Taken in June 2001, "Air Jaws" is considered the image that really launched Chris Fallows' career as a fine art wildlife photographer. Captured at Seal Island, off the coast of Cape Town -- known for an abundance of Cape fur seals -- Fallows says this is the ultimate image of a great white shark breach that he's photographed. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to see more.</strong>
Taken in June 2001, "Air Jaws" is considered the image that really launched Chris Fallows' career as a fine art wildlife photographer. Captured at Seal Island, off the coast of Cape Town -- known for an abundance of Cape fur seals -- Fallows says this is the ultimate image of a great white shark breach that he's photographed. Scroll through the gallery to see more.
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Fallows captured this image, which he calls "The Final Act," in 2016. Sadly, he says, the image is one of last breaches seen at Seal Island. The great whites have since largely <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/28/africa/great-white-shark-cape-town-intl/index.html" target="_blank">disappeared</a> from the waters around Cape Town. "(The image) symbolizes an iconic species during something that we no longer see, and is really a very important message for people out there that we need to look after these animals wherever they occur," Fallows says.
Fallows captured this image, which he calls "The Final Act," in 2016. Sadly, he says, the image is one of last breaches seen at Seal Island. The great whites have since largely disappeared from the waters around Cape Town. "(The image) symbolizes an iconic species during something that we no longer see, and is really a very important message for people out there that we need to look after these animals wherever they occur," Fallows says.
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Fallows is best known for the work he's done with marine wildlife -- especially the great white shark, which he says he has spent over 3,000 days with. This image, known as "<a href="https://www.chrisfallows.com/the-pearl/" target="_blank" target="_blank">The Pearl</a>," went viral after its release last year, "showcasing the athleticism of the incredible Great White Shark in all its predatory glory," Fallows writes on his website.
Fallows is best known for the work he's done with marine wildlife -- especially the great white shark, which he says he has spent over 3,000 days with. This image, known as "The Pearl," went viral after its release last year, "showcasing the athleticism of the incredible Great White Shark in all its predatory glory," Fallows writes on his website.
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He also spends more than 100 days a year in other parts of Africa capturing images of iconic species -- and the most magnificent of their kind, such as this striking photograph of some of Africa's remaining giant elephants, "walking proudly across a barren landscape," taken in 2019.
He also spends more than 100 days a year in other parts of Africa capturing images of iconic species -- and the most magnificent of their kind, such as this striking photograph of some of Africa's remaining giant elephants, "walking proudly across a barren landscape," taken in 2019.
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As a fine art wildlife photographer, Fallows aims to create truly exceptional works that celebrate the planet's most iconic wildlife subjects. This image titled "Matriarch" was photographed in 2018, and is "a stoic embodiment of a magnificent female tusker leading her herd," he says.
As a fine art wildlife photographer, Fallows aims to create truly exceptional works that celebrate the planet's most iconic wildlife subjects. This image titled "Matriarch" was photographed in 2018, and is "a stoic embodiment of a magnificent female tusker leading her herd," he says.
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Fallows uses innovative techniques and a lifetime of getting to know his subjects, which allows him to get respectfully and intimately close to lions, elephants and great white sharks, among others. He says it's not just about capturing images that represent the essence of each specific subject, but also having meaning behind the work that tells a story.
Fallows uses innovative techniques and a lifetime of getting to know his subjects, which allows him to get respectfully and intimately close to lions, elephants and great white sharks, among others. He says it's not just about capturing images that represent the essence of each specific subject, but also having meaning behind the work that tells a story.
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This image, titled "The Inquisition," was captured in Central Kalahari, Botswana, in 2010. "My time with these creatures make me feel as if I have walked with Olympians, stood with royalty and engaged with proud leaders and warriors," Fallows says, "not of the human kind but of fin, feather and fur."
This image, titled "The Inquisition," was captured in Central Kalahari, Botswana, in 2010. "My time with these creatures make me feel as if I have walked with Olympians, stood with royalty and engaged with proud leaders and warriors," Fallows says, "not of the human kind but of fin, feather and fur."
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This intimacy with his subjects affords Fallows the opportunities to capture fine art photographs in a way that few have ever had the chance to do. "I do not see swimming unprotected alongside the Great White or walking close to the lion as threatening, but rather wonderful experiences with predators that would far rather hunt normal prey than myself," he adds.
This intimacy with his subjects affords Fallows the opportunities to capture fine art photographs in a way that few have ever had the chance to do. "I do not see swimming unprotected alongside the Great White or walking close to the lion as threatening, but rather wonderful experiences with predators that would far rather hunt normal prey than myself," he adds.
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"Leviathan" was captured in 2020 and is "the embodiment of the ocean and the great fluke of the whale," Fallows says. "With perfect symmetry, cascading water and moody ocean and sky, this is as close as I have ever come in 30-plus years of trying to capture the perfect symbol of the sea." He shot this image on a Canon R5, using a shutter speed of 1/1000th second.
"Leviathan" was captured in 2020 and is "the embodiment of the ocean and the great fluke of the whale," Fallows says. "With perfect symmetry, cascading water and moody ocean and sky, this is as close as I have ever come in 30-plus years of trying to capture the perfect symbol of the sea." He shot this image on a Canon R5, using a shutter speed of 1/1000th second.
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Last year, Fallows launched his collection titled "The 11th Hour," which looks back at many of his most well-known photographs -- and sadly in some cases reflects subjects that are no longer alive. Eleven of the 12 works are black and white, with this final one, "The Fig and Elephant," being in color, "which represents the 11th hour, the hour of hope," he says. "It is the embodiment of two icons that still exist on our planet and that which we can still save."
Last year, Fallows launched his collection titled "The 11th Hour," which looks back at many of his most well-known photographs -- and sadly in some cases reflects subjects that are no longer alive. Eleven of the 12 works are black and white, with this final one, "The Fig and Elephant," being in color, "which represents the 11th hour, the hour of hope," he says. "It is the embodiment of two icons that still exist on our planet and that which we can still save."
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