The Baron of Borana

Photographing a male lion or in fact any lion at less than 2 feet away in the wild has been an ambition that I have obsessed over for more than a year as I continue to strive towards taking images from viewpoints that no human alive today can possibly imagine. I think this image achieves that.

The success rate of working with remote cameras with wide angle lenses is not high at all but I feel this is the length one must go to in order to create imposing and striking images of dangerous wildlife worthy of being hung on walls in large sizes.

This impressive male lion is part of a coalition that rules the Borana Conservancy, and they have become renowned for bringing down Giraffe, Buffalo and Eland. Here, he stands proudly, gazing into the distance like a roman ruler but displaying his battle scars as he continues to fight off intruding rivals. He is without doubt the Baron of Borana.