Higher Ground

2024

The snow leopard is not only one of the rarest cats on our planet, but, in my humble opinion, one of the most beautiful. It is always a highlight when I am fortunate enough to work with them, and every time I am blessed with an opportunity I try to up my game a little further – I know I am incredibly lucky.

They love to spend time high up on rocky outcrops and ledges, either surveying their kingdom, or as is more often the case, sleeping. It has been a goal for sometime to capture a strong photograph of a snow leopard on it’s rocky outcrop and everything finally came together on a recent shoot – the cloudy sky behind him offered the chance to show him off in all his majesty without any distractions.

Today, on International Snow Leopard Day, this seemed like the perfect photograph to release as we raise awareness, and celebrate those who work to preserve these beautiful creatures and their rocky habitat.