The defiant photographer had endured a year of failed attempts at getting the right picture after building hides and digging trenches near the animals' drinking spot.
My goodness. He actually submerged himself just to capture the perfect moment? He definitely deserves to be lauded for both the huge amount of sacrifice made and the touted pictures he had taken. Definitely a true spirit of a photographer; taking the radical moves just to realise what he wants to achieve.
He reminds of a sniper who can sit there waiting for 3 days just for his target to appear. But this is on a different level, because he actually submerged himself in water for 3 months. Definitely a lot more acerbic when it comes to the comparison of the conditions both had to endure.
Let's take a look at some of the pictures he had taken. Go ahead and scrutinize them because every single details is worth staring at.
An incandescent masterpiece I must say
Look at the 4 on the right. So cute, they are actually drinking in unison.
The following 2 are actually looking in the same direction. I wonder what are they looking at.
The one that follow on their left is actually staring at the camera. Probably using its animal instinct to the optimum level I postulate.
Look at this cute family of warthogs enjoying themselves by the pool.
They really seem to be relaxing and basking under the red hot sun.
Once again, the lionness on the right is actually looking into the camera.
Definitely animal instincts at work I swear.
But to my dismay, it was not just the submerging that was tough, in fact, Greg du Toit suffered damages far worse than we can possibly imagine.
"It came at a huge price for the photographer who was diagnosed with Bilharzia and contracted several parasites which he soaked up through the dirty water in the drinking hole. Mr du Toit was also diagnosed with deadly malaria twice after contracting it through mosquitoes breeding in the pool."
Bear in mind, it is deadly malaria we are talking about here. Furthermore, he has contacted it twice. On normaly occasions, normal humans will start to regret once they contracted the disease once. But, this photographere here remained undaunted even after his life has been put at risk once. When it comes to that disease, everyone will remain on high alert and try to stay away from it as far as possible.
Conversely, this photographer here bears every single precarious moves he undertakes, just to fulfill his wish to take powerful shots of the lions in the wildlife. Such determination is definitely coveted by many of us.
Having known that he might die from this mission, he has never once faltered when it comes to decision-making pertaining to this trip.
Even as he is taking the pictures, his hands are shivering because he is just so amazed by the sight of these animals in the wildlife. So pure and vulnerable in front of the camera.
This is for sure, something that we can all look up to. As compared to all these arduous tasks, what we do in our everyday life is considered a breeze.
Perhaps, we should try to increase our own resillience and stop complaining about how tough life is because it really isn't that tough on second thought!
Credits -dailymail
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