The awe-inspiring sight of a majestic African elephant is enough to bring a tear to anyone's eye. Photographer Bobby-Jo Clow was so touched by her first elephant sighting in Kenya in 2004 that she spent a decade photographing the animals. 

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"I have been interested in wild animals from a very young age— like most children my age, I grew up to Attenborough's voice on the television," Clow told Caters News Agency. 

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"After photographing my very first African elephant, I became absolutely mesmerized by Africa's wildlife, landscapes and people, but most of all, her elephants," she added. 

The New York Times reported that 96 elephants are killed every day due to the ivory trade. On Thursday, U.S. officials announced tighter restrictions on elephant ivory within the U.S., which is the second largest market for illegal ivory after China.

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Clow's forthcoming book Reflections of Elephants, is a collection of 200 of her images paired with reflections of writers, poets, elephant experts and conservationists. All of the royalties from the book sales will go to the Askari Project, which raises funds to protect elephants and other African wildlife. 

For more information, see Clow's Pozible site. Click through the slideshow above to view Clow's images of the magificent beasts. 

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