The Guy Who Took This Photo Of The Jungle King Barely Escaped With His Life
A lion at a safari zoo park near Lahore locked eyes with the photographer, and right before the lion charged at him, he managed to take his menacing and stunning photos.
By Sadho Ram — 12 Apr 2015, 01:49 PM
Take a good look at this stunning shot of a lion. Shot by nature photographer Atif Saeed in a Safari Park near Lahore, Pakistan, it would have been the last shot he ever took — the lion leapt at him — but he lived to tell the tale!
According to Saeed, he got out of his jeep to take a few photos of the lion but the sound of the lens' whizzing caught his attention.
"I was thinking — I must show the character and status of lion and this was the only way I could think of to achieve this," Saeed told the Dailymail. The photographer figures the jungle king got as close as 10 feet, before he was able to reach the safety of his jeep.
Once safely inside his jeep, Saeed started to laugh about what had happened. But after some retrospection he came to realise just how close he came to death — and vowed to never do anything quite as reckless again!
"I was sitting on the ground few feet away, so he was treating me like his prey. Now when I think back about the incident I don't think I would be able to do it again. It was a pretty close encounter."
Saeed has since titled the photograph The Ghost and the Darkness.