African elephant in the bush
Chris Banotai · Wildlife Photographer & Conservation Ecologist

Thinking
Wild

Wildlife photography rooted in conservation science, fieldwork, and the quiet moments that make a place feel truly wild.

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A different way of seeing wildlife.

Years spent studying mammals in southern Africa taught me to slow down, pay attention, and understand animals as part of a much larger story.

Thinking Wild Photo grew from that same curiosity. The photographs are about behavior, place, scale, intimacy, and the experience of being present with wildlife—not simply documenting that it was there.

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