THE SKITTISH KIND

January 2021 | Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa

A fleeting moment with a black-backed jackal... an animal known for its skittish, sharp-eyed nature. This image was the result of stillness, silence, and a huge amount of luck. For just long enough, our paths aligned. In the space between movement and vanishing, I captured something rare: a calm jackal, watching, unhurried… for now.