ENTRY DESCRIPTION

I have been working in Africa on my second book that will be also published by Teneues, similar length to my Horses of Iceland Book 260 photographs and five years in the works.
It's so hard to choose one image considering how subjective it is and they are all so different and powerful in their now way. I will just submit an image that touches my heart personally.
Considering how many of us photographers are using camera traps and photographing with cameras on the ground I deduced to submit a photo taken the most traditional way, hand held in Etosha national park. (I gave the before and after to show) this family of three was crossing the deserted lands of Etosha walking in line behind mom, I was lucky enough to find a dirt road (I was driving the car myself) and stopped right in front of them; mom was chewing, she stopped and her two babies split to each side, its the most perfect picture I could have ever dream of with mom's tail going to once side and her mouth on the opposite direction, this photo was a gift to me from my first trip to Africa; doing a solo trip, driving myself as a twenty plus year old in Africa.

“Among the Living, where you belong” my second book published by Teneues will be released in 2023 "Family in Etosha" will be in the book.

AUTHOR
Guadalupe Laiz is an international artist, photographer
and explorer born and raised in Argentina. She moved to
the US aspiring to build a photography career
when she was 20 years old.

Guadalupe's main focus for these past ten years has been an
extensive body of work capturing the beauty and uniqueness of
the indigenous horses in the country of Iceland, a
country that has touched her deeply and continues to visit.
Her work of Horses of Iceland has been shown
in exhibitions all over the world. She published her first
book ‘Horses of Iceland’ with Teneues in 2019...

Guadalupe has been working on a second book
all over Africa for these past five years..
“Among the Living, where you belong” is her best work yet
to be released in 2023.

Guadalupe has partner with nonprofits involved with
environmental issues and poaching of Wildlife in Africa
such as Save Giraffes Now and Lewa Conservancy
as well as humanitarian work for 4Africa in
South Sudan and North Uganda.

Driven by the belief that art and beauty transform how people
think about conservation and nature, she focuses on environment
and animals that are pure and gentle by their very nature.
Guadalupe’s efforts are to communicate through art the
importance of animal abuse awareness, environmental issues
and the relevanceof educating all generations to make
conscious lifestyle decision
to protect our planet.

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