Juan Jesús Gonzalez Ahumada's Image

‘I was struck by the similarity in texture between the skin of a reptile and the surface of a leaf,’ says Juan.

After finding a leaf with a natural hole, he waited for the moment this common chameleon, still sluggish in the cool mid-morning temperatures, peeped through the gap, the texture of its backlit shadow filled in by the plant. There are around 200 species of chameleon, but only one – the common chameleon – is found in the Mediterranean. Their turret-like eyes can move independently, providing them with binocular vision and the ability to judge distances with impressive precision.