ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Perched atop a sunlit kopje in Namiri Plains, these young cubs from the Zebra Kopje Pride wait patiently for their mothers to return from the hunt. With the vast Serengeti stretching below them, the kopje becomes their safe haven — a natural nursery where play, naps, and watchful glances fill the morning hours. Under the rule of dominant males Pretty Boy and Grumpy, this pride thrives in structure and discipline. The cubs have been well taught: no matter what, they won’t descend from the kopje until the lionesses return. Their loyalty, patience, and instinct reflect generations of survival in the wild. A moment of calm, balance, and trust — high above the grasslands.
Namiri Plains, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
July 11th 2025
ISO 400 - 200mm - f/6.3 - 1/1000sec
Sony camera alpha 7rV, Sony 200-600mm lense
AUTHOR
Hi, my name is Pablo and I enjoy capturing moments with my camera. In this wide photography world, I am focusing my energy on two photography types: Wildlife photography and Street&Portrait photography.
Since I was little I was fascinated by animals, especially wildlife. I loved learning about them, their habits, behaviors, most remarkable characteristics such as size, speed, height, feeding, etc. As I grew up, that passion for wildlife began to fall asleep, giving way to other types of concerns. During my youth, my father gave me his SLR camera with interchangeable objects and taught me the basics of photography. I liked taking photographs of all kinds, from portraits to landscapes. They weren't good pictures, although it amused me. But after a few years, when I lived in my apartment, they broke in and took the photographic equipment. That was the end of my adventure in photography. Many years passed until, on a work trip I had to make to Guatemala, I managed to visit the Mayan ruins of Tikal recommended by my father, which he visited in the past. That trip, in the middle of the jungle and surrounded by wild animals, reawakened in me the passion for wildlife and the adventure of exploring natural places. At the same time, smartphones appeared and with them photography within everyone's reach. So I took pictures again this time with my mobile. The mobile was fitted with mini lenses for macro photography. Then I bought a zoom lens that connected to the mobile via Bluetooth. From there it went to a 70-200 lens connected to the phone, which I took on safari to Kenya and the Corcovado peninsula in Costa Rica. I finally understood that my passion for photography and wildlife justified investing in a mirrorless camera as well as better
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