Craig is such an exceptional elephant in that his character is as unique as his ivory. I found it hard to understand how trusting and friendly this elephant was when he is well aware of the danger his most magnificent feature places him. I have been lucky enough to spend a lot of time with several tuskers over the past few years. On several occasions, I have witnessed them sticking their tusks inside bushes to hide them from humans, face the opposite direction, or other elephants moving in front to conceal the mighty tusks. His character is as unique as his tusks because, within the same Ecosystem, other tuskers do not have anything like the same temperament. If Craig were not the legend that he is, this portrait would simply not exist.

When Craig heard the first click of my camera, he stopped and blew his trunk, and the ultra-fine Amboseli dust rose around him. I took a handful of photographs before he continued walking towards the water, and in the next frame, the dust covers the bottom half of the frame, distracting our attention from his tusks.

I see the final photograph as an almost biblical scene, with Craig appearing to stand within the clouds. I can’t think of a better setting for one of Africa's largest and most famous elephants.

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