James Lewin

James Lewin - Beneath the Baobab, 2024, Printed After

2023

"The Serengeti is home to some of Africa’s most outstanding male lions, and Bob Jr of the Utafiti Pride is perhaps the most impressive of them all. I spent several days in his compan...

Available sizes: 18" x 22.33" Edition of 8 Pigment Print 28" x 34.73" Edition of 8 Pigment Print 38" x 47.14" Edition of 6 Silver Gelatin 48" x 59.55" Edition of 6 Si...

*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints* Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can live more than 2,500 years, and their massive, water-storing trunks can grow to more than one hundred feet in circumference. They also serve as a renewable source of food, fiber, and fuel, as well as a focus of spiritual life. But now, suddenly, the largest baobabs are dying off , literally collapsing under their own weight. Scientists believe these ancient giants are being dehydrated by drought and higher temperatures, likely the result of climate change. Photographer Beth Moon, already responsible for some of the most indelible images of Africa’s oldest and largest baobabs, has undertaken a new photographic pilgrimage to bear witness to this environmental catastrophe and document the baobabs that still survive. In this oversize volume, she presents breathtaking new duotone tree portraits of the baobabs of Madagascar, Senegal, and South Africa. She also recounts her eventful journey to visit these fantastic trees in a moving diaristic text studded with color travel photos.

*22x30" editions and 24x36" editions are platinum prints. Editions with a width of 60" or greater are archival pigment prints* Baobabs are one of Africa’s natural wonders: they can ...