LOT 10
The Forest at the Waterline
SC Shekar took this photograph in 2017, moving quietly through the mangroves of Kilim Karst Geoforest Park, Langkawi.
Original Photographs
LOT 10
LOT 11
Forest Awakening
At dawn, a rhythmic, high-pitched call echoes through the tropical rainforest. It might easily be mistaken for a bird greeting the morning, but the accelerating whoops and bubbling notes belong to the Northern Grey Gibbon, a species found only on the island of Borneo.
LOT 12
The Two Siblings
Two Bornean elephant sisters stand together in a sanctuary along Sabah’s Lower Kinabatangan River, a vital refuge in a landscape increasingly surrounded by palm oil plantations.
LOT 13
Amanda’s Legacy
Amanda was first encountered in 2022 in the forests of Bukit Piton, Sabah, with her two young offspring, Puffy and Mon, close by her side high in the canopy. Witnessing an orangutan mother with two young in the same tree is a rare privilege. Over the years, Amanda and her family were encountered repeatedly, revealing a story of growth and change in the wild. By 2026, Puffy had begun his own journey towards independence, while Mon remained by his mother’s side.