These photos are taken by the famous wild life photographer "Nick Brandt". He was born in London, England and one of his "...goals being to record a visually poetic last testament to the wild animals and places there before they are gone at the hands of man...." Also he is a director of Michael Jackson's "Earth Song", "Stranger in Moscow" and "Cry". Further, Nick Brandt started a non-profit organization called the Big Life Foundation, dedicated to the conservation of Africa's wildlife and ecosystems. The below photos are taken from "On This Earth".