The light levels were low in the very early morning as we waited for a large male lion to rouse from his sleep. We moved off to photograph elsewhere, planning to return a few minutes later and check on our lion! A line of zebra [...]

Cranes are surely Nature's most elegant birds. There is a bird centre in Johannesburg which enables visitors to see many of the world's 11 species of Cranes very close up - which is wonderful - but nothing compares to seeing them wild and free in [...]

The more time I spend on safari, the more I seek different and unusual lighting opportunities. While I still love the soft, golden light of late afternoon, I sometimes find that it's too sweet, too saccharin, especially if you leave the warm sun behind the [...]

Photographers often use black and white conversions to add dramatic impact to scenes where the colours are either poor or not important. Monochrome conversions - when used appropriately - generate some of the most impressive wildlife images of all. Given that Nature is full of [...]

Hippos spend most of their daylight hours in the shallow water of rivers and lagoons. They venture out at night to find food, when the cooler temperatures and cover of darkness protect them from the enemies of overheating and predation. However, at night they are [...]

Towards the end of 2016, I was involved in an accident that left me badly injured and with a 5 week hospital visit. I received first-class medical care - for which I am most grateful - but I was nervous about my first safari season [...]

It was early afternoon, and the light was still bright. The high-contrast was too much for photographing elephant, zebra or giraffe, but there were still some good opportunities to be had at the start of this afternoon drive. When I spotted this baboon sitting on [...]

This image is one of my favourite images from my 10 years in the Luangwa. We had spent a long time with this particular buffalo herd as the crossed a dusty plain on their way to the river. We knew they were heading to drink, [...]

I was recently leading a photo safari in the Nsefu Sector of the South Luangwa National Park. 3 lions had killed a buffalo the previous day. We had enjoyed all the drama of this sighting the previous morning and afternoon. By the time we returned [...]

On a recent safari, my guests specifically asked if we could explore back-lighting and how to create interesting and dramatic shots with this technique. Fortunately, this is a concept that I love to explore, and we also had several opportunities to make it work. The [...]