Tips on Choosing Animal Wall Art Prints for Your Home
Animal wall art prints have a timeless quality that suits a wide range of interior spaces.
Whether displayed in a contemporary apartment, a traditional home or an office space, wildlife photography tends to feel calm, understated and elegant.
Over the years, I have become known for black and white wildlife photography. I’ve always been drawn to its simplicity, and the way it allows the subject itself to take precedence.
If you are considering wildlife wall art for your home, whether in black and white or colour, here are a few thoughts on choosing the right images and presentation for your space.
Why Wildlife Photography Works So Well in Interiors
Wildlife subjects are appealing as wall art, in part, because an animal photograph creates a stronger emotional connection than more abstract artwork.
Displaying a wildlife image of an animal you admire, or perhaps have encountered in the wild yourself while on safari, can add a more personal and meaningful feel to an interior.
Animal wall art prints work well in interiors because they also tend to feel timeless rather than trend-driven, making them easier to live with over many years.
One of the reasons black and white wildlife prints, in particular, work so well in interiors is that without the distraction of colour, attention naturally shifts towards the subject itself.
The focus becomes the animal’s expression, shape, texture and the overall composition of the photograph. The result is artwork that often feels calm, timeless and visually striking without overwhelming a space.
Choosing the Right Animal Wall Art for Your Space
Different wildlife subjects can create very different moods within a home or commercial interior.
Lion Photography Prints
Lion photography prints often create the strongest visual impact within a room. Lion portraits tend to work well as statement pieces in living rooms, offices or larger open spaces.
Related: Black and white lion photography
Elephant Photography Prints
Elephant photography often creates a quieter and more reflective mood.
Larger elephant prints can work especially well in spacious interiors where the detail of the image can be appreciated properly. Wrinkles, shadows and textures within an elephant portrait often become even more striking when colour is removed.
Related: My favourite photos of elephants
Zebra Prints
Zebra photography is naturally suited to black and white wall art.
The strong patterns and graphic quality of zebra stripes work particularly well within modern and minimalist interiors. Zebra prints work equally well as individual statement pieces or as part of a gallery wall arrangement.
Related: Black and white zebra photography print, ‘Parallel Lines’
Gorilla and Chimpanzee Photography Prints
Gorilla and chimpanzee photography often creates a strong emotional connection because these animals can appear so expressive and human-like. Their expressions, gestures and eye contact can make the images feel very personal and intimate, particularly in black and white.
Buffalo Photography Prints
Buffalo photography works exceptionally well in interiors. The heavy horns, rough skin and deep shadows create dramatic contrast and presence, particularly in larger-format wildlife wall art.
Related: African Buffalo Photography Prints
Choosing Animal Wall Art for Different Rooms
Living Rooms
Wildlife wall art works particularly well in living rooms because it tends to complement both modern and more traditional interiors, without competing heavily with existing colours and furnishings.
Living rooms often suit larger statement pieces such as lion portraits, elephants or wildebeest migration scenes, and a single oversized wildlife print can create impact. A carefully arranged series of smaller animal images can create a more relaxed gallery-style feel.
Offices and Studies
Wildlife photography often works particularly well in offices and studies because it tends to feel calm, focused and understated. Lion, gorilla or elephant portraits can create strong visual interest without feeling overly busy or distracting.
Bedrooms
Bedrooms, including children’s nurseries, often benefit from quieter and more minimal wildlife imagery. Elephants, zebra or softer portrait studies can help create a calmer atmosphere, especially when paired with simple framing and a neutral interior colour scheme.
Hallways and Transitional Spaces
Hallways and transitional spaces can work well with collections of smaller animal photography prints, arranged as a series.
Large-Format Animal Wall Art Prints
Wildlife subjects with strong textures and simple compositions tend to scale especially well into larger prints. In black and white, they create a strong focal point while still maintaining a calm and natural atmosphere.
Large animal wall art prints often work particularly well in living rooms, where they can act as a natural focal point without overwhelming the space. Oversized or large animal wall art prints also work particularly well in other rooms; above sofas, beds or office desks.
Framing and Presenting Wildlife Wall Art
Presentation plays an important role in how animal wall art feels within a space.
Simple framing and clean mounts often work best with wildlife photography, allowing the image itself to remain the focus.
My wildlife prints are produced using the giclée printing method on archival fine art paper with long-life archival inks. This museum-quality process allows fine textures, tonal detail and contrast to reproduce cleanly and naturally.
The matte finish of the paper is particularly well-suited to wildlife photography and also helps avoid unnecessary reflections within interior spaces.
Prints are available via my online store and come ready to frame. Please contact me for framing guidance.
Related: What to consider when investing in wildlife prints on archival paper
Lion photography print by David Lloyd Photography
Timeless Black and White Animal Wall Art
For me, black and white wildlife photography has never been about making an image feel artificially dramatic. It is simply a way of simplifying the scene and drawing greater attention to the animal itself. The absence of colour allows an image to feel more timeless and considered.
Black and white imagery also feels less tied to trends and more focused on shape, light, expression and atmosphere.
Explore the Wildlife Print Collection
My wildlife print collection includes a range of open and limited edition wildlife photography prints featuring wild animals of Africa and India.
Both large wildlife wall art and smaller animal wall art prints are available, with something to suit all interior spaces. You can explore the current collection through the online store.
Wildlife prints can be shipped throughout the UK and internationally.
Thanks for your interest.
David
FAQ: Animal Wall Art Prints
Why do animal wall art prints work well in interiors?
Wildlife photography tends to feel timeless, understated and versatile, making it suitable for a wide range of interior styles and colour palettes.
Which wildlife subjects work best as wall art?
Lions, elephants, zebra, gorillas and buffalo often work particularly well as animal wall art because of their textures, shapes and expressions.
Are animal wall art prints suitable for modern homes?
Yes. Black and white wildlife photography works especially well in modern interiors because the simplicity of black and white imagery complements contemporary spaces naturally.
What size wildlife print works best for wall art?
This depends on the room and viewing distance, although larger wildlife prints often work particularly well in open-plan spaces and above furniture such as sofas or fireplaces.
Are David Lloyd animal wall art prints archival quality?
Yes. David Lloyd wildlife prints are produced using museum-quality archival fine art paper and long-life archival inks designed for longevity and tonal quality.
