reason he takes the photos is because he wants to record a last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are destroyed by the hands of man
7. His hope for taking these photos is to capture all his feelings or love towards animals in pictures since he could not capture it on film.
8. I had a vision in mind: I wanted to create an elegy, a likely last testament to an extraordinary, beautiful natural world and its denizens that is rapidly disappearing before our eyes. I wanted to show these animals as individual spirits, sentient creatures equally as worthy of life as us.
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9. Brandt's new focus with his photography is to try to make a difference. To show how are human activities are causing the animals of this world to be moved from their homes or to be killed off quicker due to our needs or wants in this world. He is showing us a new view on what is happening in this world by photoshopping animals with the frames around it and what we did to the land that they are supposed to be on.
10. Brandt selected unpublished photos from that period, printed them in California, shipped them to Kenya, constructed their steel and plywood frames on location, and positioned them so they seemed apart of the physical surroundings.
11. He had to wait many days for people to settle down and no longer look at his piece. His photography also made people aware of the problems happening to animals and he had the need to address them to others through his photography/ new album.
12. When I was looking at these photos I felt disgusted, angry, sad, and guilty. The reason why I feel this way is because the fact that we are taking away the land that they once stayed on, away from them makes me feel what I feel. I feel guilty for going on the land that was once there, mad for the people who took it away from them. Sad that they went through moving and adjusting to their new land and changing what they eat and live just because we wanted more buildings for our wants and needs. I'm also disgusted that they probably didn't even care about the fact that the animals are going through all of that or that it even crossed their minds when they were planning on using of their homes for our needs.
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