Tanzania, Africa – 2025

As I was sitting with this beautiful pride of lions and Tanzania, I was lost in dreams of flying over the Great Plains of Africa. It was always my favourite scene in the wonderful movie out of Africa, where Robert Redford takes Meryl Streep flying and I knew that I was gonna do that someday as well.I swore to myself at the time that if this photograph of this baby male lion staring deep into my lens turned out that I was gonna call it super cub. Super cub is the ultimate aircraft for flying around Africa. It is a short field aircraft where you can land and take off in areas as short as 100 feet. It is my dream aircraft. And I know it’ll be an aircraft that all allow us to get into the remote parts of Africa. I’ve always been a photographer, but I’ve also always been a conservationist. I need to be doing the two in tandem. The best way I can think of working in Africa with the various conservancies and conservation groups is having a small airplane to fly between them to do photography, meet the players and help effect change. the first release from my new lion series taken in the Namiri Plains of Tanzania.

Life on the savannah can be perilous for a lion cub, but being born into a large, healthy pride offers protection. Mothers, aunts, and sisters cooperate to nurse and guard the young, while dominant males defend the pride from outside threats. Danger remains ever-present: rival males, predators, and harsh conditions mean survival is never guaranteed. The most meaningful way we can ensure a future for young, curious cubs like this is to keep ecosystems intact and allow nature the space to thrive.