Not Freddy Krueger’s Park

While travelling through Kruger National Park, I kept thinking how easy it is to remember the name for the wrong reason. The park, of course, has nothing to do with Freddy Krueger — it was named after Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic. What stayed with me most, however, was not the name but the wildlife. Around Letaba, giraffes were a constant part of the landscape, moving calmly between acacia trees and open bush. I took this photograph during one of those close encounters, when the scale and quiet elegance of these animals became impossible to ignore.