Thusith Muhandiram, Council of the Scavengers (ANIMALS 2026)

Vultures congregate on a dead tree in Kruger National Park as a late arrival joins the gathering. The monochrome treatment accentuates the dramatic shapes, textures and social dynamics of these essential guardians of the African ecosystem.

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