Protecting Kenya’s Wildlife: A Perfect Gift
A coffee table book that brings Kenya’s untamed beauty to your home.
Discover a wildlife photography book that reflects the beauty, spirit, and life in the wild. Available in Fall 2025.
60+ Stunning Photos: 120 pages of colour and black & white images showcasing Kenya’s wildlife.
High Quality Design: Experience a 32x27cm premium hardcover book printed on 150gsm paper, elegantly designed by renowned Dutch book designer -SYB-
Make an Impact: Each purchase supports vital initiatives that protect Kenya’s wildlife and ecosystems.
A Work of Art: Perfect for your home or as a meaningful gift for any nature lover. Releases in Fall 2025.
For those who want to leave an even deeper impact, we are offering five exclusive art prints created in collaboration with Amsterdam-based street poet Laser 3.14. This inspiring blend of urban art and wildlife photography makes a bold statement about protecting what’s vanishing.
Here’s what Laser 3.14 said about the book:
“I’m a fan of Venkat’s work, it is not just taking photos but finding precious moments in the wild. I think his style elevates nature photography to another level. The black and white images hit me in a way that’s hard to describe. There's something deeply poetic about them, and I connected with that on an artistic level.”
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Protect What’s Disappearing
Losing the wild means losing a way of life
Habitat loss
is accelerating: Kenya has lost over 23,000 hectares of land to agriculture since 2000. Forest cover has dropped by 7.4% since 1990, and continues to fall.
Poaching and illegal trade
have evolved: While elephant and rhino poaching are down, new threats like bushmeat trafficking and sandalwood smuggling continue to put species at risk.
Human-Wildlife Conflict
is rising: These confrontations have increased fourfold since the 1990s, often ending in tragedy for people and animals.
Resource gaps
still hurt frontline defenders: Many rangers in protected areas lack even basic gear, like GPS trackers, boots, and reliable radios.
Together, We Can Save the Wild
The wild can rebound. But only if we choose to care for it, and fund the people protecting it.
90% Poaching Reduction
In Kenya, elephant and rhino poaching have dropped by over 90% in the last decade.
Black Rhinos Recovering
Once near collapse, the population of black rhinos is slowly recovering.
Ranger Patrols
when equipped and supported, have helped reduce illegal activity.
Protected Areas
and conservancies have created safe havens where wildlife and communities both benefit.
How Your Support Helps
This book is being produced to raise awareness and support wildlife conservation in Kenya. Here’s what your contribution can achieve:
€50
Provides essential collars for elephants to shield them from poachers.
€100
Buys a field camera trap to monitor wildlife movement and deter poaching.
€300
Trains a community member as a wildlife guardian for six months.
€800
Equips a ranger team with two-way radios for safe coordination.
€2,500
Supports a community-based conservation education program in a rural school.
Make an Early Impact
For just €5, you can unlock exclusive early bird benefits, including wildlife postcards, first access to the book’s cover, and more.
Your contribution helps us take the first steps toward bringing this project to life while protecting Kenya’s wildlife.
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A Personal Note
I first went to Kenya as a photographer, drawn by the wild and its beauty. Over time, I realised that I was coming back with more than photographs. I carried something far deeper: a sense of awe, responsibility, and a desire to give back.
Being in the wild, I learned to slow down. To listen. To wait. It changed the way I saw. Not just animals in their natural world, but a kind of freedom that felt pure. And painfully fragile. There were times when I couldn’t bring myself to take pictures. I just watched, humbled.
Later, as I looked through the images, I felt both joy and fear. Joy for what I had seen. Fear that it might vanish one day. Not just in Kenya, but everywhere on this planet.
My first thought was to donate to wildlife conservation. But was that enough? That’s when this idea took shape. I decided to produce a premium coffee table book that would raise money, and create awareness for the fragile existence of these beautiful animals, and the efforts to keep their ecosystem alive.
This book is an invitation to slowing down, to seeing what could be lost. It is a love letter to the wild. A physical experience, a reminder of the beauty in this world and an appeal to protect it.
Thank you for joining me on this journey. I would really appreciate it if you signed up and shared this message with your friends.
This book captures not just the sights of Kenya’s landscapes, but the raw emotions of being in the wild. It is a celebration of freedom in the wild, of the animals that inhabit a rich, diverse, and vulnerable land.
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Exclusive Art Print
When two artists join hands for wildlife conservation
We are releasing five (5) limited edition 120x80 cm art prints that will be available during this launch.
20% (after costs) will be donated to wildlife conservation.
To know more, email me: info@photosbyvenkat.com
I had come across his graffiti on wooden construction boards all over Amsterdam. It was scribbling that you see in a city, ignored by most. I didn’t notice it either.
And then I saw it.
“Tradition can be a prison” “It will end in light” “The forest is enchanted but so are you”. Poetry and social commentary, not just spray painted words. It was part of my natural habitat, but temporary - there one day and gone when the construction boards were removed. There was name, too - Laser 3.14 and he had a TEDx talk. His thought-provoking art made me slow down, smile, think.
We met by incredible coincidence. I showed him my pictures and a draft of my photography book for wildlife conservation. The conversation turned urgent, and what could have remained a coincidence became a collaboration.
I am excited that we are working together on this art print - a juxtaposition of urban art with nature - a reminder of our creeping invasion of the natural world.
I’m Laser 3.14, a graffiti street poet from Amsterdam.
One photo, that is all it took. A giraffe standing against a backdrop of urban development. It had this raw visual depth, a shocking image that was simply serene. Saying so much without a single word.
I was immediately drawn to this book project because I believe in the cause, it truly spoke to me. It has a kind of immediacy that matters to me.
I’m a fan of Venkat’s work, it is not just taking photos but finding precious moments in the wild. I think his style elevates nature photography to another level. The black and white images hit me in a way that’s hard to describe. There's something deeply poetic about them, and I connected with that on an artistic level.
The art print that we collaborated on is something totally unique for me, an invasion of urban art into the world of wilderness photography. A poetic contradiction that is meant to halt you in your tracks and think.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Because wildlife is disappearing, and most people will never see what I have seen. This project - a personal, powerful photography book - is my way of bringing attention to it.
It is a call to care and act, and raise funds for wildlife conservation, bringing together storytelling, art, and impact.
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To share the story behind the book, build early awareness, and invite people who care about wildlife, nature, photography and conservation to be part of the journey from the start.
Your interest helps shape how many copies I print, where I ship, and how far this project can go.
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The photography is complete and images have been prepared for production. Design and layout will be finalized in mid-May. The book will be released in Fall 2025 (around October) and I will share exact dates as the project progresses.
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This isn’t just a creative project. It’s a commitment. 10% of all revenue will go to conservation efforts in Kenya.
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Yes. But this book isn’t just about raising funds. It’s about telling a story that can’t be told with money alone. It leaves something lasting, personal, and real with you. A testament to how much we care, and how much we stand to lose.
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Laser 314 is a Dutch street poet whose raw, urgent words appear on the limited edition art print. Our collaboration brings poetry and photography together, to say what neither could say alone.
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Yes. The book and prints will ship worldwide. Details will be shared with everyone who signs up.