AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
LEOPARD MOTHER AND CUB
We followed this adult female leopard and her cub strolling through South Luangwa National Park in Zambia in the fading light of late afternoon. They were on a mission, striding purposefully. As i had to shoot with the lens wide open, giving a shallow depth of field, I waited until they were at the exact same distance from me to capture this portrait.
F/4, 1/1000 second, ISO 1600
Accepted: Bristol 2026
