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Wildlife photography by David Gaiz — a big cat on the African plains

David Gaiz — Wildlife & Nature Photography

Inquisition — Rhulani has a fantastic hide that provided great elephant activity during my stay. In-between game drives I'd find myself spending several hours in the hide watching different eles come and go. These two could smell that I was nearby, at one point they came right up to the edge of the hide window and stuck their trunks inside! | Madikwe, South Africa - 2025

Cecil's Grandson — Many have heard the sobering story of Cecil the lion and the infuriating circumstances surrounding his death. Cecil's lineage lives on though, this is his grandson posing at the end of a beautiful day in Hwange. This male and 3 of his sisters gave us a show over the course of a week in Hwange. They were very relaxed around us, tolerated us staying with them for extended periods of time and would often come over and use our truck for shade. | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Ele Family Walk — Seeing elephants traverse the bush with little ones is always an exciting moment, no matter how many times you've experienced it. You can see the apprehension in the little ele here, unsure about us and wanting reassurance. | Madikwe, South Africa - 2025

Youthful Exuberance — A young ele showing his courage and staking claim to the road | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Perched — Nimble Cheetah climbs a tree to survey the bush for an evening hunt | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Lion Lock On — the unnerving, yet amazing eye lock with a male lion | Okavango Delta, Botswana - 2025

Cool Cat — Cheetah brothers lounging in the afternoon sun | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

African Tank — an incredible rhino traversing the African bush | Africa

Spotted Spotters — Cheetah brothers using a tree to survey the grasslands before their evening hunt | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Spotted Stare Down — Hyena investigates us to make sure the young ones remain safe | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Skeptical Cat — young lion giving us a once over to see what we were about | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Cub Parade — cubs noticing human presence, exploring the tundra as mom keeps a watchful eye | Churchill, Canada - 2022

Polar Prowl — a large polar bear traverses the Canadian Tundra, waiting for more ice to form for winter | Churchill, Canada 2022

WinterFox — a beautiful fox traversing the frozen landscape in search of food during harsh winter conditions | Yellowstone National Park - 2023

Leopard Moves — a beautiful leopard traverses the tall delta grasses gracefully in early morning golden light | Okavango Delta, Botswana - 2025

Sky Ele — looking up at a peaceful, curious elephant from the hide at Rhulani | Madikwe, South Africa - 2025

Cheetah Prowl — Cheetah calling it quits for the evening after aborting a potential hunt | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe - 2025

Kauai Sunset Dreams — a spectacular sunset at Kauapea Beach. The foreground is made up of a blend of images to capture water movement. | Kaua'i, Hawai'i - 2019

Space rock — an aerial view of a continental-esque chunk of a glacier making the journey from the lagoon to the ocean, shot from above with a drone. | Jökulsárlón, Iceland - 2021

Yosemite's Window — taking in a perfectly framed view of the lower Yosemite Falls | Yosemite National Park, California - 2015

Fire Fall — Horsetail Falls lighting up like fire in a seasonal, spectacular winter glow. I spent a handful of years trying to witness the fire fall event in Yosemite. Usually spoiled by cloud cover or lack of water, I finally got lucky enough to experience the conditions lining up during one of my winter visits. | Yosemite National Park - 2018

Rundle Fire — following a very wet horseback ride into the Banff wilderness for a steak cookout in which we got thoroughly drenched, we experienced a breathtaking sunset after a passing thunderstorm | Banff National Park, Canada - 2017

Volcanic Beauty — on a once in a lifetime trip to Iceland (April 2021 - very few visitors due to pandemic restrictions) I had an incredible experience; a hike across otherworldly-like terrain to witness new Earth being created. I spent several days in a row hiking back and forth, enjoying the rare chance to witness a live volcanic eruption for hours, often into the night so I could truly enjoy the glow of the lava. | Iceland - 2021

Canadian Glory — dramatic scenes over Mount Rundle in the Canadian Rockies as a thunderstorm breaks at sunset | Banff National Park, Canada - 2017

S Dune — the striking contrasts in late afternoon light in the Namibian desert | Sossusvlei, Namibia - 2018

Solitary Spotlight — a lone tree bathing in the morning desert light | Sossusvlei, Namibia - 2018

Namib Dunes — afternoon light cascading off the mammoth dunes of Sossusvlei | Sossusvlei, Namibia - 2018

Quiver Nights — Gazing at the milky way above the grove of Quiver Trees in the Namibian desert | Keetmanshoop, Namibia - 2018

f/5.6 1/320 ISO 100 100mm

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