Dhruv Anant Wadkar, 16, has come as close as 1.5m to a lion.

In the past two years, the young photographer has made two trips to the Sasan Gir National Park in Gujarat, India, the only home to the Asiatic lion. Each time, he spent more than 10 days at the park.

“I had always wanted to photograph the lion, as it’s the king of the beasts, but I never had the chance,” said Dhruv, who started wildlife photography at the age of seven…

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