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.
“I saw them from a long distance and decided to approach them,” Klein told The Epoch Times. “The idea of placing my camera next to the elephants with a remote control is not new to me; it’s something I’ve tried to do many times, but never succeeded the way I wanted until that day….