Adversity x Opportunity

A young male lion keeps a watchful eye from the shadows. The life of a male lion can be described as a rollercoaster, beginning slowly as a cub under the protection of the pride, unaware of the challenges that lie ahead. If he is in the small fraction of cubs to make it to early adulthood, that's when the rollercoaster takes a winding fall where him (and in this case his brother) are no longer always welcome in the pride and begin navigating the wild as nomads with targets on their backs. It becomes a life filled with both adversity and opportunity, avoiding unnecessary conflict while providing for themselves. This image was taken at that exact point in their journey where him and his brot...View all