Vincent Grafhorst | African wildelife and nature photographer
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Vincent Grafhorst

Wildly passionate about southern African landscapes and animals, Vincent has an inherent drive to create photographs that evoke emotions and command respect for the wild.

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Winning images

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Winning images in the Botswana Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 Competition – Cameras for Conservation is a new initiative in the country of Botswana by Steven Stockhall and Guy Symons and hosts the Botswana’s Wildlife Photographer of the year competition annually to promote conservation through photography and to showcase the work of the talented people in the country. They further aim to use the imagery to conduct talks in …

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  • Image of the Month

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    I simply love dramatic and colorful silhouettes and will not easily forego an opportunity to obtain one, even if it means sacrificing other, more guaranteed, opportunities. This one of a herd of Blue Wildebeest grazing under one of those immensely spectacular colourful Kalahari sunset skies is one of my favorites from the last rainy season, as things just all sort of came together here.

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    Recently Added Images

    dung beetle, Giant Flattened Dung Beetle, Pachylomera femoralis, dung, ball, rolling, pushing, fight, fighting, stealing, defending, action, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    Giant Dung Beetles

    Stegodyphus, eresidae, araneomorph, arthropod, community nest spider, spider, web, spiderweb, spider web, communal spider, community spider, nest, serowe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    Stuck

    rhino, rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, square-lipped rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, action, horn, horning, female, angry, showing off, threatening, defense, serowe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    Angry Rhino

    giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffidae, tallest land animal, African even-toed ungulate, herbivore, herbivorous, ruminant, largest ruminant, mammal, pattern, back hair, curve, line, lines, black & white, serowe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    The Curve

    hartebeest, red hartebeest, Alcelaphus caama, large african antelope, antelope, ungulate, bovidae, desert-dwelling species, standing, bull, male, herd, dusk, curious, defensive, serowe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    Hearts at Dusk

    rhino, rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, square-lipped rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, adolescent, two, approaching, serowe, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, botswana, africa

    Two adolescent Rhinos