Your Shot photographer Tim Bryan made eye contact with this male lion in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. "I will never forget his piercing gaze," he says. With more than 2,500 lions living in its borders, the park is one of the largest lion refuges in the world.

The Male Gaze

Your Shot photographer Tim Bryan made eye contact with this male lion in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. "I will never forget his piercing gaze," he says. With more than 2,500 lions living in its borders, the park is one of the largest lion refuges in the world.
Photograph by Tim Bryan, National Geographic Your Shot

See some of June's most popular photos

Every day, we feature an image chosen from thousands submitted to our photo community, Your Shot. Here are some of the month's highlights.

Your Shot photographer Cathy Pepin-Toussaint commented on a recent Photo of the Day "I've seen a lot of whale photos here on [Your Shot], but I can safely say this one is one of my favorites."

Here at Your Shot, we've receieved over 9 million images ever since our community was founded in 2013. Which also means our editors have seen their fair share of whale photos—as well as aerial pictures taken by drone, dramatic sunsets on the beach, bustling cityscapes, and so on.

One of the most exciting things about Your Shot is being a member of a community of photographers that is always striving to make new and exciting pictures of scenes and subjects that otherwise might have

DON'T MISS THE REST OF THIS STORY!
Create a free account to continue and get unlimited access to hundreds of Nat Geo articles, plus newsletters.

Create your free account to continue reading

No credit card required. Unlimited access to free content.
Or get a Premium Subscription to access the best of Nat Geo - just $19
SUBSCRIBE

See More

Best of September 2018
Best of August 2018
Best of July 2018

Go Further

Subscriber Exclusive Content

Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars?

How viruses shape our world

The era of greyhound racing in the U.S. is coming to an end

See how people have imagined life on Mars through history

See how NASA’s new Mars rover will explore the red planet

Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars?

How viruses shape our world

The era of greyhound racing in the U.S. is coming to an end

See how people have imagined life on Mars through history

See how NASA’s new Mars rover will explore the red planet

Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars?

How viruses shape our world

The era of greyhound racing in the U.S. is coming to an end

See how people have imagined life on Mars through history

See how NASA’s new Mars rover will explore the red planet