Still Here by Sofia Troya | @sofiatroya Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya
“There’s a word for what conservationists feel but rarely say out loud: eco-grief. The weight of what’s already gone and the fear of what comes next. I felt it standing in Ol Pejeta, home to the last two northern white rhinos on Earth, watching this black rhino move through the grass with two oxpeckers on its back. In a place often associated with extinction, I found myself noticing something else: resilience. A reminder that life persists through relationships, cooperation, and adaptation. Eco-grief is holding loss and hope at the same time. This photograph is about paying attention not only to what has been lost, but to what remains.”
