Earlier in the year, I ran a 22 day safari adventure through Uganda and Kenya; we spent 2 weeks touring many of Uganda's south-western highlights, followed by a week in the central region of Kenya. Our main targets were the birds and primates of [...]
Modern cameras allow us to shoot in ever-increasingly challenging circumstances; weather-sealing makes rainy-day images possible, while image stabilisers facilitate sharp images at staggeringly low shutter speeds. Additionally, cameras' high-ISO performance improves each year -- so shots taken at 12,800 ISO are now certainly usable [...]
Don & Sharon have travelled with me several times in the last 5 years, exploring all of Zambia, some of Zimbabwe and - most recently - Uganda and Kenya. We will meet again in December when we travel to Botswana to explore the Okavango [...]
Steve has been one of my most regular travellers since joining one of my first trips in September 2014. He relishes his time in the wilds and has a particular love of hippos. In May, he broke his traditional pattern of visiting South Luangwa [...]
I met Faith and Suzanne some years ago at Zikomo Camp and shared some time on photo safari. Faith always said she would come back again some day. This time, she did so, and even better, she brought a group of her friends many [...]
When photographing wildlife, in most cases we want our subject to create an immediate impact on the viewer. Whether we are shooting portraits which contain close up views of an elephant, or wider 'animal-scapes', the viewer's eye should be drawn to the subject first [...]
I was recently talking to some of my guests about Mana Pools National Park since we could see it across the river when flying into the Lower Zambezi. While chatting about it, I was reminded of an amazing day that I experienced there back in [...]
In a recent blog, I discussed the value of considering the background when positioning yourself for wildlife photography. Equally important to consider is the angle of the light. Sometimes the best position for the angle of the light and the best position for the [...]
Some of Zambia's best light for wildlife photography occurs in the earlier part of the dry season -- there's enough dust in the air to create golden, angular light which is ideal for creating interestingly-lit scenes. It's not always easy to work with, as [...]
Gavin has spent a lot of time travelling in South Africa, and more widely, for work and pleasure. He worked in Zambia some years ago and was visible thrilled to be visiting and spending time in Zambia's wild places once again. It was a [...]
