For his work on Serengeti lions, Nichols spent more than two years following the big cats. He employed a drone-a camera-equipped micro-copter-a robotic car, and infrared cameras, among other tools. (See "How to Take Stunning Lion Photos.")
"Oftentimes the camera is not in my hands," says Nichols. By using camera traps or remote-controlled devices, like the camera-equipped micro-copter, he can produce more intimate images, like the one above, that "surprise the audience and bring them in."
The photograph, which was also recognized as a finalist in the competition's mammals category, shows an adult male lion, named C-Boy by scientists, and a female relaxing between matings.
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