Lions fighting
It's not only male lions who fight to defend their territory
It's not only male lions who fight to defend their territory
Female elephants are formidable protectors and this was tested to the limit when the pride of lions became very interested in her calf
I've had the privilege to photograph all the big predators in and around the waters of the Okavango. One of the most elusive images has to definitely be that of a leopard- but here it is- finally
The reality is that lions seldom win, but when they do they win big
Look for something different, be it color, texture or contrasty light to highlight a subject, even focus will work with the right image
I've featured lions, wild dogs, hyenas and many other predators in the waters of the Okavango, but its not often one gets the opportunity to document a desert dwelling predator killing in the flood waters.
One of the hardest things to find and photograph in nature is patterns, texture and repetition.
Swamp lions with their unique interaction with water are one of the things that makes Botswana's Okavango delta so special.
Witnessing an elephant death is an emotionally intense event and another one of the highlights of my career. Finding a suitable way to capture the emotions photographically was a challenge
A sighting of these critically endangered predators in the wild is special enough, but imagine documenting something that has rarely been witnessed before- 2 packs fighting