An awe-struck animal lover has spent ten years photographing ‘mesmerising’ elephants in the wild.
Since taking her first elephant shot in Kenya a decade ago, Australian photographer Bobby-Jo Clow has travelled Africa and produced a stunning collection of images of the magnificent beasts.
The 33-year-old specialises in capturing the daily interactions of the herd as they feed, sleep and wander through the wilderness.
Australian native Bobby-Jo Clow, 33, has been taking pictures of beautiful elephants since 2004
The photographer has made regular pilgrimages to southern and eastern Africa to capture the stunning creatures on camera in their natural habitat
Bobby-Jo has narrowed down her thousands of images to just 200, and is planning to create a book of her beautiful pictures called Reflections of Elephants
Since 2004, Bobby-Jo has made regular pilgrimages to southern and eastern Africa to capture the stunning creatures on camera in their natural habitat.
Now, Bobby-Jo has narrowed down her thousands of images to just 200, and is planning to create a book of her beautiful pictures called Reflections of Elephants – along with written reflections of writers, poets, conservationists and elephant experts from around the globe.
Bobby-Jo said: ‘I have been interested in wild animals from a very young age – like most children my age, I grew up to Attenborough’s voice on the television.
‘After photographing my very first African elephant, I became absolutely mesmerised by Africa’s wildlife, landscapes, and people – but most of all, her elephants.
The 33-year-old specialises in capturing the daily interactions of the herd as they feed, sleep and wander through the wilderness
The wildlife photographer says that has ‘been extremely privileged to observe and photograph wild elephants’, and now wants to ‘give something back’
Intruder: In this photograph, a cheeky giraffe appears to have photobombed one of Bobby Jo’s snaps
‘A wild elephant is killed every 15 minutes – in the time it takes you to drink your next cup of tea or coffee, somewhere in Africa or Asia a beautiful elephant will be destroyed.
‘I have been extremely privileged to observe and photograph wild elephants – and now I feel I owe them something in return.
‘I joined forces with writer Dave Blissett, and began working on a project that would help make a difference to elephants.’
Bobby-Jo is now fundraising to help raise money for the production of the book.
Bobby-Jo, pictured (left) with a huge elephant, has said that she became ‘mesmerised’ by the beasts after taking her first photo
Bobby-Jo has been able to take photos from the land and the air so as to capture the daily lives of the African elephant
Making a splash: The Australian photographer said that royalties from book sales will go to the Askari Project, supporting work in southern Kenya to preserve wildlife
She said: ‘We received work from some truly incredible and inspiring people – everyone has donated their time and work to this project.
‘One hundred per cent of the royalties from book sales will go to the Askari Project, supporting work in southern Kenya to preserve wildlife – especially the magnificent elephants.
‘Every dollar raised lowers the costs of book production, and means more money for the elephants.’
