March 24, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Picture of the Day – March 24, 2010

by twistedsifter

picture of the day Picture of the Day   March 24, 2010

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wild lion staring at camera about to drink water Picture of the Day   March 24, 2010
Photograph by Greg du Toit

Wild Lion: It had been a childhood dream of mine to experience Africa as it was a hundred years ago, with animals roaming wild and free, not separated from man. I embarked on a sixteen-month project to photograph nomadic lion eking out a precarious existence on Maasai-owned community land. These lion were, and for good reason, shy and skittish. In order to capture them on film, I waited patiently until a particularly hot period infuriated the thirst of the cats. Lying in the water for two months, I contracted bilharzia and parasites from baboons. This image offers partial solace to the feeling that I was born a century too late. – Greg du Toit

via Greg du Toit – Official Site


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