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Sri Lanka · 6.37° N, 81.52° E · 2025

Yala National Park

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. The place where I feel like a wildlife photographer and mostly just hope something shows up.

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Morning safari, dust in the air. Our guide points into the bush and shouts "Leprt! Leprt!" I squint. A rock? Leaves? "Gone. Did you see it?" I didn't.

The elephants were easier; they posed like models. A buffalo blocked the track and made it clear we weren't going anywhere. Safari is patience, luck, and sometimes an animal walking straight into your frame.

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A day I'll remember, as much for the people in the jeep as for the animals.

The rest is photos.

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