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Into the Wild — Big Foot | The Story
Close your eyes. Now open them. You are here.
The day didn't begin well.
It was a bitterly cold winter morning in Mapungubwe National Park, and I'd already made two mistakes. I'd forgotten my wide-angle lens and, somehow even worse, my flask of coffee.
Then the elephants arrived.
A huge herd walked silently towards the waterhole, stopping barely twenty metres from the hide. They splashed, drank and covered themselves in mud. It was exactly the scene I'd hoped to photograph, just with the wrong lens.
For a moment, frustration took over.
Then I stopped thinking about the photograph I couldn't make and started looking for the one I could.
Instead of the herd, I found the details. The deep wrinkles of weathered skin. The cracked texture of dried mud. The immense foot of a giant, carrying unimaginable weight with effortless grace.
The lens I thought was a limitation became a gift.
That single frame became Big Foot, winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in the Nature in Black and White category.
Looking back, the award wasn't the greatest lesson.
It reminded me that creativity often begins when things don't go according to plan.
Some photographs are carefully crafted.
Others are simply waiting for you to see them differently.
Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa
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Collector Stories
Reflections from collectors who have welcomed Peter Delaney's artwork into their homes around the world.
After some delay, I finally had 'Bonds of Love' framed and placed on my bedroom wall, a gift from my husband for our 50th wedding anniversary. He passed away not long after, and two years on, this photograph continues to comfort me. It is the first thing I see every morning, and it gladdens my heart.
This is not a photograph hanging on a wall. It is a window into something vast and unhurried.
To have one of Peter Delaney's images in your home is your connection to a world few of us will ever experience, and a connection to nature and the earth that is truly rare.
Queen of the Mara has occupied a central place in our living room since 2020. It helped us feel connected to the world at a time when we... weren't.
Each print carries its own story, creating a lasting connection between the collector and Africa's wild places.
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