Nick Brandt

My first reactions to these photos was astonishment because you could tell how close he was to those animal (especially the lions). When i read that he didn't want to pretend he felt a connection to the animals, i liked him a lot more because a lot of photographers say that they have these amazing connections to the animals, while some of them are telling the truth not all of them are.  I like that he's real. And another shocking feature of his photos was the contrast he was able to get between the animals and the sky, they were so clear. The benefits of being close to the subject, i guess :)

This is definitely my one of my favorite photos from Nick.  I love the cheetah's (or leopards, idk) faces.  The mother looks so passionate about whatever she's doing. and the little cubs are so cute, but formal.  I love their fur, and the contrast with the background.  The photographer used the composition of balance. 

Brandt  uses a medium format black and white film without zoom or telephoto lenses. His reasons for taking these photos are to show and photograph the destruction man has on animal life. He hopes that people will see these photos and understand that what they do influences (badly) animals, and will try harder to keep all the species alive. He focuses on the killing of animals for their parts, like elephants and their tusks."My images are unashamedly idyllic and romantic, a kind of enchanted Africa. They're my elegy to a world that is steadily, tragically vanishing."