Jonathan  Gardner

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African megafauna and the quiet work of conservation — photographed in the parks and conservancies that keep them alive.

16 plates 2018 – present

African elephant with ears spread and trunk swinging, dust rising behind her in golden grass at sunset, Amboseli, Kenya.
Last to CrossAmboseli National Park, Kenya · 2021
Japanese macaque sitting at the edge of a hot spring pool at dawn, Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano, Japan.
Alone at First LightSnow Monkey Park, Japan · 2024
Two cheetah cubs wrestling in dry grass, one mid-leap, with the mother resting nearby, Serengeti, Tanzania.
The PounceSerengeti, Tanzania · 2025
Grey crowned crane in profile with golden crest, blue eye, white cheek, and red wattle against green, Amboseli, Kenya.
Crown of Gold WireAmboseli National Park, Kenya · 2021
Mountain gorilla, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
The Mother's GazeVolcanoes National Park, Rwanda · 2025
Vervet monkey carrying her infant on her chest, bending to drink at a waterhole, Tarangire, Tanzania.
Holding OnTarangire, Tanzania · 2025
Grey-headed kingfisher with a red bill and blue wings perched on a curled dead branch against green, Amboseli, Kenya.
Blue on DeadwoodAmboseli National Park, Kenya · 2021
Family of six African elephants walking through tall golden grass under heavy clouds, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Letting Them ComeAmboseli, Kenya · 2021
Dominant male lion looking directly into camera, mane lifted by the wind, eastern Serengeti, Tanzania.
Into the WindNamiri Plains, Tanzania · 2025
Greater blue-eared starling with glossy blue-green plumage and an orange eye, perched on a wooden fence post, Solio, Kenya.
Held FastSolio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya · 2021
White rhino grazing in short grass, horn lowered and deeply creased hide in close detail, black and white, Solio, Kenya.
What Solio KeepsLaikipia, Kenya · 2021
Zebra foal, only days old, standing near its mother beside a safari track, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
New to the CraterNgorongoro Crater, Tanzania · 2025
Black heron with wings hooded forward over the water, canopy feeding at Little Chem Chem, Tarangire, Tanzania.
Casting ShadeTarangire, Tanzania · 2025
Lilac-breasted roller, Kenya
Lilac in the thornsAmboseli, Kenya · 2021
Cheetah, Namiri Plains, Tanzania
Reading the HorizonNamiri Plains, Tanzania · 2025
Young white rhino in grass, Solio Ranch, Kenya
Solio sentinelSolio Ranch, Kenya · 2024