Wildlife fine art photography by Teus Renes

Silhouette of a bull in Botswana against a golden sky at sunrise or sunset.

Sunlit Majesty: Bull of BotswanaBotswana, Africa

Collection Note

A quieter way into the wildlife collection.

Many of these are in black and white or muted colour, which puts the attention on fur, feather, and gaze rather than on the setting. Even the more dramatic scenes are photographed plainly. The works below are a good place to start and show the range, from close portraits to animals small in a big landscape.

Sunlit Majesty: Bull of Botswana

A bull in Botswana photographed against the low sun, reduced to a dark silhouette on a golden sky.

Wildlife photograph depicting a lioness and her cub watching their pack in Botswana.

Watching the Pack: Lion Family in Botswana

A lioness and her cub in Botswana, both watching something outside the frame. The cub stays close to its mother but is clearly curious.

Two zebras standing close together in South Africa, their stripes overlapping.

Zebra Stripes: Savanna Duet

Two zebras in South Africa standing so close that their stripes run together. Black and white.

A lion cub and juvenile lion playing in golden sunlight in Botswana.

Golden Hour Play: Botswana Lion Cubs

A lion cub and a young lion playing in the late afternoon light in Botswana, 2016.

Black-and-white photograph of a giraffe standing and facing the camera.

Towering Grace: Giraffe in Monochrome

A giraffe against a pale, washed-out sky in South Africa. Printed high-key in black and white, so its patches carry the picture.

Black-and-white photograph of a hippopotamus rising out of a river in Uganda.

River Portrait in Black & White

A hippo in Uganda breaking the surface of the river, with water running off its skin. Black and white.

A zebra mother and her calf on the African savanna.

Savanna Serenity: Zebra Mother and Calf

A zebra mare and her calf in Botswana. The calf is still small enough to fit under its mother's head, and both are watching the same thing.

Front-facing African elephant standing in tall green grass in Uganda.

African Elephant in Grassland, Uganda

An African elephant standing head-on in tall green grass in Uganda.

Monochrome bird perched on an ox in Uganda.

Bird Perched on Ox, Uganda

A bird resting on the back of an ox in Uganda, 2013, photographed in black and white.

Monochrome close-up of an elephant trunk gathering grass in Botswana.

Elephant Trunk at Mealtime, Botswana

A close-up of an elephant's trunk gathering grass in Botswana, 2017, photographed in black and white to show the texture of the skin.

An adult baboon walking through grassy terrain in Uganda, carrying its baby underneath its belly.

Baboon Mother and Infant

A black-and-white photograph of a baboon walking through grass in Uganda, with her baby clinging underneath.

Black-and-white photograph of an African elephant walking across the plains in Botswana.

Botswana Giant: Elephant in Monochrome

An African elephant walking across open ground in Botswana, photographed in black and white in 2016.

Black-and-white portrait of a vervet monkey against a blurred background in Uganda.

Vervet Monkey Portrait

A vervet monkey in Uganda, sharp against an out-of-focus background, January 2023. Black and white.

A single zebra looking directly at the camera.

Zebra's Striking Stare

A single zebra looking straight at the camera in Botswana, April 2016. Black and white.

A Highland cow with its mouth open, calling out in the Scottish Highlands.

Highland Majesty: A Pastoral Voice

A Highland cow calling out in the Scottish Highlands, 2008, with its long shaggy coat and wide horns.

Two bee-eaters in flight with wings spread against a green background in Welgevonden, South Africa.

Bee-Eaters' Winged Dance

Two bee-eaters in the air with their wings fully open, photographed against green foliage in Welgevonden, South Africa.

A Blue Wildebeest standing in a grassy field in Botswana.

Wildebeest Watchful Gaze, Botswana

A blue wildebeest standing in grass in Botswana, looking toward the camera. Black and white.

Black-and-white photograph of a dragonfly against a soft, out-of-focus background.

Dragonfly Amidst Bokeh

A dragonfly photographed in black and white in 2011, sharp against a background thrown out of focus.

Two bee-eaters on a branch, one of them taking flight, in Welgevonden, South Africa.

Bee-Eaters in Motion

Two bee-eaters in Welgevonden, South Africa: one still perched on the branch, the other just leaving it.

Black-and-white close-up of an elephant's eye surrounded by wrinkled skin.

Wisdom in the Wrinkles: Elephant Eye

A close-up of an elephant's eye and the deep wrinkles around it, in black and white.

Monochrome portrait of a lion lying down in an enclosure at Berlin Zoo.

Caged Majesty: Berlin Lion in Repose

A lion lying down in its enclosure at Berlin Zoo, photographed in black and white in 2023.

Winter's Gaze: White Shepherd in Snowfall

A White Swiss Shepherd in falling snow in Rotterdam. The white background nearly matches the coat, so only texture and edges separate them.

African lion growling toward the camera in dry grass in Moremi, Botswana.

Growling Lion, Moremi Botswana

A lion growling straight at the camera in the dry grass of Moremi, Botswana, 2016.

An African Elephant in Botswana raising its trunk skyward.

Elephant's Skyward Trumpet

A black-and-white photograph of an African elephant in Botswana raising its trunk to trumpet.

Monochrome geese flying in V-formation across a clouded sky over Etten-Leur.

Geese in Formation, Etten-Leur

Geese in V-formation over Etten-Leur in November, under the flat grey sky that is typical of a Dutch autumn. The formation only holds this shape for a moment.