The Great African Migration is often seen as a river crossing, but behind every crossing lies chaos, fear, and survival. To avoid crocodiles waiting in the water, wildebeests spend days, sometimes weeks, searching for a safer point to cross.
Yet danger does not end there. Lions and leopards often wait on the opposite bank, forcing the exhausted animals into desperate jumps moments after escaping the river.
As hundreds of wildebeests climb out together, the fragile riverbank begins to collapse under their weight. Those at the back of the herd often lose footing, falling back into the dust and confusion.
In this image, I wanted to move beyond a documentary frame and portray the emotion, motion, and uncertainty of that moment, where survival hangs between instinct, panic, and a single leap.
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Ever seen them falling in motion?