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TANZANIA The Mountain in His Eyes Mount Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania A thoughtful Maasai man dressed in a traditional red shúkà near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

SOUTH AFRICA Godzilla Rises iSimangaliso Wetland Park I photographed a crocodile hatchling at the exact moment it was emerging from the egg in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa.

BRAZIL River Without Secrets Rio Negro I photographed this mother and child while travelling along the Rio Negro in Brazil, where the river remains an essential part of everyday life.

VENEZUELA Morning Wash in the Orinoco River Orinoco River I photographed this young girl during a morning wash in the Orinoco River, where the water is an inseparable part of everyday life for local communities.

VENEZUELA Back on the Orinoco Orinoco River I photographed this young Warao once again on the Orinoco River, this time capturing the calm and natural way he moved through the water that forms part of his everyday life.

KENYA Black and White Life Tsavo East National Park I photographed these zebras while travelling through Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, where their black-and-white silhouettes are an inseparable part of the African savannah.

VENEZUELA Beautiful in Profile Canaima National Park I photographed this scarlet macaw in Canaima National Park, where its intense red plumage and powerful beak made an unforgettable portrait.

VENEZUELA My Own Way of Eating Canaima National Park I photographed this toucan in Canaima National Park, where I watched it use its enormous bill with surprising precision while feeding among the trees.

BRAZIL Jararaca – The Killer’s Jaws Manaus I photographed this jararaca in Manaus, Brazil, capturing a close-up view of its powerful jaws and venom-delivering fangs.

ZIMBABWE Lioness Queen Matobo Hills I photographed this lioness in the Matobo Hills in Zimbabwe, where her strength and presence perfectly captured the power of Africa’s big cats.

INDONESIA Does My Nose Look Big in This? Faunaland Ancol, Ancol, North Jakarta, Java, Indonesia A curious zebra gets extremely close to my camera at Faunaland Ancol in Jakarta, turning an ordinary portrait into a spectacular study of perspective—and nose size.

TANZANIA The Savannah Has Ears Serengeti National Park, Tanzania A curious female impala listens carefully to the sounds of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania—proof that the savannah truly has ears.

GABON Giants of Loango Loango National Park, Atlantic Coast I photographed this elephant in Loango National Park with a giraffe appearing in the background — two African giants sharing the same wild coastal landscape.

KENYA Living Color Palette Masai Mara National Reserve I photographed this vividly coloured Mwanza flat-headed rock agama in Masai Mara, where its orange-red head and blue body stand out dramatically against the rocky landscape.

VENEZUELA Warao – People of the Orinoco Orinoco Delta I photographed a young Warao paddling a traditional dugout canoe on the Orinoco River in Venezuela, where the river is still a natural road connecting everyday life.

JAPAN Five Fingers, Zero Problems Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano I photographed this Japanese macaque in Jigokudani Monkey Park, completely focused on its own hand as if it had just discovered a problem only five fingers could solve.

KENYA The Red Elephants of Tsavo Tsavo East National Park I photographed this elephant in Tsavo East National Park, where the red soil gives the elephants their characteristic rusty appearance.

BRAZIL I’ve Got My Eye on You Manaus, Amazonas Rainforest, Brazil An intimate close-up of a caiman’s eye and textured head, photographed in the Brazilian Amazon near Manaus.

ZAMBIA Steel Versus Venom Livingstone Crocodile Park, Livingstone, Southern Province, Zambia An extreme close-up of an adult male boomslang photographed in controlled conditions at Livingstone Crocodile Park in Zambia—a vivid meeting of green scales, rear fangs and cold steel.

KENYA Excuse Me, Is This Lens Edible? AFEW Giraffe Centre, Lang’ata, Nairobi, Kenya At the Giraffe Centre Nairobi, a curious Rothschild’s giraffe comes close enough to check whether my camera lens might be edible.

EGYPT Water on Mars Siwa Oasis, Matrouh Governorate, Western Desert, Egypt Turquoise salt pools among the Mars-like desert landscape of Siwa Oasis in Egypt. Photograph by Michał Sitek.

