Winner Nature in Black and White Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Peter's day didn't start well.
It was cold. He was sitting in a hide near a waterhole in South Africa's Mapungubwe Game Reserve, Limpopo, and he had forgotten his short lens and coffee flask. "To say I was a little irritated would be an understatement," he says, adding that the irritation was magnified when a huge herd of elephants came within 20 meters (65 feet) of the hide. "The elephants were playing and bathing, but the only thing I could do was shoot close-ups." Soon, though, Peter became so engrossed in the detail of texture, tone, and light that nothing else mattered. "It made me realize that sometimes we can be spoilt by too much choice of equipment, and how creativity can ofBigfoot | Elephant | African Elephant Acrylic Glass Prints
Winner Nature in Black and White Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Peter's day didn't start well.
It was cold. He was sitting in a hide near a waterhole in South Africa's Mapungubwe Game Reserve, Limpopo, and he had forgotten his short lens and coffee flask. "To say I was a little irritated would be an understatement," he says, adding that the irritation was magnified when a huge herd of elephants came within 20 meters (65 feet) of the hide. "The elephants were playing and bathing, but the only thing I could do was shoot close-ups." Soon, though, Peter became so engrossed in the detail of texture, tone, and light that nothing else mattered. "It made me realize that sometimes we can be spoilt by too much choice of equipment, and how creativity can ofBigfoot | Elephant | African Elephant Acrylic Glass Prints
Winner Nature in Black and White Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Peter's day didn't start well.
It was cold. He was sitting in a hide near a waterhole in South Africa's Mapungubwe Game Reserve, Limpopo, and he had forgotten his short lens and coffee flask. "To say I was a little irritated would be an understatement," he says, adding that the irritation was magnified when a huge herd of elephants came within 20 meters (65 feet) of the hide. "The elephants were playing and bathing, but the only thing I could do was shoot close-ups." Soon, though, Peter became so engrossed in the detail of texture, tone, and light that nothing else mattered. "It made me realize that sometimes we can be spoilt by too much choice of equipment, and how creativity can ofBigfoot | Elephant | African Elephant Acrylic Glass Prints
