"Hippos at Lake Panic – Skukuza, South Africa - "Kruger National Park - In the heart of Kruger National Park, as twilight gilds the treetops and the surface of Lake Panic turns to glass, a sacred stillness emerges. It is here, among rustling reeds and the haunting call of a distant African Fish Eagle—that this moment was captured: a pod of hippopotami, half-submerged, breathing in unison with the land that bore them.

Photographed near Skukuza, this image is part of a collection that honours Africa not only for its grandeur, but for its quiet power. The hippo—mythic, immovable, revered—is nature’s paradox: ancient and elemental, yet curiously absent from much of contemporary fine wildlife art. Their sheer presence evokes both reverence and warning—a reminder that the wild does not ask for permission, and neither does beauty.

Job 40:15–18
Behold now the behemoth (the hippopotamus), which I created as I did you; he eats grass like an ox.
See now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the sinews of his belly.
He moves his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are twisted together [like a rope].
His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs [or ribs] are like bars of iron.

The Scripture that accompanies this work comes from the book of Job 40:15–18—an ancient ode to the behemoth: “Behold now the behemoth... His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs like bars of iron.”

More than metaphor, this verse echoes the essence of the hippo: a colossus of sinew, shadow, and strength. An ecological engineer, the hippo sculpts the wetlands it inhabits, dispersing nutrients, creating microhabitats, and influencing the flow of rivers. But this behemoth faces modern threats—habitat loss, ivory poaching, and increasing human-wildlife conflict. What we witness here is not just wildlife—it is legacy, at risk.

This photograph was composed using a 4×5 inch large-format camera, fitted with a 6×12 cm roll film back, and exposed on Kodak Professional Ektar 100. Revered for its vibrant saturation, Ektar film captures the velvety tones of sunset and the textured anatomy of these giants with timeless fidelity. The large-format process—slow, meticulous, deliberate—requires the photographer to move as quietly and attentively as the scene itself.

No retakes. No algorithms. No AI.
Only patience, presence, and the silent dance of film and light. Personally hand-developed and made ready for print.

“Hippos at Lake Panic” is offered as a signed and embossed Limited Edition (1/25), with 25 editions remaining in the series—a rare, museum-quality print reserved for collectors who appreciate the intersection of craftsmanship, ecology, and African narrative.

For the connoisseur seeking something elemental and eternal, this piece is not merely a window into Kruger—it is a witness to the wild, rendered with reverence.

This is a signed and embossed Limited Edition print. (1/25)

"Hippos at Lake Panic – Skukuza, South Africa - "Kruger National Park - In the heart of Kruger National Park, as twilight gilds the treetops and the surface of Lake Panic turns to glass, a sacred stillness emerges. It is here, among rustling reeds and the haunting call of a distant African Fish Eagle—that this moment was captured: a pod of hippopotami, half-submerged, breathing in unison with the land that bore them.

Photographed near Skukuza, this image is part of a collection that honours Africa not only for its grandeur, but for its quiet power. The hippo—mythic, immovable, revered—is nature’s paradox: ancient and elemental, yet curiously absent from much of contemporary fine wildlife art. Their sheer presence evokes both reverence and warning—a reminder that the wild does not ask for permission, and neither does beauty.

Job 40:15–18
Behold now the behemoth (the hippopotamus), which I created as I did you; he eats grass like an ox.
See now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in the sinews of his belly.
He moves his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are twisted together [like a rope].
His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs [or ribs] are like bars of iron.

The Scripture that accompanies this work comes from the book of Job 40:15–18—an ancient ode to the behemoth: “Behold now the behemoth... His bones are like tubes of bronze; his limbs like bars of iron.”

More than metaphor, this verse echoes the essence of the hippo: a colossus of sinew, shadow, and strength. An ecological engineer, the hippo sculpts the wetlands it inhabits, dispersing nutrients, creating microhabitats, and influencing the flow of rivers. But this behemoth faces modern threats—habitat loss, ivory poaching, and increasing human-wildlife conflict. What we witness here is not just wildlife—it is legacy, at risk.

This photograph was composed using a 4×5 inch large-format camera, fitted with a 6×12 cm roll film back, and exposed on Kodak Professional Ektar 100. Revered for its vibrant saturation, Ektar film captures the velvety tones of sunset and the textured anatomy of these giants with timeless fidelity. The large-format process—slow, meticulous, deliberate—requires the photographer to move as quietly and attentively as the scene itself.

No retakes. No algorithms. No AI.
Only patience, presence, and the silent dance of film and light. Personally hand-developed and made ready for print.

“Hippos at Lake Panic” is offered as a signed and embossed Limited Edition (1/25), with 25 editions remaining in the series—a rare, museum-quality print reserved for collectors who appreciate the intersection of craftsmanship, ecology, and African narrative.

For the connoisseur seeking something elemental and eternal, this piece is not merely a window into Kruger—it is a witness to the wild, rendered with reverence.

This is a signed and embossed Limited Edition print. (1/25)