BOOK



Vanishing Giants
Elephants of Asia is a photographic book which looks at the Asian elephant, its struggle to find a
place in a rapidly urbanising world, and the lives of the people who exist alongside them. At a time
when its close relative, the African elephant, is flourishing, the Asian elephant is imperiled as never
before. The demands of industry and agriculture, populations that are growing exponentially, illegal
logging and environmental degradation, all conspire to rob this king of beasts of his birthright.
Asia's wild elephant population now hovers at somewhere below 40,000 in the 13 countries of
South and Southeast Asia, which make up their habitat.

Highlights
- A 2006 World Press Photo award-winning series of photographs.
- Exclusive photographs from elephant sanctuaries, forests and streets of Southeast Asia,
where the Asian elephants are found.
- Photos taken in 12 countries over five years.

The photographer Palani Mohan was born in Chennai, India, and moved to Australia as a child. His
photographic career began at the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper in Australia and since then he
has been based in London, Hong Kong, Bangkok and, now Malaysia, where he lives with his wife
and two children. This is his third book. A winner of many international awards, Palani won second
prize at the World Press Photo, Amsterdam, for the Asian elephant series in January 2006.

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