The Chris Austria Connection

A young elephant at Murchison Falls National Park I especially love photographing young elephants This calf at Murchison Falls, Uganda has tiny little “vampire” tusks. African elephant tusks are curved forward and average around 5 to 8 feet (1.5-2.5 meters) in length and can weight around 50 to 99 pounds (23-45 kg) each. The permanent tusks of elephants first start to appear at around two years…

This is an excerpt from my wildlife photography memoire that I am writing My first experience seeing animals in the wildness of East Africa was in the Simien Mountains of northern Ethiopia. This remarkable region is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the Gelada Mountain Monkeys. These enchanting primates are an endemic species, only found in the high mountain meadows of Ethiopia. They are…

Working with tigers and lions during my animal career in the US was a pivotal time in my life. I dreamed of someday being with the big cats in the wild. Years later that dream was realized in beautiful Uganda. This scene here at Murchison Falls with a lioness carrying her infant gently in her mouth, will forever be etched in my memories. At this very moment with the pride of lions, I embraced the…

To see more of my fashion images, visit NFT.ChrisAustria.com. When you buy an NFT, you will receive a signed physical print. The first 200 NFT buyers will get a chance to win a camera and an online digital photography master class with me. I photographed this image at one of the crater lakes in southwest Uganda 🇺🇬 Model, Nagaddya Beatrice is wearing a dress designed by Sawe Catherine in Kampala.

Lioness in Karmoja, Uganda

I love lion moms. They are so caring and protective over their offspring. This gorgeous lioness killed a zebra and was waiting patiently for her cubs to come over for breakfast. She wouldn’t let them out of her site. I photographed her in Kidepo Valley, Karamoja in the northeast region of Uganda.

“Eddie” at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda

I took me years before I was able to capture an image of one of the Ngamba Island Chimpanzees standing on two legs. When we went to the lakeside, Eddie stood up while I was photographing. Founded in 1998 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Ugandan trustees, this wonderful sanctuary is home to 52 chimps that have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. Eddie was in a circus before being…

I had a great time photographing fashion designer and model Juan Harriet at my studio in Kampala, Uganda. To see more of my work, visit my photography website https://www.chrisaustriaphotography.com

This is one of the NFTs that will be a part of my launch. I captured this image of the Pied Kingfisher in southwest Uganda. Visit NFT.ChrisAustria.com

This was a beautiful moment photographing a female lion and her young cub. My travel clients and I encountered these big cats in Kidepo Valley in the Karamoja region of northeast Uganda