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

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Rhinos

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About Rhinos


Please protect the last rhinos - they have become very rare...

A rhinoceros (/raɪˈnɒsərəs/, from Greek rhinokerōs, meaning 'nose-horned', from rhis, meaning 'nose', and keras, meaning 'horn')…

…commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species therein. Two of the extant species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. The term "rhinoceros" is often more broadly applied to now extinct species of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea.

Members of the rhinoceros family are some of the largest remaining megafauna, with all species able to reach or exceed one tonne in weight. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains (400–600 g) for mammals of their size, one or two horns, and a thick (1.5–5 cm) protective skin formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter when necessary. Unlike other perissodactyls, the two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths, relying instead on their lips to pluck food.

Rhinoceros are killed by some humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and used by some cultures for ornaments or traditional medicine. East Asia, specifically Vietnam, is the largest market for rhino horns. By weight, rhino horns cost as much as gold on the black market. People grind up the horns and consume them, believing the dust has therapeutic properties. The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails.[4] Both African species and the Sumatran rhinoceros have two horns, while the Indian and Javan rhinoceros have a single horn. The IUCN Red List identifies the Black, Javan, and Sumatran rhinoceros as critically endangered.

Source: Wikipedia

Enjoy Rhinos

  • 070607-00790-frontal   Wolf Ademeit

    070607-00790-frontal Wolf Ademeit

  • 171027-00869-awesome_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    171027-00869-awesome_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 170809-00487-little_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    170809-00487-little_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 170809-00407-lying_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    170809-00407-lying_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 170206-00126-the_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    170206-00126-the_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 150427-00118-black_rhinoceros

    150427-00118-black_rhinoceros

  • 150404-00489-rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    150404-00489-rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 121020-00200-unicorn_skin   Wolf Ademeit

    121020-00200-unicorn_skin Wolf Ademeit

  • 121020-00199-unicorn_skin_2   Wolf Ademeit

    121020-00199-unicorn_skin_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 100723-04943-lying_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    100723-04943-lying_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 100723-03374-hello_world   Wolf Ademeit

    100723-03374-hello_world Wolf Ademeit

  • 090606-00109-lying_rhino   Wolf Ademeit

    090606-00109-lying_rhino Wolf Ademeit

  • 090314-07778-fight   Wolf Ademeit

    090314-07778-fight Wolf Ademeit

  • 090314-07152-rhino_2   Wolf Ademeit

    090314-07152-rhino_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 090314-07115-rhino_portrait   Wolf Ademeit

    090314-07115-rhino_portrait Wolf Ademeit

  • 090307-00876-pheromon   Wolf Ademeit

    090307-00876-pheromon Wolf Ademeit

  • 090307-00523-move_2   Wolf Ademeit

    090307-00523-move_2 Wolf Ademeit

  • 090125-01009-rivalen   Wolf Ademeit

    090125-01009-rivalen Wolf Ademeit

  • 080419-11461-rhino   Wolf Ademeit

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  • 080419-11449-disarmed   Wolf Ademeit

    080419-11449-disarmed Wolf Ademeit

  • 080419-11431-rhino_portrait   Wolf Ademeit

    080419-11431-rhino_portrait Wolf Ademeit