In our ongoing series talking to pro photographers about the stories behind their favourite photos, we got to chat with photographer Lee Slabber. It’s clear that Slabber has a strong love for nature, which shows in his amazing wildlife and landscape photos. His favourite shot? Read further to learn the answer.

Lee Slabber: Picking out one particular image is always tricky but on a recent trip to the Kgalagadi I had been photographing a mother cheetah with her four sub-adult cubs over a few days.

On this particular morning two of the cubs started to play with each other and then ran up a dead tree. As I pulled out my camera they stopped playing for a brief second and stared at me in a classic, family portrait like, pose. A single image like this can make a trip all the worthwhile.

The man behind the photo, Lee Slabber

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