There’s no lion present in Mario Moreno’s photos, yet is it hard not to think about The Lion King’s opening scenes when looking at them. He has spent nearly two decades roaming Africa in search of what he calls the perfect moment: the moment at which everything comes together and a forever lasting scene is captured.

And that’s exactly what his portfolio feels like – a collection of unique images taken at the right moment. The Milky Way over the Okavango Delta in Botswana. A storm on Mara North Conservancy. Wild animal silhouettes at sunset in Kenya. The sun shining through a forest in Cape Town. Every single shot perfectly captures the unique beauty of this magnificent continent.