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...

‘There is magic in this place…you just have to sit and breathe and wait and it will find you…’ Anthony Doerr: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ Some waits are longer than others. Some starts are bumpy. That was certainly the case on...

Driving the Majale riverbed and the open spaces of this southern Botswana reserve’s scenic plains, past scrubby thickets of low mopani and yellow-blossomed rhigozum, scouring the muscular and tentacled branches of the giant Mashatu trees, our visit to Mashatu last...

Under the black coral fan of the tree canopy we’re listening intently. As the darkness swells, the mind plays tricks. Although our game viewer is parked in thick bush, it feels more like we’re deep in the ocean. The fever...

As restrictions on travel to Africa ease, here are five tips to improve your wildlife photography on safari… Get closer Not rocket science, just a long-standing adage that states if your images aren’t working get a bit closer, and then...

How the stark simplicity of high key can elevate your wildlife images If you’re looking to set your wildlife photography apart, here’s a technique that will take your images to a whole new level. We’re fans of the ‘less is...

Do you need to pack a wide angle lens for safari, and if so, how wide? We’re often asked about wide angle lenses by guests when they’re booking a safari trip with us. Here’s what we’d generally recommend. Most experienced...

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....