In his first book, wildlife photographer David Gulden captures the incredible animals of Africa and their rapidly disappearing ecosystem. Shot over a period of fifteen years in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, Gulden’s black and white still portraits and action shots of silverback gorillas, water buffaloes, lions, elephants, zebras, caracels, and alligators are breathtaking. Most notable is a shot of the elusive and endangered mountain bongo, an image that took three years to Gulden to achieve. Gulden also documents the encroachment of tourists into animals’ habitat, taking his title fromYeats’ exhortation “The Centre Cannot Hold.” Featuring a foreword by acclaimed novelist Susan Minot, The Centre Cannot Hold is a superb photographic document of a disappearing world.
Among the praises for David’s work:
“To discover David Gulden’s photographs is like reading all the adventure stories you loved as child.”
Bruce Weber
“Raising the bar of wildlife photography is not easy, but this time it has been so effectively done that David Gulden’s work will stand alone for some time.”
Dr. Richard Leakey
David Gulden is a native New Yorker who has spent the past twenty years in Kenya. A protégé of Peter Beard, he has photographed wildlife across Africa, from the Masai Mara to Lake Turkana. The Centre Cannot Hold, published by Glitterati incorporated, is his first book.
Gilles Decamps
