Stephen Spence, Wrinkled Wisdom (ANIMALS 2025)

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A close-up in black and white, this image peers into the soul of one of Earth’s oldest living giants. The elephant’s eye, heavy with the weight of memory, stares back with a quiet knowing that transcends language. Every crease, every rut in its weathered skin speaks of decades, of droughts endured, herds lost and found, of migrations carved across generations. Rendered in monochrome, the image strips away the noise of color to reveal something purer: the timeless dignity of a creature that has seen more than we ever will.

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