South Asian Jungle Fine Art Photography Prints
Three images from the subcontinent's great protected forests — Ranthambhore in Rajasthan, Jim Corbett National Park in the Himalayan foothills, and Chitwan in southern Nepal. These are dry deciduous forest, Terai floodplain, and lowland grassland-forest mosaic respectively — distinct ecosystems that share a common register of landscape, subject, and atmospheric density. South Asian jungle photography tends to be dominated by headline-species tiger portraits. The selection here deliberately moves away from that mode. A sambar deer — the Bengal tiger's preferred prey — stands in Ranthambhore with a composure that reads nothing like prey. An elephant herd moves across the Ramganga meadow in Corbett under an approaching storm. A greater one-horned rhinoceros is seen at eye level from a small boat on the Rapti river in Chitwan, one of the last strongholds of a species nearly lost to poaching.
The Ancient Grazer
Chitwan National Park in Nepal is one of the best places on earth to spot the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Navigating the Rapti river by small boat gives you eye-level access that no safari vehicle can match. This animal's lineage stretches back over 8 million years — there is something humbling about being that close to a creature that has outlasted nearly everything.
Stillness in the Storm
Jim Corbett National Park - two rivers shape this ecosystem, and the meadows along the Ramganga are where elephants are most often found. This herd was just metres from our vehicle — close enough for the usual tight portraits, but the drama in the frame made me go wide and create a habitat photograph.
The Quiet Power
The sambar deer is the Bengal tiger's preferred prey. Yet, nothing about this one suggests vulnerability - grace and strength in equal measure.
Each print is produced in Toronto on Fine Art Photo Rag, Acrylic Face-Mount, or ChromaLuxe HD Metal. Fine Art Editions of 30; King of Ice is the Signature Edition of 15.