Lionesses by Greg du Troit

Greg du Troit documents in Blood, Sweat, and Photographic Tears just how far he was willing to go documenting…

…my pursuit of that ever illusive frame, which became an obsession that lasted a total of eight months and took me along an eventful journey, during which I contracted numerous parasites (some quite possibly unknown to science), not to mention the thousands upon thousands of insect bites.

Taking pictures near a watering hole (literally getting crapped on by Olive Baboons) and eventually from in the hole.  Read through his narrative to get the whole story that eventually led to a number of amazing shots, but more importantly the conclusion that…

with my body still covered in rashes, I finally sat down to view my film on a light box. Studying each image and remembering each intimate moment, I concluded that wildlife photography is more about the experience than about getting the shot. This is a philosophy that I hope to hold onto…