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First Lessons

A giraffe calf stands beneath its mother, learning the contours of her presence and the reassurance of her touch. In the stark midday light, their overlapping patterns reveal a fleeting moment of recognition — early lessons that will guide the calf through its earliest days on the Maasai Mara.

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Nature Photography Contest

2025

Bronze

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Professional

First Lessons

A giraffe calf stands beneath its mother, learning the contours of her presence and the reassurance of her touch. In the stark midday light, their overlapping patterns reveal a fleeting moment of recognition — early lessons that will guide the calf through its earliest days on the Maasai Mara.

About Artist

Holly Kirkland

Holly Kirkland is a wildlife photographer drawn to quiet moments where light, land, and animal presence converge. Her work centers on reverence rather than spectacle, using atmosphere and restraint to tell truthful stories of wild lives.

Holly Kirkland

Photographic Areas of Focus

Aerial, Nature, Wildlife

Location

United States of America

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