A suckling elephant calf at work. The mother provides her newborn with milk, while the rest of the herd pitches in to protect them from predators. I was able to create a triple abstraction with this image – the calf burrows its face into its mother’s breast, while the mother’s head is enveloped by a mass of foliage. A third elephant merges into both, providing safety and shelter. The contrast between the large animals and tiny cattle egrets at their feet adds a touch of scale incongruity to the scene. Finally, nourishment – the subject of this image – is just as much a human value as it is an animal value.