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Two giraffes stand above a green bushline against a blue sky, one in profile and one facing the camera.

Two Necks

Pumba Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa · December 2022

1D X Mark II, 155 millimetres, f 2.8, 1/2000 of a second, ISO 100

One watching me, one watching elsewhere.

Giraffes sort themselves into compositions if you wait. These two stood above the bushline in summer light, one broadside, one square-on with ears out like signal flags. Everything below the shoulder is hidden in green, which suits them — two necks, two ways of paying attention, and a sky with just enough cloud to not be empty.