Known locally as Ingwe, meaning “pure sovereignty”, the leopard can still be found on farmland as well as other habitats throughout Southern Africa where they co-exist with their human neighbours depending on the attitudes of both parties. Game Reserves that are inadequate in size to hold most big cats such as lion and cheetah, show [...]
Louis Psihoyos, Director of the most awarded and ultimately successful Activist Film to date ‘The Cove’ said it best for me when he exclaimed … “You are either an Activist or an Inactivist. I chose to become active”. Well, some years back I tipped into this very Active Mode when my Camera Lens no longer [...]
A name that is certainly not unfamiliar in the natural world, is “The Kalahari”. Many people, although they haven’t been there, have heard about this strange hinterland where African bushveld merges with Namib desert in a marriage that produces one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Covering a massive 900,000 square kilometers and [...]
The reason I started photography 28 years ago was to share my memories of my first school trip aboard to Israel. Photography is one of the biggest hobbies in the world, whether you are capturing your family, birthdays, weddings, celebrations or that special moment. Photography is all about passion, I still have the same excitement [...]
Hi everyone, It is time for post number two on the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and today I’d like to show you some images taken in and around the little town of St. Lucia. This cozy little town is situated in the southernmost part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and claims to be the only town [...]
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt From a very young age, my family and I have been great lovers of nature and enjoy viewing nature for the masterpiece that it is. When I received my first camera at age 11, I started looking at my surroundings with [...]
This last week has been pretty slow from a wildlife photography point of view. In stead of digging in the archives I thought I would post a shot I got yesterday at the lodge. Shot at midday, when most people would tell you to put your camera away. The image below shows Tsokwane, one of [...]
When asked Gerry me to be a guest blogger on Photo-Africa I was delighted at the opportunity. Especially to be considered to be at the same level of the people that have contributed to this site before and will after me…. so thank you. I had posted some black and white photos on my blog [...]
What makes a spectacular landscape photograph? What is it that catches our attention? Why does a specific photograph work so well. These are, among many other some of the questions I ask myself when photographing landscapes. When I’m out in the field, capturing the essence of the destination is my goal. Many different factors contribute [...]
Like a lot of the contributors to Photo-Africa, I have a lifelong love of big cats. Gerry and the team do a great job of bringing the stories and images of Africa’s cats to a wider audience, so when he asked me if I’d write something for the site I hoped I wasn’t going too [...]
It doesn’t happen too often – a case of being in the right place at the right time – asked to shoot stills for an elephant research group based in the U.K. who had a field day in the Chobe, Botswana. Here’s the cut though – I had to take the standard issue elephant shots [...]
Known locally as Ingwe, meaning “pure sovereignty”, the leopard can still be found on farmland as well as other habitats throughout Southern Africa where they co-exist with their human neighbours depending on the attitudes of both parties. Game Reserves that are inadequate in size to hold most big cats such as lion and cheetah, show [...]
Louis Psihoyos, Director of the most awarded and ultimately successful Activist Film to date ‘The Cove’ said it best for me when he exclaimed … “You are either an Activist or an Inactivist. I chose to become active”. Well, some years back I tipped into this very Active Mode when my Camera Lens no longer [...]
A name that is certainly not unfamiliar in the natural world, is “The Kalahari”. Many people, although they haven’t been there, have heard about this strange hinterland where African bushveld merges with Namib desert in a marriage that produces one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Covering a massive 900,000 square kilometers and [...]
Welcome to September! Before we get going with this month’s free wallpaper downloads, a big thanks to Brendon Cremer for his guest post yesterday. I am sure you will agree – that is about as good a leopard photography gets! Truly spectacular photographs! Thanks for sharing! Make sure to go and check out Brendon’s site [...]
Welcome to August! I am sure that by now you know how this works. If not, it’s simple. Simply scroll down, choose your favorite image, click to download and save. Simple as that and the best part, apart from the handy little calendar – it’s free! I will be posting a few iPhone wallpapers in [...]
