The world is currently full of concerns about corona virus, and rightly so. It is a threat to the stability of the world system, even though, at this stage, it is hard to know exactly what the implications will be. Everyone has their own risk [...]
At the start of the 2018 season, I was out in the bush with a photographer friend, enjoying the early season light and scouting the newly-drying roads to see which areas of the park were becoming accessible. Towards the end of the morning, we spotted [...]
With all the floods that have been troubling the Luangwa Valley, I have not been as active on my blog as I would have liked. Apologies for that. I had a chance to visit the National Park over the weekend, and I trialled my new [...]
Every year, large un-dammed, free-flowing rivers rise and fall with seasonal rainfall levels. This is one of the Luangwa's greatest attributes; it is a natural river that provides the life to all that thrives in the South Luangwa, one of Africa's finest wildlife areas. During [...]
The use of cropping in wildlife photography has often suffered bad press. How many times have you heard, "Oh, but he must have cropped that", or "That's heavily cropped!"...? Certainly there are times when a crop has been over-used, or used in the wrong situation, [...]
The sightings at this time of the year, alongside the wonderful light, make for wonderful photo opportunities! John Erik was a skilled photographer before arrival but it was really gratifying to see him reacting, composing, tweaking and critiquing more quickly and more naturally by the [...]
Thank you so much to those of you who came on safari with me this year, some of you for the first time and some for the 3rd 4th or even 5th time! And also thanks to those of you who have followed along with [...]
I have been writing this blog for nearly 10 years. It has given me a chance to offer a view into the world where I live, share my perspectives and promote what I do. It has also introduced me to a large following of fellow [...]
Every year, I deposit a portion of the company's earnings into my Conservation Fund. In 2019, I decided on USD 5.00 per bed-night which raised a total of nearly USD 2,000.00 to be donated to conservation initiatives in Zambia. This is small-scale funding compared to [...]
Don Marianos has travelled to Luangwa with me 3 times in the last 3 years. It's been such a pleasure to get to know him and Kathy and also to watch his development as a photographer. The images he is sharing here, from our 2019 [...]
