This photograph began long before I ever set foot in Africa. The journey had been planned more than a year in advance, but only a few months before departure Giza had seemingly disappeared.
There were no sightings, no updates, no photographs—only silence.
As the safari began, the uncertainty remained. Three consecutive game drives passed without a trace. Then, on the fourth, she finally appeared. Effortlessly elegant, elusive yet never shy, she moved with the quiet confidence of an animal completely at home in her world.
Giza Mrembo—Beautiful Darkness in Swahili—is my tribute to one of the most extraordinary leopards I have ever had the privilege to encounter.
Laikipia, Kenya, 2024
Awards:
2024 Monochrome Photography Awards, Honorable mentions in Amateur Wildlife Category
2025 reFocus, World Photo Annual, Bronze Award in Wildlife, non-pro, Honorable Mention in Fine-art, non-pro
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