Some encounters cannot be planned. They simply arrive when the moment is right.
On the final day of my Botswana safari, I had nearly accepted that I would leave Africa without ever photographing a mature male lion. Then, as if on cue, he appeared. Calm. Unhurried. Completely aware of our presence. For a brief moment, he looked directly through my lens, revealing the quiet confidence that only the king of the African wilderness possesses.
Sarah L. Glabman, from the field. The full story travels with every editorial license.
