12/09/2026
A significant milestone for Malini Chandrasekar, whose work is featured in the September 2026 issue of National Geographic.
Her image of a pride of lions in Tanzania’s Serengeti opens the feature, A Hard Reign, across a double-page spread.
The feature explores the increasingly challenging journey faced by Africa’s lions as they navigate the rapidly changing savanna — a subject that resonates deeply with Malini’s photographic practice and her enduring commitment to the natural world.
For Malini, the publication marks a particularly meaningful milestone. Having grown up with the National Geographic and dreamed of one day photographing for the magazine, seeing her own image across its pages brings that ambition wonderfully full circle.
Huge Congratulations, Malini! 🦁
Malini Chandrasekar Mal C
Featured in National Geographic, September 2026