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Maasai Mara, Kenya 2017         

Achieving high-quality portraits of zebras is often a daunting task. As a photographer, I generally appreciate grace and predictability in my subjects - both traits long lost on the zebras of the sub-Saharan plains, which spook easily and haven't fully accepted vehicles and people as neutral observers. This image was captured during a particularly challenging day as the world's largest wildebeest migration was rapidly filling in the Maasai Mara Triangle and with them came a wave of energy and panic had the already skittish local zebra population on high alert.

On the banks of the notorious croc-crowded Mara River, a small and parched heard repeatedly took turns anxiously guzzling sips of water and frantically retreating from the riverbank. They sensed the dangers of quenching their thirst, but their need for water and deeply ingrained heard instincts were too much to ignore. To me, the soul of the zebra lies in the contradiction of their distinct irregularity and rhythmic symmetry. And in a moment where everything seemed to be going against me, the chaos of nervous gulps and panicked retreats broke for a brief moment of tranquility.  I had one chance to get the shot, and I was fortunate to capitalize.

• AVAILABLE SIZES

• LARGE: 60" X 44"

• STANDARD: 30" X 22"

• AVAILABLE EDITIONS

• LARGE: Edition of 14

• STANDARD: Edition of 14