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A young male lion lies on the ground (soft dry desert sand) and looks into the camera, with half-lidded eyes.
He is lying on his left side, with his legs to the left and his head towards the camera. His head is shown in its entirety, of the rest of his body only the start is visible. It is therefore a close up portrait.
You can clearly see how well his colors camouflage because his body is the same color as the sand. Because he looks sleepy he looks cute, but at the same time strong and young.
I took the photo in Kgalagadi National park in South Africa on one of my safari trips. When we set out again early in the morning, we found this gentleman lying right next to us. He was asleep when we arrived so he only opened his eyes for a moment to look at us.
Wildlife photographer with a great passion for Africa. In the Netherlands I photograph weddings, but I go to Africa as often as I can to create new work... Read more…