25 Stunning Photos From National Geographic’s Nature Photographer Of the Year Contest

19. “Leopard With Kill in a Tree”

“We drove along a short gravel road in Kruger National Park this year until we saw a few cars standing under a tree next to a dry riverbed. When we arrived there, we could see a leopard with a small antelope sitting in a tree. There were a lot of branches in front of his face, so taking a good picture wasn’t possible. We stood there for about an hour watching the big cat eating and moving his kill every now and then until we had the perfect position for this shot!”