For #WorldLionDay I want to share this image, Catwalk, that I took last year in collaboration with Kevin Richardson. I wanted to glorify the lion’s splendour - as did Kevin - but I also wanted to build a much wider story around the key subject. My instincts were to play on the vibe of a Paris Catwalk - after all, we had access not just to any cat to strut down our catwalk, but the King of Africa; a magnificent adult male lion. This was an ambitious production effort, demanding precision, speed of thought and some experience. The end result is better than I could ever have asked. The compositional balance is right and emphasises the enormity of a male lion’s head. I want to thank the local Zulu community and, of course, Kevin and Vayetse. This is not the first time we have all worked together. The key was to shoot over a three-day period and hope to find 3 early mornings with almost identical light. If the weather was inconsistent over this period we had a problem, but we were blessed with heavy cloud at 7 am each day, which is much more forgiving than a rapidly rising sun. On the key day, Vayetse walked down the catwalk as part of his regular morning exercise with Kevin. The canvas of the Zulu crowd formed the backdrop I needed and meanwhile I was in a cage allowing me to film directly towards him. This is where Kevin excels and within a few minutes I had what I wanted; the regal Vayetse owning the catwalk. To watch him work with his lions is one of the great privileges of my job. It is one of the wonders of the world.