In the Line of Fire is a powerful black-and-white photograph by David Yarrow, capturing a lion mid-stride with arresting clarity and compositional precision. Shot in 2024, the work exemplifies Yarrow’s signature approach to wildlife photography—dramatic close-ups, high contrast, and emotive intensity. The lion’s direct gaze and the rising dust underscore themes of majesty, confrontation, and survival. Characteristic of Yarrow’s oeuvre, the image blends raw naturalism with cinematic grandeur, reflecting his ongoing mission to spotlight the vulnerability and dignity of Earth’s most iconic creatures through meticulously composed, large-format photography.


Photographed in South Africa.