Air of Triumph – Elephant Fine Art Photography, South Africa Wildlife Print, Limited Edition Black and White

Air of Triumph – Black and White Elephant Fine Art Print – Limited Edition – South Africa

In the bush of South Africa, a mother elephant moves toward the camera with her calf close at her side. Unhurried. Certain. A third elephant retreats into the background — the herd dispersing, the encounter narrowing to this: two animals, one moment, and the quiet authority of a mother who has decided you are worth approaching.
Photographed on Kodak Portra in South Africa, 2019. The color original was converted to black and white as a deliberate creative choice — the tonal range of the Portra negative translates into a warmth that color-specific films rarely carry into B&W.

Edition: Each limited edition print is hand-signed and numbered by the artist. A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies every print. Once the edition sells out it is permanently retired. This edition is strictly limited to 50 prints.
Medium: Fine art photography — Kodak Portra, black and white creative conversion. South Africa, 2019.
Size: Available in six sizes. Select your size from the dropdown menu above.
Paper: All sizes printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta 325 — a heavyweight, fiber-based paper that is the closest inkjet equivalent to a traditional darkroom fiber print. Deep blacks, open shadows, archival permanence.

About the Artist: Harry Johansing is a California-based photographer with a life spent with a camera — self-taught, experimental, working across film and digital. His Africa work comes from a 2019 expedition that produced some of the most direct and emotionally charged wildlife photography of his life. His prints are held in private collections internationally.

Explore the full body of work: harryjohansing.com

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All photographs and prints are copyrighted © Harry Johansing. Purchase does not transfer copyright or reproduction rights.