World Rhino Day: Prints for Conservation flash sale
Save the Rhino have teamed up with Prints for Conservation for a special World Rhino Day print sale.
James Lewin, Oliver Nicklin and Shaun Mousley are three Kenyan based wildlife photographers who make up ‘Prints for Conservation’, a grass roots initiative the use their art to raise awareness and funds for conservation.
Each photographer has kindly donated a short run of prints to Save the Rhinos for a flash sale to celebrate World Rhino Day 2020.
Each print costing £30, is sized 210 x 297 mm and is printed on giclee paper. A limited run of 15 for each print will be available at Save the Rhinos shop during World Rhino Day
About the Prints
James Lewin: Road Block 2
This unusual frame was captured using a remote camera placed inside a customised protective box. Well positioned remote cameras allow for unique, intimate images and this has become my preferred technique to achieve intimate and striking photographs from viewpoints unknown to any living person. Using wide angle lenses from close up creates an uncompressed, three-dimensional effect; it is as if the rhino is emerging from frame.
Oliver Nicklin: At Peace
Taken on Borana conservancy last year while guiding a safari, after spending about 30 minutes following this male white rhino he eventually wondered up onto a little rise to the side of my vehicle. As he reached the top of the rise he was almost at eye level making for a nice ground level shot. I like the two small birds (ox peckers) perched on his shoulder and the one bright white cloud above. I named this shot At Peace, as the picture really have a very relaxed feel to it, but also because I remember the afternoon we spent with this rhino was very tranquil, he couldn’t care less that we were following him and just went about his day as if we weren’t there.
Shaun Mousley: The Lone Bull
A white rhino in one of Kenya’s Northern rhino strongholds, Borana Conservancy. I followed the subject on the open savannah grassland for a couple of hours waiting for the opportune moment. Finally, as he moved up the side of a small ridge where I was able to capture this moment as he looked into the horizon. A low angled picture with little distraction in the background so one can truly appreciate the beauty of these creatures.
About the Artists.
James Lewin is a British Fine Art Wildlife Photographer and Conservationist with a focus on African Wildlife as it was in Kenya, where he found his passion for photography.
James is a self-taught photographer with his Fine Art Style developing over time as he continues to attempt to present African Wildlife in an immersive and striking approach to inspire and connect people with the magnificent yet disappearing wildlife of East Africa.
James produces limited edition fine art prints in black and white and uses them as a tool to raise vital funds for conservation work in Africa. James prefers working with wide-angle lenses from unique perspectives unknown to any living person to create a detachment from reality while making the viewer feel as if they are right beside the animals within the frame.
Oliver Nicklin is the founder of Prints for Conservation.
Born and bred in Kenya, Oliver spent much of his childhood on the east African coast and exploring the bush. With a surfer for a father and a safari guide for an uncle, Oliver developed a passion for water sports and a parallel love of the African wilderness.
Oliver is also a talented photographer with the creative eye of his artist father. His images have featured in magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times.
Shaun Mousley was born in Kenya and grew up on a 24,000 acre tea farm in Kericho, Western Kenya. With neighbours far and few between he spent most of his time fly fishing the rivers and dams, and going on long treks through the Mao forest satisfying his love for the outdoors. With the Maasai Mara being on his doorstep, many weekends were spent camping there with his family from which the love of the bush was born. By the age of five he spoke more Swahili then English.
He has travelled widely within Africa. After working as a white-water rafting guide in Kenya and Uganda, he completed a hospitality degree in South Africa and worked on a game reserve before spending time in The Seychelles. On returning home to Kenya, he worked for four years as a manager and photography guide, mainly in the Mara. Shaun’s love of adventure drives his parallel passion for photography.
