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The Matriarch – A portrait of an African Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The profile of the Matriarch. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
An endangered wolverine (gulo gulo) on a walk. Lieksa, Finland.
Ivory – the source of so much suffering. An elephant's tusk in Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa.
A bush road occupied by a troop of baboons who moved only reluctantly. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
A pale-morph Wahlberg's Eagle sitting on a dead branch in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Bear called Mörkö in the evening fog in Kuusamo, Finland.
A young brown bear (Ursus Arctos) walking in the swamp amidst the autumn light and colors. Kuusamo, Finland.
A European Bee-eater sits in the rain in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Hittavainen, a mother brown bear in Kuusamo, Finland.
A happy orangutan at the Semenggoh Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Malaysian Borneo.
A leopard (Panthera pardus) throws an intense look to my direction in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Orangutan at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, Malaysian Borneo.
One of the famous black-maned lions of the Kalahari. Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana.
Brown bear males swimming in a swamp pond in Kuusamo, Finland. Young males tolerate each others after the mating time is over.
Portrait of an orangutan. Malaysian Borneo.
A black rhino at a waterhole at night. Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male in its prime. Kuusamo, Finland.
A bear swimming in a forest pond at night. Kuusamo, Finland.
Brown bear cubs running at swamp. Kuusamo, Finland.
The bachelors of Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A giraffe is walking on the dirt road after the heavy rains in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Bear friends having a bath in August 2020. Kuntilampi, Kuusamo, Finland.
Water droplets in the golden sun with a brown bear at the swamp. Kuusamo, Finland.
An old, white-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) taking flight from its branch. The yellow beak and white tail tells that it is an old individual. Kuusamo, Finland.
A low-angle portrait of a young lion (Panthera Leo). Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
An old, brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male walking in the swamp. This individual is called
An endangered African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) looking to the camera in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Its pack surrounded her nearby.
A Cape Vulture and a starling on a dead tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Proboscis monkey in the Kinabatangan River, Malaysian Borneo.
A young male lion (Panthera Leo) looks into the camera in the Game Management Area of Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia.
An African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) bull crossing the river channel in the evening light in Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia.
A little, sleeping hyena in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
An African elephant bull eating in peace in the middle of the bush. I spent a long moment with him in tranquility. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
One-year-old bear cubs playing together in Kuusamo, Finland.
An African wild dog or a painted dog was lying on the side of the road with her pack in close proximity. She had a tracking collar for research purposes. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A leopard (Panthera pardus) emerges from the thick bush and walks straight towards my car in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
A crash of white rhinos resting ifrom the shadows in the midday heat of Hlane National Park, eSwatini/Swaziland.
A young male lion (Panthera Leo) takes a sideways look. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
The bear matriarch
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) and rowan. September 2020, Kuusamo, Finland.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) in its prime age, between 10-13 years, sitting in a swamp in Kuusamo, Finland.
Leopardess on the watch. Her cubs were in the bush under the tree. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
A low-key portrait of a brown bear male. Kuusamo, Finland.
A brown bear (Ursus Arctos) male growling. Kuusamo, Finland.
The silhouettes of the flamngoes. Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Curious white rhinos in Klaserie Private Game Reserve in South Africa.
A rescued Temmincks Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) on a walking trip foraging ants and termites. REST Namibia.
Look into the eye of the elephant and see to her soul.
The Crossing Chaos. Wildebeest crossing the Mara River in the northern Serengeti during the Great Migration, Tanzania.

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