He came straight on through grass that reached his chest, wind pushing the mane across his face, not hurrying for anyone. Colour added nothing to this — the morning was flat and grey — so the frame went to black and white, where it always belonged. What is left is texture: grass, mane, and intent.

He Walks
Pumba Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa · December 2022
1D X Mark II, 400 millimetres, f 5.6, 1/1000 of a second, ISO 400