The lion, known as Skybed Scar, used to lead a pride but has now been pushed out from the protection and food his family used to provide.
Once an apex predator, the elderly lion was being chased by an elephant and appeared weak and starving.
Larry, from California, US, said: ‘Life can be very cruel and to be honest during my career I have seen people lose everything in landslides, earthquakes and fires. I have photographed automobile accidents with grave injuries.
‘I do not think any photograph or photo sequence affected me as much as witnessing the death of the lion.
‘I sat with him only feet away, locking eyes and starting at one another as I watched for an hour as the life leave his body. I wanted him to know he would not die alone.
‘Not wanting to sound crass I remember when my grandmother was in the hospital and I visited her for the last time the night she passed.
‘We did not say a word, both of us just knew this was the end and we just stared at each other locking eyes.
‘This is the first time since then that I felt the same feeling – connecting with another being on a spiritual level, just knowing.’
被称为Skybed Scar的狮子曾经领导一个狮群，但现在已经被赶出他的家庭，他的家庭曾经为他提供食物
曾经是顶级捕食者，老狮子正在被大象追赶，显得虚弱而挨饿。
来自美国加利福尼亚州的拉里说：“生活可以非常残酷，在我的职业生涯中诚实地说，我看到人们在山体滑坡，地震和火灾中失去了一切。我拍下了车祸严重的车祸。
“我认为任何照片都不会像见证狮子的死亡一样影响我。
“我跟他坐在一起，只是闭着眼睛，一边看着他一个小时，。我想让他知道他不会独自一人死去。
“听起来很糟糕，我记得当我的祖母在医院时，我在她逝世的那个晚上最后一次去拜访她。
'我们没有说一句话，我们两个都知道这是最后的结果，我们只是盯着对方的眼睛。
“这是自那以后我第一次感受到同样的感觉 - 就与精神层面的另一个人相连。