Animal photographers are known for getting some of the most breathtakingly beautiful photographs of wildlife and nature.

There’s nothing worse than seeing stories about endangered animals being hunted by humans. There is a humane way to shoot animals, and that is to become a wildlife photographer!

We’ve compiled twelve of the best photographs that we could find of photographers interacting with the animals they shoot. Scroll through these and see which one you like the best!

This photographer can’t seem to get this creature off of his back!

This cheetah looks like he might want to go into photography himself!

He’s watching over the photographer to make sure he gets the perfect shot!

This photographer did not seem to see these two creatures coming!

When a bird landed on his head, this photographer took the opportunity to get an adorable photo!

This creature seems to have fallen head over heels for his photographer buddy.

And this creature loves his photographer so much that he’s giving her a kiss!

This bird has no problem serving as a model for the photographer.

This is a lion that definitely wants to go into photography himself!

This fox is having a great time bonding with his new photographer friend.

Does this photographer even know that a squirrel is hitching a ride on his backpack?!

This creature looks like he knows exactly what he is doing with his camera!

This serves as a reminder of just how beautiful and majestic animals really are! SHARE this story so your friends and family can see this as well!