When the water levels go down, the lake reveals the bodies of the dead birds and other animals that wander into the waters, perfectly preserved. The water is reflective and the birds do no realize that they are flying into water and think they are flying through an empty space instead. Many birds fly into the water on accident. So how did these animals get this way? Well they certainly didn’t turn to stone overnight. It’s pH balance is almost as high as ammonia. Lake Natron is a salt lake so water flows into the lake but does not flow out, making it very alkaline. “I took these creatures as I found them on the shoreline, and then placed them in ‘living’ positions, bringing them back to ‘life,’ as it were.” “Reanimated, alive again in death.” “The idea for me, instantly, was to take portraits of them as if they were alive.” When I saw those creatures for the first time alongside the lake, I was completely blown away,” says Brandt. Brandt’s photos may look like the animals were instantly turned to stone, but he admits that they are not as they were originally found. Lake Natron has a pH as high as 10.5 and can burn the skin or eyes upon contact.
While visiting Lake Natron in Tanzania, he noticed birds and animals that appeared to have turned to stone.
Photographer Nick Brandt was traveling across Africa doing a photo shoot for a new book he was working on when he came across an amazing sight.
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