Richard Avedon

This photograph by Richard Avedon called dorothy horan, best known as dovima, with elefants (1955) is a great way to show how elegant elephants can look. When the animal is put in a situation where there are elegant people with them they also look in such a way where they also look elegant. The way that the white skin of the girl and the white sash break up the space and make it more interesting. 

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