Matriarch, Zimbabwe.

A continuing series of photographs. I’m often asked, “how close do you get to elephants?” Well, sometimes this close. That’s my seat-mate’s hand in the lower corner. This is the Chobe River area of Chobe National Park, Botswana. Lovely grasses and rushes for the elephants to eat.

Camouflage is the art of hiding in plain sight. Of standing perfectly still, keeping silent, blending in, getting lost in the background, resembling something else. It’s an art practiced to conceal feelings, disguise intent, blind danger. Sometimes it’s a necessary skill for survival. Even elephants know how to disappear.
