The Asia Society of New York has an astonishing presentation this month that the staff of ASIAMEDIA highly recommends for your consideration. It is trumpeted as “Vanishing Giants – Elephants of Asia” — a collection of extraordinary images that are endless compelling.
Our friends at The Asia Society New York report that the collector Palani Mohan devoted 6 years and traveled to 11 Asian countries to create this intimate glimpse into the world of the Asian elephant, a creature which – even as its African cousin flourishes – is threatened as never before.
On offer is a very special book – a collectors item, really. But this is far more than simply a book of elephant photographs. Rather, it’s a tale of two species: that of the elephant, and the human beings with whom it shares its abodes. Asia Society further describes the collection as “a love story, and a war story, a history of animosity and attraction, a study of shattered symbiosis. For all through Asia, it seems, a love-hate relationship thrives where elephants and human beings co-exist.”
The photographer/collector Palani Mohan was born in Chennai, India, and moved to Australia as a child. His photographic career began 20 years ago at the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper and since then he has been based in London, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and now Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
See: http://asiasociety.org/
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