ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Late one evening in Maasai Mara, with a storm gathering over us, we headed for camp, hoping to escape the rain. It really looked and felt like the sky would fall on our heads. As we raced against the inevitable downpour, we could not help watching the gathering clouds as they made amazing patterns in the sky. At one point we noticed, how the dramatic clouds and rays actually created an illusion of a giant tree in the sky. Instantly all thoughts of the race back to camp escaped us as we tried to find a corresponding tree on the ground to make to complete this image!

AUTHOR
We are Preeti and Prashant Chacko, photo artists working together as @composingthewild. Our passion lies in showcasing animals in the wild, in black and white. We believe that wild animals are beautiful, sentient beings brimming with stature, grace, sensitivity and strength. Our aim is to portray these qualities in our work. After years of photography, we have understood that the photos that we truly love are the ones that conveyed beauty and emotion, artistically.

We want our audience to engage with our work on an emotional level, to have personal and deep responses to our images and the wild animals we portray. Our artistic approach is rooted in the belief that people protect what they find beautiful. We are careful not to perpetuate the stereotype of wild animals as dangerous or aggressive. Instead, we focus on capturing their sensitivity and human-like emotions, hoping to foster empathy and a desire to protect wildlife.

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