Elephants remain a mystery, but in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley, guide and cinematographer Nathan Pilcher explores their surprising coexistence with humans. Wonky Tusk and her family freely roam a lodge, defying norms and living among people and wildlife. Amidst civil war echoes, they navigate life between the open valley and the lodge, challenging traditional human-elephant boundaries.

Elephants remain a mystery, but in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley, guide and cinematographer Nathan Pilcher explores their surprising coexistence with humans. Wonky Tusk and her family freely roam a lodge, defying norms and living among people and wildlife. Amidst civil war echoes, they navigate life between the open valley and the lodge, challenging traditional human-elephant boundaries.