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Nick Brandt
PhotographerKnown for:
black-and-white wildlife and conservation photography in East Africa
Education:
Saint Martin's School of Art, London; self-taught in photography
Nick Brandt began photographing the animals of East Africa in the late 1990s with a medium format camera and natural light, producing black-and-white portraits of individual lions, elephants, and chimpanzees that emphasized their individuality. His trilogy On This Earth, A Shadow Falls, Across the Ravaged Land (published between 2005 and 2013) documents both the animals and the accelerating loss of their habitat. He co-founded the conservation organization Big Life Foundation in 2010.
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Pentax
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Brandt used the Pentax 67 for his black-and-white wildlife portraits in East Africa, relying on natural light and close proximity to animals. His use of the camera is documented in interviews accompanying "On This Earth" (2005).
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The Pentax 67 is a medium format SLR producing 6×7cm negatives on 120 film. Introduced in 1969, its SLR handling in a medium format body made it practical for handheld work requiring larger negatives than 35mm. It was widely adopted by portrait, landscape, and fashion photographers.
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Last updated March 20, 2026