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 [...]
I recently travelled to Malawi's beautiful Nyika Plateau, far in the north of that long thin country. It is a long journey from Mfuwe, requiring a long day's driving to Mzuzu, an overnight in Mzuzu and then a bumpy 5 hour drive up onto the [...]
A return visit to Luangwa with me for Allan & Rae gave Allan a chance to put his photo training into practice. As you'll see, we had wonderful sightings and I think you'll agree he did a great job at converting them to superb images. [...]
I had taken Nick Gill on safari with his wife in 2017 and I was very pleased when they wanted to come back again in 2019! This time, they brought their adult sons who quickly became engrossed in photography too! It was a lot of [...]
This was my first trip with Don & Sharon and we had a superb time at 3 of the best camps in the Luangwa. The sightings were amazing, and Don sent me his favourite images to share. He says he kept back some that had [...]
