One thirty in the morning. Rubbing the eyes. Mind drifting from the task in hand. Must keep watching. Drifting off again. What’s that? A ghost. A white shadow-creature on all fours appears in the gloom just beyond the light. What...

A giraffe drinking in the blue ‘hour’ – that all too slim window of luscious, inky opportunity just begging for a great subject – gets our trip underway nicely. It’s pretty special when you get the chance to photograph giraffes...

Spotlighting lions by the Mkuze river after dark, close encounters with cheetahs on fresh impala kills, iconic African megafauna drinking just metres from our lenses in pitch black at the night hides, dynamic vulture action plus jackals in the mist...

‘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...

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...

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....