The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are one of the great spectacles of the African interior — a vast, blinding white expanse that floods in summer and draws thousands of flamingos to feed on the nutrient-rich algae that blooms in the shallow water. From a distance, the flocks move as a single organism, shifting and turning in unison. Getting close enough for a portrait is another matter entirely. This image required leopard-crawling through salty mud toward the flock, waiting for the birds to settle, and then waiting again for one to separate from the group. Flamingos rarely oblige. This one did — resting alone, composed, and entirely indifferent to the photographer in the mud nearby. Print Details Printed on museum-grade fine art paper using archival pigment inks with a 100+ year lifespan Generous white border for easy framing Limited edition — signed, numbered and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity Shipped unframed in protective, eco-friendly packaging Carbon-neutral printing and packaging 10% of every sale supports BirdLife Botswana and African bird conservation Available Sizes Small: 12" x 8" | 305 x 203mm | Editions of 25 Medium: 24" x 16" | 609 x 406mm | Editions of 15 Large: 36" x 24" | 914 x 609mm | Editions of 10 X-Large: 60" x 40" | 1524 x 1016mm | Editions of 5 About This Image Location: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana Photographer: Devon Jenkin Lesser and greater flamingos visit the Makgadikgadi in summer to breed and feed. The pans transform with the rains into a shallow, pink-tinged lake that stretches to the horizon. Getting a single bird isolated from the flock requires patience, mud, and a willingness to move very slowly across very flat ground.
