Jaguar walking along the riverbank near Porto Jofre on the São Lourenço River in the Brazilian Pantanal at first light.

Ornate hawk-eagle at its nest in the Atlantic Forest of Ilhabela, on the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil.

Lion cub lying between its father’s paws and playfully biting his cheek at first light in Pilanesberg, South Africa.

Pair of Lear’s macaws with wings spread at their nest on the sandstone cliffs of the Caatinga in Canudos, Bahia, Brazil.

Guianan cock-of-the-rock perched on an open tree branch in Presidente Figueiredo, in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

Wildlife and the places they belong…

My photography seeks to portray wildlife within its natural environment.

More than simply capturing an animal, I want to create images that transport you into the scene and convey the experience of being there, immersed in the wild.

Alexandre Rago wildlife photographer standing beside the large roots of a tree in the Amazon rainforest, on an island in the Anavilhanas reserve, Brazil.

Violet-capped woodnymph hummingbird perched in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, photographed by Alexandre Rago.

Giraffe feeding on a thorny bush in Pilanesberg, South Africa, with rocky hills in the background.

Male kudu standing near a waterhole in Pilanesberg, South Africa.

Caiman basking on a fallen tree trunk in the Piquiri River, northern Pantanal, Brazil.

Four Lear's macaws flying past sandstone cliffs in Canudos, Bahia, Brazil.