With his Nikon Z9, photographer Prasenjeet Yadav gets the National Geographic Magazine cover shot

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Using his Nikon Z9, photographer Prasenjeet Yadav gets the October 2025 cover shot for National Geographic Magazine.

From Nat Geo: “Prasenjeet Yadav had one goal: capture the perfect image of a pseudo-melanistic tiger for his story on India’s Similipal Tiger Reserve. Easier said than done.” Well maybe easier said than done with another camera, but not if you have the Nikon Z9.

Yadav carried his Nikon Z 9 camera with the NIKKOR Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens to get the perfect photograph. He had 120 days (that was the length of his permit to be in the forest) to capture a black tiger. Yadav used a combination of camera traps and hand held photography during his stay in the forest. One of his camera traps captured an acceptable photo of a black tiger but on his second from last day in India's Similipal Tiger Reserve, a black tiger came into view while he had his Z9 and 400mm lens in hand. That became the October 2025 cover shot, Yadav’s first cover for Nat Geo. Congratulations Prasenjeet Yadav!

To learn more about Prasenjeet Yadav, visit his website at Prasenjeet Yadav @prasen.yadav. To see the cover photo, visit National Geographic | National Geographic

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