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A massive yawn. Not normally what you’d expect from an African safari. We finished high tea faster than usual after arriving on the houseboat; bolting home-made quiche and sponge-cake because our guide announced a group of elephants were about to...
A baptism by river, but in a good way. We were barely settled into our seats on the photo boat and still busy locking our cameras onto the in-built tripods, when we suddenly found ourselves, lens to trunk, photographing a...
Getting off to a roaring start is always a win. And this was certainly up there. Just an hour or two after landing in Botswana we were pointing our cameras at a pride of 11 lions feeding on a buffalo...
The A-listers, the headliners, the bucketlisters and the wishlisters, the iconic, the classic, the must-sees and the Big Five. There’s no doubting the magnetism of Africa’s celebrity species. But sexy as they are these superstars are by no means the...
The bigger picture – shooting animals in the landcape Step back and let us run you through our approach to taking powerful pictures that showcase a wonderful wildlife subject in a breath-taking landscape. Shots of animals in the environment have...
Shining a light on wildlife after dark There’s no need to stop shooting when the sun goes down, as our latest concise guide explains. We love photographing African wildlife at night: it’s exciting, unpredictable and can produce some outstanding images....
How to meet your mammoth expectations Who doesn’t love elephants? With their intelligence and complex social nature they make charismatic subjects for photography. Our latest bite-size guide offers a primer in making the most of all your ellie encounters. Spend...
Do and don’ts of photographing from a safari vehicle In our latest concise guides we look at good habits when photographing from a game drive vehicle. If you want to get the best shots from a photo safari you need...
Isolate subjects better with this framing trick In the next of our fast-track guides to getting better pictures on safari we show you a simple way to beef up compositions. With so many wonderful wildlife images out there how do...
Setting up your camera for more efficient focusing In our latest concise guide we look at how separating focus and shutter release functions could help improve your safari photography. If you’re not already using back button focus, then separating the...