Wildlife Photography Africa

Mali elephants under siege again

Africa’s northernmost herd of elephants have long been a fascination of mine and I have followed the Mali Elephant Project with both with interest and anxiety as tribal conflicts and civil war have threatened their survival. Earlier this year, as background to a trip I have been planning to visit Mali’s elephants, I carried out an interview with the Director[…]

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Imvelo Safari Lodges – Promoting community support for conservation

One of my favourite safari camps is Bomani Tented Lodge at Ngamo on the south eastern corner of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. For me, Bomani manages to combine all the necessary comforts of a first class camp without succumbing to gratuitous luxury. The accommodation is superb, with each tent looking out onto the surrounding plains, and the staff are[…]

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Images from Africa

Photographs for Sale For some time now I’ve been getting requests for copies of my photographs, either as digital images or as prints. It came to a head last Christmas when I found myself being asked to produce a whole bunch of canvas prints so that people could give them as presents. One of the most common gripes I’d received[…]

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Will 2015 be the year that YOU visit Africa?

Well, will it? By most people’s reckoning, 2014 was not a good year for Africa. It was a year when the continent was constantly in the news but for all the wrong reasons. With the headlines shouting out about deadly viruses and repeated attacks by Islamic militants across the continent, it was no real surprise that most travellers sought alternative[…]

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Africa Stop Ebola

Africa Stop Ebola Way back in 1984, two British musicians,  Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, brought together a stellar line up of singers and musicians to record a song to draw attention to, and raise money for relief of, a devastating famine in Ethiopia. ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ was a huge hit and sold over 11 million copies worldwide.[…]

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