As the 12th night is upon us, I am reflecting on Christmases past and present. There truly was no stranger Christmas than the year we went to China. Man, I loved that country – but it’s an oddly fantastic place to celebrate the…
The white rhino. Near threatened according to IUCN, but the IUCN don’t work in Kruger. In 2005, 13 rhino were poached. In 2007, 13 rhino were poached. In 2009, 122. In 2011, 448. Between January 2010 and May 2012, 991…
At 2012’s Wild Photos conference there was a lot of discussion about ‘returning to form’. At least three of the speakers (professional photographers like Charlie Hamilton James, Britta Jaschinski and Klaus Nigge) exhibited photography portfolios where they had foregone the sharpness of digital in the urge to…
At the 2012 Wild Photos conference many of the speakers and photographers inspired me by blurring the lines between art and photography. There was strong evidence of a desire to use photography in an artistic way, to provide a different perspective on the beauty of the…
OK, typical New Year new promises but there were good (hmm… justifiable rather than good) reasons for absence in gazing around and contributing. So, onto a better plane. Trees stand fixed in position as the full moon rises above the…
This is an oldie but a goodie. Taken in the ye olde days when we shot in film we captured this image of elephants in Samburu National Park. I have purposefully not post processed in anyway because I love the rawness and texture of the image .…
I’ve been blogging a lot this year about the merits of a self drive safari, but reflecting on our experiences in the Maasai Mara I realised how wonderful a guided safari can be. We took this photo hanging out of the back…
The secretary bird hunts alone. With its ‘mini skirt’ and quills borrowed from its namesake, the bird cannot be anything other than comical. Their size, plumage and gait suggest a power and elegance that is sadly lacking when hunting. Darting…
The lone buffalo requires no pack mentality. Safety in numbers is not necessary. Instead, he lies in wait. Alone. Lurking. He is the most feared animal in the Mara. With haunted memories of how his species was hunted by humans,…
Several trips to Africa previously had not rewarded us with any true sightings of the beautiful leopard. This trip I was determined would be different. A vigil each dusk often returned no results. Determined that my patience would be rewarded,…