Echo in the later afternoon
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Echo was the matriarch of the family of elephants I have been filming and photographing for 15 years. She was exceptionally gentle and non-aggressive and allowed me to get very close. I shared some extraordinary moments with her, including the birth of one of her calves at night. It is difficult to describe what it is like to have such a close and trusting relationship with a wild animal. Here Echo rests in the late afternoon, the low cross-light highlighting her lined and characteristically warty skin. Echo died in May 2009.