This work is a stylised portrait of a male lion. With its cold meaningless eyes, the lion looks straight into the camera, signalling that this is his world and that you should not go after him.
I photographed the Lion somewhere in the Botswana wilderness where he was resting in the shade of a tree. The portrait is penetrating but I was not satisfied with the background. Therefore, I styled the area around the head with blurring so that the viewer's attention is strongly drawn to those fiery eyes.
Welcome to Chris Stenger's site. I have been an enthusiastic landscape, nature and travel photographer for more than 50 years, mainly photographing on long trips to all kinds of pristine areas. I see myself as a contemplative photographer, who enjoys spending hours or days on a single.. Read more…