About me

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The latest version of this website has been available for a year now so I think the time has come to tell you something about me. Some things are already within the home page of the website but I just want to give you a little background on my history with elephants so you can understand my passion. I also want to state that this web site is all about elephants. I prefer to stand behind the camera and deliver you my view on the elephant world and work on this global data base. Elephants have been a part of my life since the very beginning. I was born in ‘The City of Elephants’ -Berlin - and spent much of my time in Berlin Zoo. When my photographic interest started I developed an eye for detail and every time I put my eye to the camera I discover a new perspective on the world. All my hobbies – photography, database development and nature – are combined in creating this website. I get huge enjoyment out of this project and find it very relaxing. Of course I sometimes get frustrated when I am not able to find the correct data. Often there are conflicting facts about some elephants but bear with me; it’s an evolving project. The most important goal is to get elephants out of anonymity and show people the variety and characteristics of each and every elephant with these photographs. So far I have had the privilege of visiting 409 elephants in different zoos. I have many happy memories, and some sad ones too. Some of the young elephants I met years ago are passed away , are now parents themselves and scattered to the four corners of the earth. I burst with pride when I see how these wonderfully sensitive creatures ae dealing with their lives in zoo’s. At the bottom of this page I have put some photographic memories of my time with the elephants. I hope they capture the essence of the elephants and deliver you a sense of connection too. I have one story I would like to share; Kariba (who is the elephant in my website logo) was the very first elephant calf I was allowed to get close to. We first met when she was only 12 hours old. I was in such awe I forgot to release the shutter of my camera as she looked at me with those huge blue eyes through long curling eyelashes. I hope I get the opportunity to watch her develop in the years ahead. Maybe she will have the chance to have her own family in years to come. Now she gave birth for her 1. Calf - Kaja (27.05.2025) - Opel Zoo Kronberg Petra Prager

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