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Kruger. “Sovereignty”

Paris.

South Pasadena.

“The moment before movement is the most honest portrait of a subject.”

Presence Vol. I–III & Epilogue

Four volumes of Kruger wildlife built around a single thesis: the most interesting frame is the one just before something happens.

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San José.

Kona. “Break”

Oahu.

Wildlife

All wildlife

Mass — Kruger

Kruger. “Mass”

Ascent — Oahu

Oahu. “Ascent”

Procession — Kona

Kona. “Procession”

Abstract cape buffalo horns — Kruger

Kruger. “Predator”

People

All people

Fine art photograph by Stephen E. Rossi

Gavin looking out highrise window — New York

New York.

Detail of chocolatier — Rhine river

Rhine river.

Woman with umbrella crossing in front of Aro — South Pasadena

South Pasadena.

Place

All places

Boston alley with string lights — Boston

Boston.

National Gallery of Art Tube — Washington D.C.

Washington D.C..

Architectural detail from Hudson Yards — New York

New York.

Looking up at castle archways — Rhine river

Rhine river.

Curated Series

Work organized
by intent.

Each collection is a thesis, not a folder. Images grouped by what they’re asking — not where they were taken.

Signature Series — Vol. I–III & Epilogue

Presence.

Four volumes of Kruger wildlife built around a single thesis. The most honest portrait of a subject is the moment before the world asks anything of them.

22 images across four volumes

PresenceProximity

PresenceEpilogue

Standalone Collections

3 series

Wildlife — Kruger

6 images

Wildlife — Hawaii

Surface Tension

8 images

Wildlife — Hawaii

7 images

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222 images @observedpresence

