Photographer Risks Camera to Capture Herd of Elephants Up Close—And They Lumber So Close It’s Scary

Photographer Risks Camera to Capture Herd of Elephants Up Close—And They Lumber So Close It’s Scary
Courtesy of Yarin Klein
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A photographer risked the life of his camera for closeup photos of a wild herd of elephants, but the gamble paid off; not only did his camera survive the colossal mammals, but the photographic results were beyond belief.

Israel-based wildlife photographer Yarin Klein, 30, was on a trip to Amboseli National Park in Kenya in December 2021 when he decided to place his camera unattended alongside a dirt trail near a group of elephants on the move. Klein had not encountered this particular herd before and knew it was risky.