Honorable Mention / 2016 / Nature / Other_N

Elephants on the leave

  • Photographer
    Ivo Schemionek, Switzerland
  • Studio
    moyophotography

After their afternoon drinking and mud bath in the Tarangire river,
this group of elephants was departing for the bushland. The
matriarch is on the move, while two young elephants were
stopping in a protective manner. The picture lives from the static
positions in contrast to the movement of the matriarch shown by
the longer shutter speed.

moyophotography - "moyo" is the swahili word for heart. Swahili is spoken in various countries in East Africa like Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Ramona Reichert and Ivo Schemionek are moyophotography. Since their trip to Namibia in 2010, Africa has conquered their hearts. Another trip to Botswana followed and the hunger for the untouched wilderness and the adventures grew even bigger. In 2013 they travelled to East Africa to see the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebras. In the trans-bordering ecosystem of Massai Mara and Serengeti they fell in love with the vast plains and the fascinating wildlife of Kenya and Tanzania.