Man walking from above with bike rack shadow — South Pasadena

Library Tree Roots — South Pasadena

Woman with umbrella crossing in front of Aro — South Pasadena

Cape buffalo reclining — Kruger

Young cape buffalo walking — Kruger

Two cape buffalo heads with birds — Kruger

Cape buffalo lying down — Kruger

Abstract cape buffalo horns — Kruger

3/4 portrait cape buffalo — Kruger

3/4 cape buffalo — Kruger

Cape buffalo scratching on tree — Kruger

Birds perched on cape buffalo — Kruger

Detail cape buffalo horns — Kruger

Bird framed by horns — Kruger

Alternate bird framed by horns — Kruger

Three giraffe heads — Kruger

Two lion cubs playing - color — Kruger

Two giraffes creating a Y — Kruger

Mother and baby cub on sand — Kruger

Baby cub walking on sand — Kruger

Lion roaring - wider crop — Kruger

Lion cub drinking water — Kruger

Greater Kudu - portrait — Kruger

Lion with tail whipping - portrait — Kruger

Lion with tail whipping - landscape — Kruger

Lion closeup licking paw - landscape — Kruger

Lion cub on sand with shadows — Kruger

Zebra biting zebra — Kruger

White elephant — Kruger

Elephant reaching up to tree — Kruger

Elephant night walk with shadows — Kruger

Elephant portrait in thicket — Kruger

Penguin straight on — Cape Town

Penguin from behind looking over shoulder — Cape Town

Three penguins together — Cape Town

Wart hog close up — Kruger

Detail of penguin head — Cape Town

Leopard looking up - tight crop — Kruger

Hyena — Kruger

Hyena and pack behind — Kruger

Vultures on tree — Kruger

Vultures on tree - wider crop — Kruger

Dead Kudu — Kruger

Gazelle portrait in thicket — Kruger

Scavenger bird silhouette - color — Kruger

Cat silhouette on steps — Barcelona

Man playing violin in gothic quarter — Barcelona

Fountain in gothic quarter at night — Barcelona

Iyla walking in gothic quarter at night — Barcelona

Pigeon — Barcelona

Looking up in Picasso museum — Barcelona

Gothic quarter alley with bridge — Barcelona

El Call Hotel Boutique with mural — Barcelona

Street guitarist — Barcelona

Underground pool — Barcelona

Shadows on arched doorway — Barcelona

Coastal building — Sitges

Train station — Sitges

Train passing through station — Sitges

Looking up at light through architecture — Girona

Pigeon in Gothic Quarter — Barcelona

Pigeons swarming lady — Barcelona

Gothic quarter alley with towers at night — Barcelona

Gothic quarter alley with street lamps — Barcelona

Harp player in gothic quarter — Barcelona

Man jumping over Iyla in alley — Barcelona

Buildings reflected in rainy sunroof — New York

Gavin looking out highrise window — New York

Architectural detail from Hudson Yards — New York

Architectural detail from Hudson Yards — Boston

Boston alley with string lights — Boston

Boston train station with train — Boston

Boston architecture at night — Boston

Clown installation in boston alley — Boston

Gavin in Times Square — New York

Clown installation in boston alley — Boston

Street scene — Chicago

Iyla brushing hair in front of the Bean — Chicago

View of highrise across river under rafters — Chicago

High rises against clouds wet street — Chicago

Art Institute Corridor - Dark — Chicago

Art Institute Corridor - Light — Chicago

Reflection in hotel lobby — San José

Gracias stairway in bar — San José

Church towers at night — San José

Looking up through silhouette artwork — San José

Reflection in glass — San José

Flower — Arenal

Dog laying on tiles — Arenal

Tree frog on limb — Arenal

Horses on beach - color — Arenal

Looking up at waterfall and sky — Arenal

Mushroom — Arenal

Ants on pebbles moving leaves — Arenal

Tree frog on limb - color — Arenal

Suspension — Kona

Shadow — Oahu

Ascent — Oahu

Tension — Oahu

Grip — Kona

Fracture — Kona

Witness — Oahu

Residue — Kona

Squirrel at curb — Glendale

Rabbit in shrubs — Glendale

Royal Hawaiian Pool from Above — Oahu

Sanctuary - Big Island — Kona

Sanctuary - Full Sun Aura — Kona

Coastal Scene — Kona

Water/Lava atmosphere — Kona

Bird egg on Patio — Kona

In the lava tubes — Kona

Grey Heron near White Sand Beach — Kona

Shell at White Sand Beach in lava — Kona

Orchid lobby — Kona

Goat at Orchid — Kona

Lava Lava torch — Kona

Buddha atop stairs — Kona

Shadow on stone patio — Kona

Praying mantis on stone floor — Kona

Wet bird on lights — Kona

Wet bird on lights — Kona

Lava Lava Tidal Pool — Kona

Iyla at Lava Lava Tidal Pool — Kona

Lit Palm Tree outside Lava Lava — Kona

North Shore fisherman — Oahu

Cousins at Kona beach — Kona

Water through pier archway — Istanbul

Hotel hallway — Istanbul

Sweets through window — Istanbul

Street vendor with Mosque — Istanbul

Cobbled archway — Istanbul

Skopelos — Istanbul

Mass — Kruger

Reckoning — Kruger

Gravity — Kruger

Solitude — Kruger

Sovereignty — Kruger

Contact — Kruger

Current — Kruger

Threshold — Kruger

Anticipation — Kruger

The Watch — Kruger

Emergence — Kruger

Volume — Kruger

Pattern — Kruger

Bearing — Cape Town

Gait — Kruger

First Light — Kruger

Side by Side — Kruger

In His Wake — Kruger

The Weight of Him — Kruger

Shelter — Kruger

Recognition — Kruger

Between — Kruger

Lion cubs on sand hill - wide crop — Kruger

Male and female lion gazing — Kruger

Male lion walking with cubs — Kruger

Male lion reclining with cub — Kruger

Predator — Kruger

Prey — Kruger

Offering — Kruger

Aftermath — Kruger

Scavenger — Kruger

Vigil — Kruger

Convergence — Kona

Break — Kona

Assembly — Kona

Passage — Kona

Drift — Kona

Traverse — Kona

Procession — Kona

Jelly Fish - Multiple — Long Beach

Jelly Fish - Pair — Long Beach

Jelly Fish - Singular full circle — Long Beach

Jelly Fish - singular from bottom — Long Beach

Glass highrise — Los Angeles

Scaffolded building — Los Angeles

High rise against clouds — Los Angeles

Glass highrise - wide crop — Los Angeles

Black glass highrise — Los Angeles

Wine barrels hallway — Napa

Three wine barrels in concrete — Napa

Detail of wine barrels — Napa

Through shot of concrete doorway — Napa

Crane reflected in water — Alameda

Drum player with hat — Oakland

Drum player with hat — Oakland

Drum player with hat — Oakland

Houman Pourmehdi — Highland Park

National Gallery of Art Tube — Washington D.C.

Walking across boulevard with arc — Paris

Eiffel tower sideways — Paris

Detail of Eiffel tower — Paris

Walking statue — Versailles

Hotel pool looking out window — Paris

Cousins nightwalk in Paris — Paris

Person walking behind column — Los Angeles

Van Gogh exhibit - reclining silhouette — Los Angeles

Sheila looking up in mask — Los Angeles

Standing silhouettes — Los Angeles

Van Gogh portrait with silhouettes — Los Angeles

Four people silhouettes — Los Angeles

People sitting on ground - BNW — Los Angeles

Flowers with seated silhouettes — Los Angeles

Detail of windmill — Amsterdam

Detail of hay wheels and houses — Amsterdam

Detail of chocolatier — Rhine river

Castle archway with light through window — Rhine river

Chess table — Rhine river

River out castle window — Rhine river

Looking up at castle archways — Rhine river

Statue with stained glass behind — Rhine river

Glass blowing — Rhine river

Indigenous dancers outside Vroman's - Lead dancer doing salutation — Pasadena

Indigenous dancers outside Vroman's - Seated dancer with headdress and motion — Pasadena

Mirror self portrait — Chicago

Silhouette self portrait on floor — Napa

Poppy blooms - self portrait — Antelope Valley

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