DELANEY'S JOURNAL

Stories From The Wild

Step behind the lens and discover the stories, encounters, and moments that shaped each photograph.

Explore the patience, emotion, and artistic vision behind these timeless black and white fine art works.

Why I Only Have Two Colour Elephant Prints

Why I Only Have Two Colour Elephant Prints

I am a black and white photographer. Have been for twenty years. But Etosha has broken that rule twice — and both times an elephant was responsible. One image arrived as pure serendipity on an ordinary evening at the pan. The other took weeks of patience and one unrepeatable moment of red Kalahari dust and light. Here is why both stayed in colour.

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Hasselblad Masters 2026 Finalist | The Giraffe Triptych

Hasselblad Masters 2026 Finalist | The Giraffe Triptych

hree ways of observing the same subject in different states of presence. The Giraffe Triptych — Serendipity, Camelopard, and Life on the Edge — submitted to Hasselblad Masters 2026 as a single body of work. Selected as a finalist.

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A Black and White Photographer's Dilemma: Five Colour Photographs
A Life in Black and White: Ten African Animals That Shaped My Photography