Jaguar walking along the riverbank near Porto Jofre on the São Lourenço River in the Brazilian Pantanal at first light.
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.
Ornate hawk-eagle at its nest in the Atlantic Forest of Ilhabela, on the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil.

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.
Marsh deer among riverside vegetation along the São Lourenço River in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Young harpy eagle perched on a branch in the Amazon rainforest near Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil.
Male kudu standing near a waterhole in Pilanesberg, South Africa.
Caiman basking on a fallen tree trunk in the Piquiri River, northern Pantanal, Brazil.
Three red-and-green macaws with wings spread around a tree hollow in Chapada dos Guimarães, Brazil.
Two red-necked tanagers perched on a branch, one feeding the other, in the Atlantic Forest at Legado das Águas, São Paulo.