Due to unfortunate illness, I have a last-minute place on a safari to Lion Camp & Anabezi Camp later this year. These camps are sited in two of the best wildlife areas in Zambia. Lion Camp's privileged position on the edge of a grassy dambo [...]
Mike White has travelled with me many times since 2017. It's really a pleasure to spend time with someone who loves this area as much as I do and is willing to return again and again to reconnect with the wildlife. He's very accomplished as [...]
Alongside the thriving tourism industry of the South Luangwa is a community which is the rightful owner of the assets on which this industry depends. Their revenue stream is significant, in the form of employment, payments for goods and services bought in the area and, [...]
I have been using the Canon EOS R5 for almost a year. I've put it through a safari season, with all the associated travel, knocks, bumps and dust which that entails, and I'm happy to say that it's coped very well. It doesn't have the [...]
Social media is full of high-impact, impressive images and videos which are a curated selection of events from the whole experience that is being promoted. This is true of the feed created by individuals as much as it is of companies hoping to sell their [...]
November is a challenging time in the Luangwa. It's hot as hell, we are approaching the end of the season, and both people and animals are counting the days until the arrival of rain brings respite to the land. The sun rises early, long before [...]
Despite being the icon of Africa, savannah elephants are among the most difficult species to photograph well. I think there are four approaches which work effectively: family and group shots; behaviour; close ups and elephant-scapes. There are certainly other techniques which can be used too, [...]
For the 3rd year running, we decided to spend Christmas and New Year on a road trip, exploring from Zambia into the surrounding countries. It's mid-summer in southern Africa and we live in a very hot river valley, so we sought altitude to escape the [...]
When the season comes to a close each year, for me usually in early Nov, I step away from my cameras, my computer and enjoy time with my family for a while. In the fast-paced routine of the season, I select and edit images at [...]
Back in October, I led a trip to the Kafue National Park. This is the 4th time I have run my Kafue and Busanga Adventure, and I think it gets better each time! I was joined this time by 4 guests, all of whom had [...]
