This is Africa at its very best: deeper, warmer and purer than words can describe. Just before sunrise, when the savannah is still silent and the sky is slowly glowing, two zebras appear like silhouettes in the golden light. It is one of those moments when everything comes together: tranquillity, colour, simplicity and a touch of magic.
The huge rising sun forms a magnificent backdrop, immersing the entire landscape in warm orange and golden hues. The zebras move almost silently through the tall grass, their stripes subtly visible in the backlight. It is an image that immediately transports you to the stillness of the morning, to those brief minutes when a new day begins on the African savannah.
As a work of art on the wall, this picture brings an explosion of warmth and atmosphere to your home. It is a work that radiates, that energises, that makes you feel how grand and peaceful nature can be.
Whether you hang it in your living room, office or bedroom, the power of this moment will make you dream away to Africa again and again. You feel the sun, you hear the silence, you smell the dry grass.
A timeless and iconic piece for anyone who wants to capture the magic of the wilderness in an image that never gets boring.
Krijn van der Giessen is a passionate photographer with a love for nature & wildlife photography. All pictures of animals are taken in the wild, where animals live in their natural environment.
All photos are taken with the Canon 5d iii or iv and professional L lenses, which..
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