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Windswept first light

Side lit as the sun rises, a windswept male lion walks proudly in the Serengeti. His main blowing in the breeze, his eyes on fire, he cuts a symbol of power over the open plains.

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One Shot Photo Contest

2026

Nominees

Wildlife

Professional

Windswept first light

Side lit as the sun rises, a windswept male lion walks proudly in the Serengeti. His main blowing in the breeze, his eyes on fire, he cuts a symbol of power over the open plains.

About Artist

Laura Dyer

Im a South African wildlife photographer, with a love for Earth’s open and uninhabited places, from the plains and waterways of Africa to the ice of the Arctic. I work as wildlife photographer and photographic safari guide. I travel as a private and group photographic guide, leading guests to beautiful natural destination that showcase our incredible planet. I love both predators and birds. Having grown up in South Africa, I spent a lot of my time from childhood to right through university travelling ‘to the bush’ (‘on Safari’ to all non-South Africans). Although I loved it, it was only when I picked up a camera for the first time in 2007 and peered down the lens that I realised that it was these incredible animals and the natural earth, not the advanced accounting degree that I was then studying, that was my passion. Photography opens you up to an entirely new perspective. It encourages new ways of seeing the world, from the smallest details that are otherwise overlooked to the expansive and diverse landscapes that not only form the backdrop to the images but often are, themselves, the stars. Although I worked as an accountant for some time, I eventually bit the bullet and moved full time into wildlife photography in 2020. I love this natural world we share and I hope through my imagery, words, and the tours that I lead that I can impart some of that and help conserve and protect this incredible planet and all her wondrous creatures.

Laura Dyer

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Wildlife

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United Kingdom

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