BBC Wildlife Magazine

Life in black and white

“Amid the thunder of clattering hooves, thousands of zebras migrate across the in August 2007. The magazine features stunning photography by brothers Anup and Manoj Shah, taking readers on a “ride with the wildest cavalry charge in Africa”. The photographers spent a year with plains zebras in East Africa, finding a visual feast in the optical illusions formed by the striped herds. Then-editor Sophie Stafford exclaims, “Anup and Manoj’s amazing remote-camera shots will transport you right to the heart of the action – you can almost smell the horse sweat and hot dust.”

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