Photographer Exhibits ‘Breathtaking’ Predator Encounter Throughout Wildlife Shoot

A wildlife photographer has dropped jaws throughout social media after an in depth encounter with one in every of Africa’s best-known predators.

Hannah Stitfall (@hannahstitfall) filmed an up-close encounter with lions whereas out on a photoshoot in Zambia, displaying how the delight surrounded her car and saved a watchful eye on her as she took her images.

Stitfall—whose account has greater than 480,000 followers and in addition options movies of leopards, elephants and different African wildlife—saved her cool and filmed the lions, capturing a number of lovely pictures of the massive cats as they interacted with each other.

Speaking to Newsweek, Stitfall stated she works with “some of the best” wildlife guides who facilitate “99 percent” of her wildlife encounters, which she described as “exhilarating and breathtaking in equal measure”.

“The one phrase I might use to explain it’s ‘intoxicating’,” Stitfall said.

“Once you’ve had a wildlife expertise like this, it leaves you wanting extra!”

Stitfall has lengthy studied animals. As a youngster, she wished to be a wildlife veterinarian however struggled with the blood and guts concerned within the job.

“I can’t even watch a gory horror film, let alone perform surgery,” she quipped.

However, she obtained a level in Zoology and took a Master’s diploma course in wildlife filmmaking with the BBC’s Natural History unit.

As a passionate environmentalist, she wished to achieve an even bigger viewers, so she turned to social media.

‘Really rewarding’

“Primarily, I’m a wildlife TV presenter and have worked extensively for the BBC, but I also shoot and edit a lot of my own content and put my work out across my Instagram and TikTok, which is really rewarding for me,” she defined.

And regardless of her quite a few shut encounters with predators, Stitfall stated she is “never” scared.

“Animals will only attack if they feel threatened, and if you understand their behaviors and respect their space, whilst following ethical wildlife filmmaking procedures, you’ll be very safe,” she famous.

“It’s when, as humans, we cross the line that accidents can happen, and we must always remember when out filming that we are in their world and we must always respect that.”

‘Just begin doing it’

Stitfall stated she deeply values her function as a task mannequin for younger girls, a lot of whom message her on TikTookay.

“In a world of TikTok dances and influencers, I’m very proud to be showing young women that wildlife filmmaking and photography, in a predominantly male-dominated field, is absolutely achievable,” she stated.

For aspiring wildlife photographers, Stitfall says fashionable know-how gives unprecedented alternatives for photographers who’re passionate, constant and keen to immerse themselves in animal habits—habitat, their most lively occasions of yr, and—maybe most significantly—their weight loss program.

“Find the food and you can be sure you’ll find them,” Stitfall suggested.

‘A sense that is exhausting to beat’

She added that utilizing a telephone to start out is “absolutely fine”, telling the publication, “The main thing is to just start doing it. Tell stories about the wildlife in your local area, in your back garden, learn what works for you and what doesn’t, and eventually your audience will find you. […]

“A whole lot of younger individuals don’t watch TV anymore, they scroll TikTookay, Instagram and YouTube, and if I can encourage just some of them to get enthusiastic about wildlife and in flip wish to shield the pure world round them, then I’ve completed one thing actually particular by way of my work—a sense that’s exhausting to beat!”

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