ENTRY DESCRIPTION
I have been trying to get a shot like this for a very long time and have tried time and time again. To succeed with a big tusker has made me extremely happy and proud when you think that there are fewer than 30 left in the whole of Africa.

Twenty minutes before I got this shot I had my head in my hands because I had placed my camera on a game path as HA1 was coming to drink and he gently strolled right past my camera brushing it with his left tusk. Meanwhile I was about 50 metres away clicking like crazy. When I retrieved my camera, I was only to find out that no pictures had been taken at all. I thought I would never get that opportunity again but after this magnificent elephant had finished drinking it followed the same path away and this is what I managed to get.

I will never forget the hours I spent with this remarkable and friendly bull, I hope we meet again.

AUTHOR
James Lewin is a rapidly emerging contemporary photographic artist. He has a passion for conservation, focusing his attention on capturing African Wildlife in its most natural form.

By exercising an immersive and intimate approach, Lewin stives to connect people with East Africa’s magnificent yet vulnerable inhabitants. To capture his striking portraits, he utilises wide- angle lenses from highly unique perspectives, allowing the viewer to feel as if they were beside the animals within the frame. He views his work as an influential tool to raise both awareness and funds for the creatures he admires and spends time with. Twenty percent of every sale feeds directly back to conservation projects in Africa.

Lewin’s photographs have a timeless quality and convey that his wildlife subjects are endangered and may one day only be remembered through photography. He finds black & white a powerful reminder of this as people often associate a monochrome aesthetic with history. Like the photographic masters such as Sebastiao Salgado & Terry O’Neil, Lewin prints his work on silver gelatin. These prints are made using traditional photochemistry and are far superior in archival rating to other printing methods.

James' work has been awarded in multiple International Photography Awards, including the Monochrome Awards, Nature's Best Awards, Monovisions Photography Awards, ND Awards and Outdoor Photographer of the Year. James was ranked number 1 B&W Photographer in the UK and number 4 globally in the 2021 One Eyeland Top 10 Black & White Photographers Award. This included winning Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Wildlife Category. James was also a Hasselblad Masters Finalist which is one of the most prestigious professional photographic competitions in the World.

James' work is represented by The Drang Gallery (UK), ARTITLEDcontemporary (NL), Lyons Gallery (AUS) and Isabella Garrucho Fine Art (USA).

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