Kenya, Botswana, Namibia and the Seychelles: these are the magical places photographer Martin Harvey visited and immortalised in his aerial portfolio ‘Africa from Above’. Here’s an appetiser for what awaits you in the current issue of Africa Geographic. For Martin Harvey’s full portfolio and his tips for aerial wildlife photography get your special anniversary issue …
Desert Elephants of Namibia
By: Scott Ramsay, YearInTheWild.com For the past few weeks I have been travelling through Kaokoland and Damaraland in north-west Namibia. My first highlight of the trip was spending time in the massive conservancy of Puros, an area of incredible scenery and the desert elephants. One misty morning my Himba guide Robbin Uatokuja and I found them on …
A Close Encounter With an Elephant
By Marsel van Oosten “Little over a year ago I was on a photo assignment in Zambia and stayed at an amazing bush camp. It was located right on the banks of the Zambezi river, unfenced and in the middle of the wilderness. Contrary to the more well-known safari destinations like Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and …
2 lions, 1 cheetah – who wins?
Young lions learn the meaning of inter-species competition. It was an uncharacteristically cold and rainy day in the bush, my family arrived to visit me from England after one of my photographic safaris and we decided to make the most of the visit. Even though the weather resembled that of England rather than Africa, we …
Unique perspectives of African Wildlife
These incredible photographs are courtesy of Anup Shah and were captured using remote-controlled, hidden cameras which he camouflaged to look like they were part of the natural landscape. More photographs can be found on his website www.shahrogersphotography.com Looking for tips on how to capture great images of wildlife? Be sure to check out this article on …
15 Of the Cutest Wildlife Shots
We asked our readers to send in their cutest wildlife shots so that we could pick the top 10, but they were all so dam cute we could only cut it down to 15. Enjoy… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
10 Pics of animals sharing some Valentine’s Love
Sharing some love from Africa… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Hyena Men
This series of disturbing and yet fascinating images forms part of the work of acclaimed photographer Pieter Hugo. Hugo visited Nigeria to better understand this strange relationship between man and beast after seeing an image taken by Nigerian journalist Adetokunbo Abiola. He travelled with this small family group of street performers who use these animals …
Finding Leopard Cubs in a Tree and other Photographic Adventures
“Leopard,” I heard our guide, Andrew, shout, “And a cub in that tree”. We had barely left camp on our first game drive and we had already struck leopard. It was too much for my eyes to comprehend. It was pure dumb luck, the kind that would make you “Pphhhht” disparagingly at the fortunes of …
The Golden Gate Vulture Hide: Photography Tips
Recently Tim Jackson and Morgan Trimble took a trip to try out the new Sasol-sponsored vulture hide at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Here he gives you the low-down from a photographer’s persepctive… The hide You approach the hide, on top of a ridge, from a car park a couple of hundred metres …
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