A lioness’s gaze — Masai Mara, Kenya

Masai Mara, Kenya · 12 – 22 August 2023

Savannah at dawn

Lionesses, elephants and hot-air balloons over the savannah: ten days on safari in the Masai Mara.

The story

How it went

In the Masai Mara, photography is an exercise in respect. We went out before dawn every day, watched without disturbing anything and only shot once the animal had forgotten about us. A lioness looked at us for two full minutes before lying down again. At the end, a Maasai elder let me take his portrait: I promised to send him the print.

The shoot at a glance

Where
Masai Mara, Kenya
When
12 – 22 August 2023
Photographs
5
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5 photographs

The photographs

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In the backpack

Gear used

The cameras, lenses and drones I used to take the photos on this shoot.

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