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THE EXHIBITION
DAVID YARROW CAPTURES MOTHER NATURE FROM ITS BEST ANGLES
THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S BEST WORKS HAVE GONE ON DISPLAY AT MADDOX GALLERY
David Yarrow’s first encounter with a wild animal wasn’t without its problems. In Amboseli, Kenya, the photographer attempted to snap a lioness and her cubs by spraying his camera with deodorant and dropping it in a metal casing, 200 yards from where the family slept. As predicted, the lioness approached to inspect the foreign object, and Yarrow captured the moment using a PocketWizard remote-control unit. What happened next, however, was less predictable: taking the 22-pound box in her jaw, the lioness made off with both the camera and the card. The money shot – and Yarrow’s equipment – had been pinched by one of the world’s most ferocious predators. Today, the photographer is wiser to the unpredictable nature of the world’s beasts and his portfolio proves it. See Yarrow’s best shots for yourself at Pride Rock, a new exhibition at Maddox Gallery, the venue celebrating its fourth anniversary this year. EM. Pride Rock runs until 23 October at Maddox Gallery Westbourne Grove, 112 Westbourne Grove, W2, maddoxgallery.com
