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ZHAYYNN JAMES india
Photo © ZHAYYNN JAMES
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Traffic Jam
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entry description
While on safari in Ndutu, we had heard about a pride of tree-climbing lions. When we found them, they had just been chased off by a herd of elephants and retreated to a low, spreading tree.The tree-climbing lions of Masek were putting on a show! I captured this image after all but a couple of lions had climbed the tree, with a big lioness leading the way. The sub-adults followed, single file, resulting in a comical one-way traffic jam that had them all flummoxed as to how to descend!about the photographer
To me, photography is the art of telling a story without words and through my images I try to bring those stories to life. Stories that convey a sense of place, of scale and context, the emotion of a moment, the awe of a spectacle, of love, of struggle, of life and death. Through these images I hope to kindle an interest in the wild, a curiosity to know more about the natural world, to bolster conservation and to challenge a new generation to get out there and explore the wonders of our planet.back to gallery
