TITLE: Elephant Portrait

Close up side profile portrait of a young Elephant, this was my favourite shot out of a few taken which I feel lends itself to a black and white conversion with the different grey scales and texture I feel it gives a sense of the rough texture in the skin.

AUTHOR: Graham Elliott (United Kingdom)

My photography journey started 4 decades ago when I got my first 35mm SLR camera & this soon progressed to me developing & printing my own shots in a self made darkroom at home. Then life seemed to get in the way with marriage, children & demanding jobs all taking over with photography pushed to the background for a while until I was once again able to devote the time needed to this wonderful art.

I am a pretty relaxed & laid back person by nature & bring a lot of that to my photography so you won't find me rushing about making a big deal out of things. As a photographer I like to take shots of things that catch my eye in everyday life as I walk around which is where the street photography comes in but for clients its normally weddings, events, parties, natural portraits, headshots etc but I love all genre's of photography.
Qualified with The Guild of Professional Photographers, member of The BIPP & a Licentiate of The Royal Photographic Society and an active committee member of our local photographic club so there is nothing I enjoy more than getting out & about with my camera to capture those special moments.