28 Majestic Photos of Elephants

	Cool Photos & Photographers
	By Rob Wood (Admin)	/ April 18, 2017

Some subjects just lend themselves to great photographs and this is one of them. For our latest photography collection designed to inspire you to get out and start shooting, we have put together a collection of great photos of elephants. Share your own in the comments!

Photo by Jon Rawlinson

Photo by Geof Wilson

Photo by Caitlin

Photo by Brian Snelson

Photo by Art G

Photo by William Cho

Photo by Felix Francis

Photo by Alex Proimos

Photo by Jenny Downing

Photo by Gopal Vijayaraghavan

Photo by Eric Molina

Photo by David Siu

Photo by Magda Ehlers

Photo by Andrea

Photo by Thomas Berg

Photo by Steve Evans

Photo by Matt MacGillivray

Elphants sortant de l'eau, Aruba lodge Elephants coming out of water, Aruba lodge
Photo by Frédéric Salein

Photo by Belgianchocolate

Photo by Vincent AF

Photo by Miquitos

Photo by Jared Tarbell

Baby asian elephant with it's mother at Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable
Photo by William Warby

Photo by Benjamin Radzun

Photo by Suvodeb Banerjee

Photo by Rubber Bullets

Photo by Anssi Koskinen

Photo by Brandon Daniel

About Author

Rob is the founder of Light Stalking. His love for photography started as a child with a Kodak Instamatic and pushed him into building this fantastic place all these years later, and you can get to know him better here.
Rob's Gear
Camera: Nikon D810
Lenses: Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

6 Comments

I did a nice one too
https://www.flickr.com/photos/giovannigori/3816507430/in/photostream

Super photograph, just love the detail in this!https://img.wylio.com/flickr/3894/500/508176417

Splendid photos, wonderfully composed and presented – great work!https://img.wylio.com/flickr/3894/500/2218360552

Good captures makes me home sick

An elephantine collection of photographs!

Lovely collection of shots, but if you’re looking for the best, don’t forget the Nick Brandt ones, some of which can be seen here

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