Ancient Baobab On The Serengeti Plain | Limited Edition of 10
Lone Baobab Tree Rising Above Dry Savanna Mound
This is the kind of tree you don’t so much photograph as encounter. Rising from a low mound of dry grass and scrub on the Serengeti plain, this baobab stands with the weight of something that has seen more seasons than anything else around it. The trunk is thick and scarred, swelling outward like a pillar driven into the land itself, while the canopy above fractures into hundreds of tangled limbs that twist and stretch against the pale sky. In black and white, the textures become the story. The bark carries decades of weathering in every crease, every shallow groove catching light differently as it moves across the surface.
The surrounding terrain is sparse and open, further reinforcing the tree's presence. A small shrub sits off to the left, offering a quiet sense of scale that keeps the baobab grounded in its environment rather than floating in abstraction. The horizon line is low and steady, allowing the canopy to fill the upper frame with its chaotic architecture while the land beneath remains subdued and still.
I photographed this on location in Tanzania while travelling through the Serengeti during the dry season, where trees like this often appear without warning across otherwise empty stretches of land. There’s a particular stillness in these moments. No crowds. No fences. Just the quiet sense of standing in front of something that has outlasted nearly everything around it.
Each print is personally signed and includes a certificate of authenticity. It is produced with archival pigment inks on museum-quality paper to ensure long-term stability and tonal accuracy in the final image.
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© Dan Kosmayer, 2023
Edition Information
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered edition of 10 prints across all available sizes. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, this work will be permanently retired, and no further numbered editions will be produced in any size or format. A small number of Artist Proofs may be retained by the artist for archival or exhibition purposes.
Museum Quality Fine Art Prints
All prints are produced by the artist using archival pigment inks on professional photographic paper with a subtle luster finish.
This paper offers a balanced surface that enhances tonal depth, preserves fine detail, and reduces glare under typical indoor lighting conditions.
Each print is carefully inspected prior to dispatch to ensure consistency of finish and presentation.
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Each print is personally produced, signed, and packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
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