Photograph of the Month August 2024 Lion at Night

Whoops! With my recent travels to Sweden from Australia, I somehow managed to completely miss the August 2024 photograph of the month (and September is now due!). This photograph was made on my Zululand South Africa workshop (Read the Trip Report) earlier this year and is of a male lion at night. This photograph was made with a single spotlight on the lion as it walked up the road toward our vehicle, and it’s a great example of how a single light source can illuminate a subject and isolate it against the background. I will return to South Africa next year to lead another ground-level wildlife masterclass to this fantastic location. It is one of the very few places in Africa where you can actually get out of the vehicle and walk with Cheetahs (not lions!) and photograph from eye level with specially modified safari vehicles. This photograph was made using one of the specially modified safari vehicles that facilitates a much more intimate connection with the wildlife.