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10 NICK BRANDT INSPIRED

Ever since I was a little kid I’ve loved animals. High up on my bucket list is to one day go on a safari and see wild animals out in their natural habitat, behaving as they should.

Until that day arrives, I have an ongoing project that I simply call my Animals project, which I’ve mentioned in previous chapters. I visit wildlife parks and photograph animals such as lions, giraffes, zebras, and so on. Then I use Photoshop to cut them out of the scene in which I photographed them, create a new scene that resembles their natural habitat, and place them in it. It almost feels like I’m setting them free and I find some comfort ...

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