World Nature Photography Awards
Following on from six images being awarded in the Monochrome Awards, Rumble in the Jungle has just picked up its third award of the year
World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA)
“A while ago, a group of sustainability professionals, photography sponsorship consultants and the team of people behind the long-established design competition the Visual Identity Awards, came together to follow up on the germ of an idea. It was an idea for a photography competition that not only promotes the world’s best photographers but also does something for the planet.
Whilst we know that the challenges around climate change are enormous, amazing things can be achieved if we all come together to affect change. That’s the philosophy behind the World Nature Photography Awards. We believe that we can all make small efforts to shape the future of our planet in a positive way and photography can go a long way in influencing people to see the world from a different perspective and change their own habits for the good of the planet. ”
Rumble in the Jungle, awarded silver in the animal behaviour category
Rumble in the Jungle
When describing elephants we often discuss their gentle nature, superior intelligence and incredible range of emotions. Rarely though do we consider their aggression. This is in part due to how infrequently we see such a display from the world’s largest land mammal.
Once a year though, male elephants enter a period of ‘musth’, during which their testosterone levels go through the roof and they attempt to broadcast their viability as a partner to as many cow elephants as possible.
Bulls tend to have their first period of musth around the age of 30, it doesn’t last long, perhaps a few days, but as they grow older these periods last longer each time. A bull in musth is a totally different animal and fights between rival males can be staggering. As this one was. Two 6 tonne animals fighting like this is an incredible sight, particularly when in a swamp and water droplets explode and dance around their straining bodies.
It was without doubt the fiercest clash between elephants I’ve ever seen, and may never have a moment like it again.
We have our last few prints available via Red Eight Gallery, so anyone wishing to enquire kindly do so below.
