Joachim Schmeisser

Joachim Schmeisser

Germany • 1958
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For years, Joachim Schmeisser has been photographing the last giants of Africa at close range, creating exceptionally intimate portraits of species threatened with extinction.
In his new series – The Last Of Their Kind – he focuses on the beauty of creation and its fragile transience. 
These striking images are timeless works that can be interpreted on different levels:  as depictions of a distant past or as iconic memories in a not too distant future in which we can only admire these majestic creatures in zoos. They are both an homage and a final warning - visual revelations that sharpen our clouded view of nature in all its infinite complexity as well as recognizing what treasures we might irretrievably lose.

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Photography, The Bull and the Bird III, Joachim Schmeisser

Photography . 149.9 x 120.1 x 0.2 cm Photography . 59 x 47.3 x 0.1 inch

$14,850

Photography, Reflection, Joachim Schmeisser

Photography . 90 x 119.4 x 0.2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 47 x 0.1 inch

$14,700

Photography, Patience, Joachim Schmeisser

Photography . 80 x 119.4 x 0.2 cm Photography . 31.5 x 47 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, Just Me, Joachim Schmeisser

Photography . 90 x 119.4 x 0.2 cm Photography . 35.4 x 47 x 0.1 inch

$13,500