About Me


Wolf Ademeit, born 1954, lives in Duisburg, Germany. The author prefers calling himself a hobbyist, though his professional life has been always closely connected with this field – he owns an advertising agency and a photo studio. Wolf Ademeit first took interest in photography when studying lithographer's craft and it's been his passion since, for more than 30 years now.

It's Ademeit's distinctive approach that makes his works stand out of a long row of ever trendy black and white photography adepts or, speaking of his most known series, animalist masters. Unique of the author is his 'hobbyist' choice to capture expressive portraits of zoo animals. Rather than focusing on wildlife in their naturally beautiful habitats, Ademeit finds charm and personality in the facial expressions of his subjects alone. Call it 'animal portraits', if you wish. More than simply keeping a visual record, the photographer provides an artistic portrayal that is often reserved for human portraiture.

Says the author: "Only a few photographers use the photography of animals in zoos as an art form. I think this is a missed opportunity… With my pictures I would like to move the photography of these animals in the focus of the art photography and show photos which are not only purely documentary."

Ademeit's incredibly artistic collection of images offers a wide range of emotions, capturing every grimace, ferocious roar, tender kiss, and twinkle in the varied creatures' eyes, each caught within a second of the animal's position he sought for. No wonder his highly acclaimed Animals series took 5 years to finish, patience being a part of the author's talent and mastership.

-Vadim Yatsenko
Bruice Collections, Kiew

Type your Name here

This field is required

Type your eMail here

This field is required

Type your input data here

This field is required

Elephants

  • 120929-00526-big_meeting   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080920-00650-crazy_elephants   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00460-enjoy   Wolf Ademeit
  • 070607-00945-elephants   Wolf Ademeit
  • 081102-00963-think_big_2   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080816-00262-xxxl   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00089-true_love   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00607-squeeze_2   Wolf Ademeit
  • 070607-00922-out_of_africa   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00513-squeeze   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00397-three_elephants   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080830-00200-bullheads   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080816-00211-ding_dong   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00377-big_games_2   Wolf Ademeit
  • 130518-02300-crazy   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00651-two_elephants   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080920-00687-ringelpiez_2   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00390-the_fast_and_the_furious   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080920-00683-ringelpiez   Wolf Ademeit
  • 070610-00092-butt   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080209-03569-smile   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00476-trunks   Wolf Ademeit
  • 090823-00685-dont_cry   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080830-00232-see_you_later   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00199-big_games   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00267-try_this   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00565-dont_worry   Wolf Ademeit
  • 120929-00659-elephants   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080830-00267-dusk   Wolf Ademeit
  • 080830-00209-elephant_kiss   Wolf Ademeit

About Elephants


The largest living land animal, but for how much longer?

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea. Three species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Elephantidae is the only surviving family of the order Proboscidea; other, now extinct, members of the order include deinotheres, gomphotheres, mastodons, anancids and stegodontids; Elephantidae itself also contains several now extinct groups, such as the mammoths and straight-tusked elephants.

All elephants have several distinctive features, the most notable of which is a long trunk (also called a proboscis), used for many purposes, particularly breathing, lifting water, and grasping objects. Their incisors grow into tusks, which can serve as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. Elephants' large ear flaps help to control their body temperature. Their pillar-like legs can carry their great weight. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs while Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs.

Elephants are herbivorous and can be found in different habitats including savannahs, forests, deserts, and marshes. They prefer to stay near water. They are considered to be a keystone species due to their impact on their environments. Other animals tend to keep their distance from elephants while predators, such as lions, tigers, hyenas, and any wild dogs, usually target only young elephants (or "calves"). Elephants have a fission–fusion society in which multiple family groups come together to socialise. Females ("cows") tend to live in family groups, which can consist of one female with her calves or several related females with offspring. The groups are led by an individual known as the matriarch, often the oldest cow.

Males ("bulls") leave their family groups when they reach puberty and may live alone or with other males. Adult bulls mostly interact with family groups when looking for a mate and enter a state of increased testosterone and aggression known as musth, which helps them gain dominance and reproductive success. Calves are the centre of attention in their family groups and rely on their mothers for as long as three years. Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild. They communicate by touch, sight, smell, and sound; elephants use infrasound, and seismic communication over long distances. Elephant intelligence has been compared with that of primates and cetaceans. They appear to have self-awareness and show empathy for dying or dead individuals of their kind.

African elephants are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) while the Asian elephant is classed as endangered. One of the biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to wild elephants include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past, they were used in war; today, they are often controversially put on display in zoos, or exploited for entertainment in circuses. Elephants are highly recognisable and have been featured in art, folklore, religion, literature, and popular culture.

Source: Wikipedia

Enjoy Elephants

  • 130518-02300-crazy   Wolf Ademeit

    130518-02300-crazy Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00659-elephants   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00659-elephants Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00651-two_elephants   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00651-two_elephants Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00607-squeeze_2   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00607-squeeze_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00565-dont_worry   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00565-dont_worry Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00526-big_meeting   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00526-big_meeting Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00513-squeeze   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00513-squeeze Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00476-trunks   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00476-trunks Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00460-enjoy   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00460-enjoy Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00397-three_elephants   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00397-three_elephants Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00390-the_fast_and_the_furious   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00390-the_fast_and_the_furious Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00377-big_games_2   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00377-big_games_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00267-try_this   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00267-try_this Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00199-big_games   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00199-big_games Wolf Ademeit

  • 120929-00089-true_love   Wolf Ademeit

    120929-00089-true_love Wolf Ademeit

  • 090823-00685-dont_cry   Wolf Ademeit

    090823-00685-dont_cry Wolf Ademeit

  • 081102-00963-think_big_2   Wolf Ademeit

    081102-00963-think_big_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 080920-00687-ringelpiez_2   Wolf Ademeit

    080920-00687-ringelpiez_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 080920-00683-ringelpiez   Wolf Ademeit

    080920-00683-ringelpiez Wolf Ademeit

  • 080920-00650-crazy_elephants   Wolf Ademeit

    080920-00650-crazy_elephants Wolf Ademeit

  • 080830-00267-dusk   Wolf Ademeit

    080830-00267-dusk Wolf Ademeit

  • 080830-00232-see_you_later   Wolf Ademeit

    080830-00232-see_you_later Wolf Ademeit

  • 080830-00209-elephant_kiss   Wolf Ademeit

    080830-00209-elephant_kiss Wolf Ademeit

  • 080830-00200-bullheads   Wolf Ademeit

    080830-00200-bullheads Wolf Ademeit

  • 080816-00262-xxxl   Wolf Ademeit

    080816-00262-xxxl Wolf Ademeit

  • 080816-00211-ding_dong   Wolf Ademeit

    080816-00211-ding_dong Wolf Ademeit

  • 080209-03569-smile   Wolf Ademeit

    080209-03569-smile Wolf Ademeit

  • 070610-00092-butt   Wolf Ademeit

    070610-00092-butt Wolf Ademeit

  • 070607-00945-elephants   Wolf Ademeit

    070607-00945-elephants Wolf Ademeit

  • 070607-00922-out_of_africa   Wolf Ademeit

    070607-00922-out_of_africa Wolf Ademeit