Prasenjeet Yadav
India
Prasenjeet Yadav's Image
A rare tiger with wide, dark stripes wanders a tiger reserve in India.
Deep in Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha, India, a tiger named T12 roams.
It has pseudo-melanism, a rare genetic condition where the dark stripes are wider.
At times they make the animal seem completely black.
A decade ago, there were fewer than seven tigers left in the reserve and T12 was the only known male. Against all odds, he’s fathered new generations.
Prasenjeet spent months tracking his trails and setting hidden camera traps.
This image is a rare, intimate glimpse of Similipal’s dark knight, a powerful symbol of survival and hope.
Behind the lens
Image details
- Nikon D850
- 16-35mm f4 lens
- 1.3 sec at f4 (-1 e/v) • ISO 1250 • 3x Nikon SB-910 flashes • custom-made SensiPi remote trigger
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