I GREW UP IN AN URBAN AREA BUT ALWAYS ENJOYED THE WOODS, THE MOUNTAINS AND NATURE IN GENERAL. DURING MY STUDIES I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME AND MONEY FOR TRAVELING AND EVENTUALLY THIS BROUGHT ME TO A SIX MONTHS TRIP TO SOUTHERN AFRICA. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND TRIP WERE ONLY FIVE MONTHS SINCE THAT I AM VISITING THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.
BEING EYE TO EYE WITH THESE WILD ANIMALS GIVES ME AN INDESCRIBABLE FEELING. WITH MY PICTURES I AM TRYING TO CAPTURE THESE MOMENTS THAT I EXPERIENCE DURING MY TRAVELS AND BRING THEM BACK HOME. EVERY PICTURE I TAKE IS LINKED TO A STRONG MEMORY AND I ALWAYS REMEMBER THE PLACE, THE SITUATION, THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH ME AND I CAN RELIVE THE MOMENT.
MY PASSION FOR AFRICA AND ITS WILDLIFE HAS ALSO LED TO AN INTEREST IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND I HAVE PARTNERED WITH TWO CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. - BY MICHAEL KRAUS
