Lion Portrait | National Geographic

when I first started working as a

when I first started working as a journalist it was the adventure meeting

journalist it was the adventure meeting

journalist it was the adventure meeting new people going to new places new

new people going to new places new

new people going to new places new challenges to try to capture those

challenges to try to capture those

challenges to try to capture those people in places or a specific wild

people in places or a specific wild

people in places or a specific wild animal on film to try to get into the

animal on film to try to get into the

animal on film to try to get into the heart and soul of that animal the lion

heart and soul of that animal the lion

heart and soul of that animal the lion is one of the most beautiful powerful

is one of the most beautiful powerful

is one of the most beautiful powerful creatures on earth and to see a wild

creatures on earth and to see a wild

creatures on earth and to see a wild lion in a wild place dealing with the

lion in a wild place dealing with the

lion in a wild place dealing with the elements and the Kalahari Desert Lions

elements and the Kalahari Desert Lions

elements and the Kalahari Desert Lions of Africa are the most powerful biggest

of Africa are the most powerful biggest

of Africa are the most powerful biggest strongest lions dealing in the harshest

strongest lions dealing in the harshest

strongest lions dealing in the harshest landscape and the world and to see that

landscape and the world and to see that

landscape and the world and to see that animal out dealing with the elements the

animal out dealing with the elements the

animal out dealing with the elements the power behind an animal in such a wild

power behind an animal in such a wild

power behind an animal in such a wild wild place is one of the great pleasures

wild place is one of the great pleasures

wild place is one of the great pleasures of my life so then you try to capture

of my life so then you try to capture

of my life so then you try to capture what you feel in what you see in in that

what you feel in what you see in in that

what you feel in what you see in in that photograph I’ve been photographing Lions

photograph I’ve been photographing Lions

photograph I’ve been photographing Lions for more than 12 years and I finally I

for more than 12 years and I finally I

for more than 12 years and I finally I think started to get at how beautiful

think started to get at how beautiful

think started to get at how beautiful how majestic and how strong the lion was

how majestic and how strong the lion was

how majestic and how strong the lion was dealing with the elements he didn’t

dealing with the elements he didn’t

dealing with the elements he didn’t really pay very much attention to us it

really pay very much attention to us it

really pay very much attention to us it was getting to be dark and he was just

was getting to be dark and he was just

was getting to be dark and he was just he was seeking shelter as he walked

he was seeking shelter as he walked

he was seeking shelter as he walked through the Kalahari in this I wind and

through the Kalahari in this I wind and

through the Kalahari in this I wind and virtually all the pictures didn’t turn

virtually all the pictures didn’t turn

virtually all the pictures didn’t turn out because it was starting to get dark

out because it was starting to get dark

out because it was starting to get dark the wind was blowing in my Land Rover

the wind was blowing in my Land Rover

the wind was blowing in my Land Rover was rocking was frustrated cuz I kept

was rocking was frustrated cuz I kept

was rocking was frustrated cuz I kept bumping into rocks and bashing around it

bumping into rocks and bashing around it

bumping into rocks and bashing around it as it often does just came down to one

as it often does just came down to one

as it often does just came down to one for him