23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Craig: The Last of the Giants

Craig, one of Africa’s last great tuskers, stands before me in Amboseli’s open plains. After days of searching, witnessing his presence felt like stepping into a fading era, majestic, vulnerable, and irreplaceable.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Camera: NIKON Z 9
Copyright: © Riznad Hussain