Zebras are among the most photographed animals in Africa, and among the most overlooked. The stripes attract attention, but the detail within them — the way the pattern shifts and narrows around the muzzle, the texture of the skin, the individual hairs at the edge of each stripe — is rarely examined closely. High-contrast black and white photography is the format that reveals it best. This image is an abstract composition — just the muzzle, leading the animal into the frame from the left. The high-contrast treatment removes the context and leaves only the pattern and the texture. It is an image about looking at something familiar in a way that makes it unfamiliar again. 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 Botswana Predator Conservation and African wildlife 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: Okavango Delta, Botswana Photographer: Devon Jenkin An abstract composition of a zebra's muzzle leading into the frame — a deliberate choice to focus on the detail and pattern that is usually lost in wider shots. The high-contrast black and white treatment makes the intricacies of the muzzle visible in a way that colour photography rarely achieves. Zebras make exceptional subjects for this kind of work.
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