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Peter Beard — Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro
Peter Beard

Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro

A striking gelatin silver print by Peter Beard capturing a waterbuck family along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in Kenya, reflecting the artist's celebrated documentary approach to African wildlife. Beard's signature raw and intimate photographic style brings a powerful immediacy to the scene, blending naturalism with an almost elegiac sensibility. Executed later, this print stands as a testament to Beard's lifelong obsession with preserving the vanishing wilderness of East Africa.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, executed later.

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October 3, 2017

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Peter Beard, Waterbuck Family on the Uaso Nyiro

A striking gelatin silver print by Peter Beard capturing a waterbuck family along the banks of the Uaso Nyiro River in Kenya, reflecting the artist's celebrated documentary approach to African wildlife. Beard's signature raw and intimate photographic style brings a powerful immediacy to the scene, blending naturalism with an almost elegiac sensibility. Executed later, this print stands as a testament to Beard's lifelong obsession with preserving the vanishing wilderness of East Africa.

Medium
Gelatin silver print, executed later.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Nature And Animals, Male Artist, Documentary Style, 20th Century Artist, Documentary Photography, Black and White Photography, Wildlife Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, American Photographer, American Artist, African Subjects, Adventure Photography, African Safari, African Landscape, Established Artist, Photojournalism, Black and White

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