2024
Photographer Randal Ford has elevated his art to soaring heights by applying a minimalist approach to enhance the sophistication of an image. By focusing on the details of his animal subjects, the American artist produces striking images that highlight their characteristic features.
Ford is most famous for his photographs of animals in the studio. They are situated under lights and set against a backdrop so Ford can produce a stunning contrast that could not be captured with a candid shot. He also plays with concepts of color contrasts, such as placing a black rooster against a solid black background or a black and white bull set against a soft gray. He selects each background so that the animal is the sole focal point of an image, allowing for no distractions.
Though he favors animals as subjects, Ford’s photography also involves portraits of people. He has an almost mystical talent for portraying the humanity of his subjects, highlighting the qualities of a person that extend beyond the readily viewable content of a photograph.
He supports a number of organizations dedicated to the well-being and conservation of animals, both wild and domestic. He contributes his time and talent to organizations such as Project Survival’s Cat Haven, which concentrates on preserving wild cats through education and relocation efforts. The proceeds from his book Good Dog benefit Emancipet, an organization committed to making veterinary care accessible and affordable to everyone with a pet.
Ford continues to work out of his studio in Austin, Texas, where he focuses on his photography and conservation advocacy.
On 1stDibs, browse a vast selection of Randal Ford’s portraits, figurative photography and prints.
Randal Ford - Elephant No. 2, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 32" x 32" Edition of 15 40" x 40" Edition of 10 48" x 48" Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, manki...
C Print
Randal Ford - Elephant No. 3, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 30" x 45" Edition of 15 40" x 60" Edition of 10 48" x 72" Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, manki...
C Print
Randal Ford - African Elephant, Photography 2023, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Title: African Elephant Collaboration with Steven C. Rockefeller Jr. Medium: Digital C-Print on Archival Photographic Paper Available sizes: 40" x 40", Edition of 5 48" x 48", Editi...
C Print
James Lewin - 21st Century Mammoth, Photography 2021, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available sizes: 18” x 21.39”, Edition of 8, Pigment Print 28” x 33.28”, Edition of 8, Pigment Print 38” x 45.16”, Edition of 6 Silver Gelatin 48” x 57.05”, Edition of 6 Silver Gelat...
Archival Pigment
Randal Ford - Elephant Close Up, Photography 2018, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 30" x 45" Edition of 15 40" x 60" Edition of 10 48" x 72" Edition of 5 Over 40,000 years ago, we began to depict animals in cave drawings. Throughout history, manki...
C Print
James Lewin - The Elephants and the Egret, Photography 2021, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available sizes: 18” x 27.52”, Edition of 8, Pigment Print 28” x 42.81”, Edition of 8, Pigment Print 38” x 58.10”, Edition of 6 Silver Gelatin James Lewin is an internationally accl...
Archival Pigment
Elephantis – Max Garner Reidy – Animal Art for Sale Online, RA Summer Exhibition
By Max Garner Reidy
Located in Deddington, GB
Max Garner Reidy Elephantis Limited Edition High quality Photographic print Edition of 40 Sold Unframed Image Size: Image Height 84.1cm (33.1″), Image Width 118.9cm (46.8″) This is a monochromatic limited edition photographic print by Max Garner Reidy Elephantis was a Bull Elephant, taken in South Africa, whilst on a safari. When greeted by a small group Elephants I couldn’t help but notice how small their tusks were. I asked the ranger, why their tusks are so small. He replied “Sadly in Africa the Elephant population is now made up, predominantly of Elephants with shorter tusks. This is a result of poachers, killing longer tusked Elephants, in order to feed the illegal Ivory trade. This results in an unnatural form of “natural selection”, whereby the Elephants most likely to survive long enough to reproduce, are those with short tusks.” My name is Max Garner Reidy, I’m a 20-year-old photographer from North West London. My work, ‘Elephantis’ was recently amongst those being exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition...
Photographic Paper
Elephantis – Max Garner Reidy – Animal Art for Sale Online, RA Summer Exhibition
By Max Garner Reidy
Located in Deddington, GB
Max Garner Reidy Elephantis Limited Edition High quality Photographic print Sold Unframed Image Size: Image Height 84.1cm (33.1″), Image Width 118.9cm (46.8″) This is a monochromatic limited edition photographic print by Max Garner Reidy Elephantis was a Bull Elephant, taken in South Africa, whilst on a safari. When greeted by a small group Elephants I couldn’t help but notice how small their tusks were. I asked the ranger, why their tusks are so small. He replied “Sadly in Africa the Elephant population is now made up, predominantly of Elephants with shorter tusks. This is a result of poachers, killing longer tusked Elephants, in order to feed the illegal Ivory trade. This results in an unnatural form of “natural selection”, whereby the Elephants most likely to survive long enough to reproduce, are those with short tusks.” My name is Max Garner Reidy, I’m a 20-year-old photographer from North West London. My work, ‘Elephantis’ was recently amongst those being exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition...
Photographic Paper
Portrait of an Elephant III
By Paul Coghlin
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Original archival digital pigment print or platinum print comes in three different sizes and the two mediums. Please contact us for availability. Digital Archival Prints: 7 x 11 i...
Digital Pigment
Portrait of an Elephant II
By Paul Coghlin
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, dated and numbered on front of print. Titled on back of print. This print is edition number 1/50. Includes custom, archival overmatting measuring 34 x 28 inches.
Digital Pigment
The Bull and the Bird III, animal, elephant, black and white photography
By Joachim Schmeisser
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 5 available in different sizes A portrait of a massive Elephant Bull in Amboseli National Park. In front of him a small egret is passing by. Joachim Schmeisser i...
Archival Pigment
Elephant Abstract
By Paul Coghlin
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, dated and numbered on front of print. Titled on back of print. Available as 11 x 11 inches(Edition of 50); 15 x 15 inches(Edition of 50); 30 x 30 inches(Edition of 25).
