BEAUTY IN THE BEAST
 
Strictly Limited Edition Fine Art Photograph
An extraordinary encounter with one of Far North Queensland's most formidable predators, an estuarine crocodile, captured from just five metres away.
Beauty in the Beast reveals something rarely seen at this scale — the remarkable colour, texture and detail of a crocodile's eye. 
 
ONLY 300 WILL EVER BE SOLD WORLDWIDE
Three sizes. Strictly limited to 100 individually numbered editions in each size.
 
ACRYLIC
150 × 75 cm — AU$3,500
180 × 90 cm — AU$5,500
200 × 100 cm — AU$6,500
 
PRINT ONLY
150 × 75 cm — AU$2,850
180 × 90 cm — AU$4,600
200 × 100 cm — AU$5,400
 
Each edition is individually numbered and supplied with a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
Acrylic editions include free delivery Australia-wide. International delivery is available at cost.
 
THE STORY
For a long time, I had wanted to capture a crocodile in this way. While photographing for a client in Far North Queensland, I had the opportunity to spend time with this magnificent animal and wait for the moment I had imagined.
At approximately five metres away, I captured this photograph.
What struck me was not simply the power of the animal, but the extraordinary detail within its eye and surrounding skin. It is this contrast — beauty within something so formidable — that gave the work its name.
Beauty in the Beast.
 
ABOUT THE ESTUARINE CROCODILE
The world's largest living reptile. Male estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) can exceed 5 metres in length, with exceptional individuals growing beyond 6 metres.
An ancient predator. Crocodilians belong to an evolutionary lineage stretching back more than 200 million years, although modern crocodile species evolved much more recently.
Remarkable eyes. Their eyes are highly adapted for hunting in low light, with a reflective layer behind the retina that improves night vision.
Built for ambush. With their eyes, ears and nostrils positioned on top of the head, crocodiles can remain almost completely submerged while watching and sensing their surroundings.
A Far North Queensland icon. Estuarine crocodiles inhabit rivers, estuaries, wetlands and coastal waters throughout tropical northern Australia.
 
Beauty in the Beast invites you to see this extraordinary animal from a perspective few people will ever experience.
 
Printed in Far North Queensland using Canon's 12-colour LUCIA PRO pigment ink system on 260gsm Ilford Satin Photo Paper. The manufacturer-rated display life is approximately 100–200 years under appropriate display conditions.
 
Australian made. Captured, edited and printed in Far North Queensland, Australia.
 
Questions about an edition, delivery or purchasing?
Contact Steve Cooke directly:

steve@stevecookephotography.com
+61 477 160 877