Getting images published in a magazine or a book is always a goal of photographers. It's a thrill to see them in print, and there's the associated accolade of someone else having deemed your image(s) good enough to be committed to print. In the modern [...]
The Emerald Season in South Luangwa is a very special time of year; few people know about it as it falls outside the "recommended" travelling times for the area. But most permanent residents -- and anyone who has sampled this 'rains' period -- will tell [...]
It's been a while since I wrote an update from the South Luangwa on this blog. As always, this message comes with my sincere hope that you are all well and navigating these difficult times. The return to normality seems to be taking a lot [...]
In August last year, I took part in an adventure where a group of 9 walkers set off from Mutinondo -- on the western side of the Luangwa Escarpment -- and walked to Mfuwe in the heart of the Luangwa Valley. We weren't totally sure [...]
I have been away on a long road trip through Zambia and into southern Tanzania during the last month. I haven't updated my blog during that time, but there have been lots of interim updates on my Instagram. We are very fortunate to be able [...]
This year is racing, rushing and tumbling into its final weeks. November passed by in a blur of Sukey's school (which re-opened but was run from our homes to keep COVID bubbles small), preparing Tribal Textiles to move to its new site and following the [...]
The Luangwa received its first rains of the season yesterday....but it was little more than a shower. It's left us hot, sticky and longing for more! But the small amount has cleared the skies, settled the dust and left us with clear light and beautiful [...]
As before, and with each of these updates, I send my best wishes to you and hope that you are well. To those in Northern European nations which are entering lock-down once more, I wish you all the best with the coming months. Zambia is [...]
While international travel to Zambia is open, many people's personal situations, their home nations' restrictions and the risks of travelling across the globe have continued to depress tourist numbers to Zambia. I have researched the option of running a couple of photo safaris towards the [...]
As always, this monthly update from Zambia comes with the sincere wish that you and your families are well and weathering the storm of COVID with social isolation and the impending fear of a second "lock-down". As always, the discussion continues about why COVID appears [...]
