Haunting images of Africa and the world's deadliest lake
Brandt came upon the mummified bodies of birds and bats along the shores of Lake Natron unexpectedly. The dead animals were all victims of the shallow lake's lethal combination of high temperatures and salinity. Brandt repositioned the preserved bodies in "living positions" to create his stunning photographs.
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Brandt photographed rangers employed by the Big Life Foundation, which he co-founded in 2010. These men are tasked with protecting the animals and ecosystem where they work.
The tusks pictured here were poached before the foundation's existence. They are worth approximately $500,000 on the Chinese market, according to Big Life.
Brandt was inspired to photograph game trophies as a symbol of the diminished populations of animals on the African savannas.
