Portrait photograph taken in late soft and warm evening light. A meerkat (or suricate) stands to the right of center.
The meerkat is standing upright, with its body turned slightly to the right, looking into the camera. He is on the lookout.
The photo was taken on safari in a salt pan in Botswana in Africa. The background is light-colored sand, with short, dry, arid, yellowish grass. The background is out of focus so that the meerkat jumps out of the photo.
The camera angle is slightly higher than the meerkat. Light is falling into its eyes and there is sand around its eyes.
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…