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![Vertical Collision](/upload/images/147651348728wnwimg_3593_vertical_collision.jpg)
Vertical Collision (Single)
DESCRIPTION
The week I took this picture nature was as spectacular as it gets, with alternations of rain, rainbow and snow, and with several fights of the bucks; it never happened to me, either before or afterwards, to get such a dream mix of elements. The two bucks of Victoria’s mountain goat in this picture were evenly matched and fought for some forty minutes, with highly spectacular but surprisingly orderly exchanges. Sierra de Gredos, Spain.
AUTHOR
My work has been published by National Geographic, BBC Earth, GEO, Wild Planet Photo Magazine, Africa Geographic and Pachyderm, among others. Previously a nominee in FAPA and a finalist in Wildlife Comedy Photography Awards and in the Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year; won the grand prize in a national photo contest.
My flagship photographic project is called The World As It Once Was and is focused on the last "trophy" individuals within iconic wildlife species. This project is not about whether trophy hunting benefits or not conservation in general. It is also not about whether trophy hunting is moral or not. These are issue I leave aside for another day. This story is about one clear, unfortunate consequence of trophy hunting: the elimination of the individuals with the best genes from iconic wildlife species: in other words, the loss of intra-species biodiversity. This story is about bringing together the results of 30-40 years of scientific research and superb imagery. It is about showing these animals alive, as magnificent as they are. The question I have asked myself each time was: if a statue would have to be raised to a species, how would that look like?
My flagship photographic project is called The World As It Once Was and is focused on the last "trophy" individuals within iconic wildlife species. This project is not about whether trophy hunting benefits or not conservation in general. It is also not about whether trophy hunting is moral or not. These are issue I leave aside for another day. This story is about one clear, unfortunate consequence of trophy hunting: the elimination of the individuals with the best genes from iconic wildlife species: in other words, the loss of intra-species biodiversity. This story is about bringing together the results of 30-40 years of scientific research and superb imagery. It is about showing these animals alive, as magnificent as they are. The question I have asked myself each time was: if a statue would have to be raised to a species, how would that look like?
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