“I believe that if black-and-white photography is done correctly it can convey much more emotion and a deeper meaning than colour ever could. It’s as if by subtracting colour, the viewer is forced to add his own emotion to the images. Colour photography is like a novel that spells everything out in detail, whereas black-and-white photography is like poetry—its strength isn’t in what’s said; it’s in what’s left out.” – Heinrich van den Berg
Heinrich’s description of wildlife photography in black-and-white accurately conveys the impact these images have on viewers. Submissions from Africa’s Photographer of the Year truly portray the impact these images can have on the viewer. Here are a few photographs from our talented photographers:
The sharp-end. A male lion giving a late afternoon yawn Photo Credit: Thinus Schoeman
Lone Ranger Photo Credit: Adip Singh
A Mother’s Love Photo Credit: Jennifer Sawicky
A herd elephants standing together Photo Credit: Chase Wells
Dusty traveller. A herd of zebras trudge across the dusty plains of Ndutu Photo Credit: Zhayynn James
Mkanye staring straight on into the distance Photo Credit: Nicole Van Der Walt
A leopard resting in a tree in the Sabi Sands Photo Credit: Justus van Dillen:
Counting claws Photo Credit: Dean Robinson:
Eyes in the undergrowth Photo Credit: Michael Raddall
Photo Credit: Gurveer Sira
Photo Credit: Sean Brogan
Two’s company Photo Credit: Michael Raddall
Longhorn. Save the horn Photo Credit: Gurveer Sira
Hungry, hungry hippo Photo Credit: Andrea Mulig
Scouting for food Photo Credit: Anthony Goldman
The greatness of Africa Photo Credit: Bernd Kraemer
Love is in the air Photo Credit: Gurveer Sira
Is it a yawn or is it a roar? Photo Credit: Camille Boerderie
A leopard eyeing out his prey Photo Credit: Arnfinn Johansen
Feline curves Photo Credit: Simon Smith
The smallest member of the herd Photo Credit: Simon Smith
A scarred and half blind male lion looks for rest after feasting on a cape buffalo the night before Photo Credit: Gabriel Clark
Elephants deserve to keep their tusks Photo Credit: Gurveer Sira
On the move Photo Credit: Gurveer Sira
Cheetah in the early morning light – Sabi Sand Photo Credit: Johannes Ratemann
Thirsty trudge. Wildebeest searching for water in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, South Africa Photo Credit: John Mullineux:
Female rhino with baby rhino making a stop for drinking Sabi Sand. Aren’t they wonderful? Photo Credit: Johannes Ratemann
Cheetah in Samara Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa Photo Credit: Jean Goldston
Road closed Photo Credit: Kaizer Allu
The leap of faith Photo Credit: Karthik Bangalore Thirumala Raju
Lions – Meru in Kenya Photo Credit: Molly Byrne
Lion at Shamwari Photo Credit: Tobias Schwarz
Photo of a young male lion taken in Kruger National Park Photo Credit: Uwe Firnhaber
One very playful Rhino looking for attention from the rest of the herd Photo Credit: Werner Kruse
Feeling inspired to create black-and-white wildlife photography? Show us what you’ve got, by submitting your images on our website!
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Jemma's love for nature and culture grew while growing up on her family's dairy farm in the Natal Midlands. Since then she has been a ski lift operator in the Sierra Nevada, an Au Pair in London, an English teacher in Vietnam and is now writing about her favourite continent - Africa.
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