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Male Lion, Kenya

This is a photo of a male lion walking in the Ol Kinyei Conservancy in Kenya.

A male lion walks toward the rising sun in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya.  These lands are just outside the northern border of the Maasai Mara National Reserve.

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Mature Male Lion, Kenya

Adult Male Lion, Kenya

Here is a lion that I saw every day while shooting in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy in Kenya.  He co-leads a pride with another male of about the same age.  I don’t recall if they are brothers or just partners to give themselves a better chance of holding onto the pride.

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Male Lion, Porini Lion Camp, Kenya

This is a portrait photo of a male lion in Kenya.

This is one of two male lions that were the leaders of a pride that I saw every one of the four days I was at Porini Lion Camp.  They were easy to find, at least when you have Nelson Keiwua and John Tompoi as your guide and spotter.  Canon R5 and EF-17-40L lens.  Just kidding.  RF-100-500L lens at 500mm.

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Male Lion, Kenya

This is a photo of an African lion walking into the rising sun.

I photographed this male lion at sunrise in the Olare Motorogi Conservancy.  I just read that they weigh up to about 570 pounds.  Wow.  This guy just exudes power.  I’m glad they never jump into safari vehicles that stop for photos just 20 yards away.  They never do, right?

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A Male Lion at Sunrise, Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Kenya

This is a photo of a male lion as he stops and looks in the direction of the rising sun.

This golden light is why we nature photographers try to be out there before the sun rises.  When I was at Gamewatchers’ Porini Lion Camp (Porini means “in the wild” in Swahili) in Kenya in early June we were awakened by the Swahili greeting “jambo” (“hello”) at 5:30 a.m.  We were then given a tray with a pitcher of coffee or tea and 5 or 6 cookies which would get us going.  We’d leave camp at 6:15 a.m. sharp and be looking for wildlife as we drove away.  At around 8:00 a.m. we’d stop for a nice hot bush breakfast.  This male lion was photographed at 7:05 a.m.