{"id":16564,"date":"2013-10-05T05:39:52","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T12:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=16564"},"modified":"2013-10-05T05:39:52","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T12:39:52","slug":"the-calcified-animals-of-lake-natron-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=16564","title":{"rendered":"The Calcified Animals of Lake Natron, Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-1\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16566\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Photographer <a href = http:\/\/www.nickbrandt.com\/target=\"_blank\">Nick Brandt<\/a> captures animals from a new perspective in his latest images that depict animals that have been calcified by the extreme local environment of <strong>Lake Natron<\/strong> in <strong>Tanzania<\/strong>. The Black &#038; White photography were animals <strong>Nick Brandt<\/strong> picked up that have been calcified by the extreme local environment of <strong>Lake Natron<\/strong> in <strong>Tanzania<\/strong>.  Due to the extreme salt and soda content of the lake causes the creatures to calcify as they dry, which <strong>Brandt&#8217;s<\/strong> camera captures in the shots. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Knowledge &#8220;What&#8217;s the Science&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-2\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16567\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-4\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16568\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"The-Calcified-Animals-of-Lake-Natron-Tanzania-3\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Calcified-Mousebird-Lake-Natron-2010_-nick-brandt-494x620.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Calcified-Mousebird-Lake-Natron-2010_-nick-brandt-494x620.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Calcified-Mousebird-Lake-Natron-2010_-nick-brandt-494x620\" width=\"494\" height=\"620\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Calcified-Mousebird-Lake-Natron-2010_-nick-brandt-494x620.jpg 494w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Calcified-Mousebird-Lake-Natron-2010_-nick-brandt-494x620-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05\" width=\"494\" height=\"620\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16571\" srcset=\"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05.jpg 818w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05-238x300.jpg 238w, http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadly-lake-in-tanzania-calcifies-animals-designboom-05-815x1024.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographer Nick Brandt captures animals from a new perspective in his latest images that depict animals that have been calcified by the extreme local environment of Lake Natron in Tanzania. The Black &#038; White photography were animals Nick Brandt picked up that have been calcified by the extreme local environment of Lake Natron in Tanzania. 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