This spectacularly produced volume is a heartfelt tribute to the majesty of elephants offering
an intimate glimpse into the lives of these gentle giants in their wild African habitats.
Renowned for his evocative animal portraits Federico Veronesi brings a profound sensitivity
and reverence his elephant subjects capturing the strength wisdom and quiet resilience that
make these creatures enduring symbols of the untamed wilderness. His personal reflections
woven throughout the book deepen the experience expressing awe respect and hope for
elephants and the landscapes they inhabit. The full-page images many extending over a single
spread show the tuskers roaming watering holes dry lake beds sweeping savannahs and remote
valleys often framed by towering mountains or shimmering horizons. In South and East African
locations such as Amboseli Liwonde the Mana Pools and the Chyulu Hills Veronesi describes
waiting anxiously to capture moments of quiet majesty - a tusker silhouetted against a sunset
a matriarch leading her herd across a parched landscape or a lone bull standing sentinel
beneath a dramatic sky. Veronesi calls these elephants the "last witnesses of a world before
humans took over the earth." His images evoke this sense of eternity capturing not just the
animals' grandeur but also their vulnerability in a rapidly changing world. With luxurious
paper rich printing and elegant binding this extraordinary volume invites readers to walk
beside these giants feel the pulse of the wild and share in the hope for the future of
elephants and the wilderness they call home .