CHINA Prehistoric Red Caves Guilin, Red Cave I photographed these spectacular cave formations in Guilin, China, where geological history and dramatic illumination create an almost surreal underground landscape.

VENEZUELA A Table for the Gods, No Reservation Required Auyán-tepui, Canaima National Park, Bolívar, Venezuela An Auyan Tepui aerial view photographed during my flight across Canaima National Park toward Angel Falls, where mountains become tables reserved for the gods.

SOUTH AFRICA The River Took the Scenic Route Blyderivierspoort Dam, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve A Blyde River Canyon boat cruise takes me beneath sunlit cliffs and through the winding waters of Blydepoort Dam in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

KENYA Where Life Gathers Amboseli National Park I photographed these zebras at a waterhole in Amboseli National Park, where water becomes a natural meeting point for wildlife across the dry plains.

UNITED STATES Not So Golden Today Golden Gate Overlook, Presidio of San Francisco, California, USA The Golden Gate Bridge trades its postcard sunshine for dramatic clouds, cold light and a decidedly less golden mood over San Francisco Bay.

SOUTH AFRICA Nature Has No Panorama Mode Three Rondavels Viewpoint, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve Blyde River Canyon South Africa stretches beyond the limits of my camera, revealing the Three Rondavels, Blydepoort Dam and the green cliffs of Mpumalanga.

KENYA In Search of Life-Giving Water Tsavo West National Park I photographed this herd of elephants in Tsavo West National Park, where water is one of the most precious resources in the dry African landscape.

SOUTH AFRICA Voice of the Ancestors Zulu village, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal A Zulu singer fills a village in KwaZulu-Natal with a powerful voice. I photographed the moment when song, expression and cultural identity became inseparable.

INDIA Welcome, Stranger Goa I photographed this woman and child in Goa, where spontaneous encounters with local people became some of the most memorable moments of my journey through India.

JAPAN Same Same, But Different Ebisu Yokocho, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan In the middle of Tokyo’s lively Ebisu Yokocho, I discovered a wonderfully familiar-looking advertisement—with one small but important difference.

INDONESIA One Curious Little Bearcat Faunaland Ancol, Ancol, North Jakarta, Indonesia A curious binturong, commonly known as a bearcat, takes a closer look at my camera during an animal encounter at Faunaland Ancol in Jakarta.

SOUTH AFRICA Not Freddy Krueger’s Park Letaba, Kruger National Park I photographed this giraffe near Letaba in Kruger National Park, where giraffes are an unmistakable part of the African bush and acacia landscape.

BOTSWANA Aaaaaa, is this wide enough? Chobe Riverfront, Chobe National Park, Botswana A hippo opens its enormous jaws on the Chobe River in Botswana and turns a wildlife encounter into an unexpected dental examination.

JAPAN Spa for Two, Bill for One Jigokudani Yaen-Koen, Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan Two wild Japanese macaques share a peaceful moment in the warm waters of Jigokudani. Winter coats included—fortunately, only one of them appears responsible for the bill.

BOTSWANA Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Kalahari Desert One of Africa’s most charismatic hornbills, photographed in the Kalahari Desert. Known for its distinctive yellow bill and social nature, the yellow-billed hornbill has become a familiar symbol of the African bush.

SOUTH AFRICA The Shaved Scavenger Letaba, Kruger National Park I photographed this vulture near Letaba in Kruger National Park, where its bare head and powerful hooked beak revealed the anatomy of one of Africa’s most efficient scavengers.

SOUTH AFRICA Southern Ground Hornbill Skukuza, Kruger National Park I photographed these southern ground hornbills near Skukuza in Kruger National Park, where their powerful bills and vivid red facial skin make them one of the most distinctive birds of the African savannah.

GABON Little Steps in Loango Loango National Park, Atlantic Coast A tender family moment in Loango National Park, where a young elephant walks safely between two adults across the wild coastal grasslands of Gabon.

KENYA Wet Work Amboseli National Park I photographed this zebra herd at a waterhole in Amboseli National Park, where family groups regularly gather to drink and rest together.