06/21/2018
Ever felt real fear even when you know everything's gonna end up okay? I did while taking this shot. There I was, like any other guy with a camera, taking photos of this majestic beast. A minute later, he glances at me with those majestic eyes, and I could suddenly feel a chill throughout my spine. And then like a passing cloud, it all changed the very next moment. I wasn't scared anymore, and those eyes looked innocent, aged and wise.
In that second all I could think about was the movie "Life of Pi", when Pi's father tells him that he saw a reflection of his own in the tiger's eyes. Is that it? But then it struck me - not being innocent is a human thing, and all animals are innocent. A lion is innocent- even when it hunts down an animal - because it's his nature, and nature is always innocent.
Canon EOS 1200D, 250mm, 1/125l