King of the camera: Photographer spends ten years capturing incredible sepia portraits of big cats <br />
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This series of spectacular sepia shots gives a stunning insight into the lives of the big cats at a Macedonian zoo - where a dedicated photographer spent 10 years recording their behaviour.<br />
Photographer Goran Anastasovski devoted a decade of his life to taking snapshots of the lions, tigers and leopards when at their most unguarded and intimate.  <br />
The 46-year-old, from Macedonia, hoped to emphasise the animals' human qualities in the photographs, taken at Skopje Zoo in Gradski Park, Macedonia<br />
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'I adore big cats and am fascinated with their beauty, said Anastasovski. <br />
'I took these photos to show people that these cats have everything we so desperately want - such as love, bravery, sincerity and loyalty. <br />
'My goal is to introduce people to the beauty and character of the big cats.<br />
'They are endangered animals and they should be loved, not killed.'<br />
Anastasovski's images show leopards, lions and tigers in surprisingly relaxed poses, with many of them sharing intimate moments with their companions.<br />
Some of the shots show pairs of animals together in affectionate poses, while others feature the big cats snarling and staring at the camera.<br />
Anastasovski admitted that, despite the bond he feels with the cats, they would waste no time in having him for dinner.<br />
'I visit them very often and I think that they know me very well,' he said..<br />
'The interesting thing is that after all these years they still try to eat me after they see the lens.'<br />
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