Victor Escobar
Joel Sartore
"Lion and Spotlight" - Uganda 2011
This adventurous photographer has received three awards for this photograph: The 2012 Animals in their environment-Commended, Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the year, The 2012 Award of Excellence, Science/Natural History Picture Story, pictures of the year International, and the 2011:Top ten photos of the year, National Geographic Magazine (Image ID:AN1019-00227). Joel Sartore is a National Geographic photographer who travels the world capturing unreal photos of some of life's most untouched regions. I choose this photo because it reminded of me of a cat stuck in a tree. But it is so much more than that, its use of light and shadows is great example of how light and shadows should be used. Sartore even uses this particular photograph as an example of how to use light in his film classes. It captures your attention because it seems unthinkable. For example, how did that lion get up there and why is it up there. But this photograph has a much more rich history to it. Joel Sartore describes the experience as the following: "Tree climbing is an usually behaviors for lions, but the pride in Ishasha in queen Elizabeth National park, Uganda is famous for napping trees during the day-- this male is just waking up at dusk."
