Remove Even By African Standards: Casting a Spell in Gabon is a photographic journey into one of Africa’s most remote and bewitching wildernesses. With 20 evocative images captured over a 12-day expedition through Loango National Park, photojournalist Andrew Tarica brings to life a land where rainforest, coastline, and wildlife converge in ways found almost nowhere else on Earth.
Each photograph in this pocket-sized book reveals a different facet of Gabon’s raw beauty: elephants tracing paths along empty surf-swept beaches, longfin jacks moving through turbulent Atlantic waters, and the quiet stillness of mangrove channels at first light. Maps and travel notes frame the visual narrative, offering a rare glimpse into a country still largely untouched by tourism.
From the humid streets of Libreville to the legendary fish camp at Sette Cama and the northern forests where western lowland gorillas roam, these images document both adventure and atmosphere — the solitude, the mystery, and the spellbinding wildness that define Gabon.
This collection invites readers to see the country through a photographer’s eye: intimate, untamed, and unforgettable. Let these images cast their spell and reveal the enduring magic of Africa’s “Last Great Eden.”