Hi all…I hope you all had a great weekend and had some fun outdoors. I don’t know how many of you have my latest wildlife photography book ‘Colours of the Kalahari” (available from my website) or have at least seen it but the photograph I am sharing with you today is pretty much the same as the panoramic lion shot it the book. This one however is with a lovely lady lion in it as the subject instead of the male lying down in the similar photo in my book. These are taken with my wide angle lens at that great time of day where I could get all of those great pastel colours of pink, purple and yellow. It’s like she paused to look back at me to say a last goodbye before she walks off into the distance. She was a beautiful subject for this little moment to be captured.

I know everyone likes cats (proved by the stats I get on this blog) so take a look and let me know what you think…

Cheers til tomorrow

Hi all…it is Friday again and I am sure most of you are really happy about that. I unfortunately do not have another Black & White photograph to share with you today but I am still sticking with the whole ‘artsy’ theme of my Friday posts with this photo I am sharing with you today. I like this photo of the Springbok under the tree surrounded by rays of the yellow-orange sun breaking through the branches because it is so simple and so striking at the same time. The rays of sun cast an almost magical glow around the springbok. I also like it because it is such a common subject around here that we often overlook them but in this photo, is turned into something special. Thanks again to the dust in the Kalahari for making the rays of sun so noticeable in this scene.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

Have a fun weekend and get outdoors if you can. Cheers til Monday.

P.S spare a thought for all of those people on the Planet effected by flooding!!

Hi all…busy busy up here today so this one is going to be a little shorter from me. As you know, connectivity is also temperamental so forgive me. You are however getting two photographs today. Today’s post is just a little bit more about me and my life up here in the Kalahari and all of the things it throws at me. Sandstorms are very common here when the thunderstorms roll in. The intense wind is followed closely by all the sand it picks up which then hits you like a wave within a matter of seconds. It is pretty incredible to experience and is then gone again in the next few minutes. Obviously this is not great for camera equipment so I cover mine as quickly as possible but this sand here gets in everywhere anyway. Take a look at me in action through a typical Kalahari sandstorm…

Cheers til tomorrow.

Hi all…I think today I am going to mix it up again and give you guys all a little glimpse into our lives here in the Kalahari.  I don’t know if you all know but Noa is up here with me, as my girlfriend, and probably more importantly to her (lol) to take footage of the park and everything that happens here. so I am being nice again today and giving you two photos to have a look at. The first one is of Noa working her film camera and the second is of me doing my think with my normal photographic camera. We were busy following this big male lion the one morning and this is when my colleagues that were up here at the time took these photos of us. In that case, to be truthful, these photographs are not actually mine but of me as the subject for a change. They also show you a bit more of how my vehicle works beautifully to accommodate us – the way we have to move around, the lack of obstruction by glass windows etc. Feel free to come have a look if you see us in the park when you come and visit.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

Noa: Me:

Cheers til tomorrow.

Hi all…so life goes on here in the Kalahari for us. We are just trying to get back and settled again as I am sure most of you are too, going back to work and school etc. Things seem a lot easier when you get in your routine again, especially when it is waking up at 4:30/5am to make coffee and hit the tracks. I am so used to this by now that I am pretty much on autopilot for most of the morning. The photo I am sharing with you today is just a little tribute to the big male lions I have become very attached to here in the park. They are really beautiful and are always perfect subjects for me to photograph whether it is this big guy on the crest of a hill or others on the dunes etc. They never disappoint me! I admire and respect their power and abilities to take down large prey but also love to watch them laze about in the heat of the day. It seems like they have a pretty good life if you ask me. So take a look at this one and take a minute to admire him because he is worth it.

Enjoy. Cheers til tomorrow.

Hi all…I hope the weekend was a good one for all of you. Noa and I are still just trying to keep cool up here in the heat but doing what we love to do still so it’s not that bad. Today I am going to share a funny one with you all because I noticed this photo as I was going through them and every time I see it I smile. I hope it will do the same for you. It is a photo of one of the wildebeest around the park here. I don’t know what it is about these antelope (yes, they are part of the antelope family) but every time I come across them they make me laugh in some way. If it’s not just their generally weird appearance, its their mad behaviour and random outbursts of frolicking about. I love them because they are unpredictable and always look a little bit out-of-place. I don’t know if it is just this parks wildebeest but they always seem to be alone in a smaller heard of either Springbok, Gemsbok or Rooi Hartebeest. It kind of looks like they are always trying to fit in but never quite do. If you ever see them going truly crazy, i.e. galloping and bucking about, it is probably a male trying busy to entice a female to mate with.

If you have any funny stories of these guys or any others really, feel free to share them with me…take a look at this photo and hopefully have a chuckle.

Enjoy it and cheers til tomorrow!

Hi all…ok so today I might have lied a little in the title of this post because the photograph I am sharing with you today is not actually black and white. It is more of an ‘arty’ one though because it is one of this beautiful big male lion completely silhouetted by the setting sun. The only other colour in this photo, besides the black, is the deep orange-red cast by the setting sun in the background. As lions do, this male is having a good yawn whilst waking up after a nice long day of relaxing (all tongue and teeth). Who knows what he got up to on his night journey. I really like this one and I hope you do too.

Take a look and let me know what you think…

From us here in the Kalahari, have a safe and relaxing weekend and remember to get outdoors sometime. Cheers til Monday.

Hi all…so I need to apologise first for the lack of post yesterday-technical difficulties. As you can imagine, it is not always that easy for me to connect to the internet in order to upload these so forgive me if I miss one or two along the line. Todays post is another 2 photograph one so lucky for you guys. These two young males decided to have a little sparring session while I was watching them and the rest of their pride. I think they were probably practicing for the real thing that they will have to face one day with a big male. The dust started flying around which always makes for nice photography while they were dancing around each other in it. I love the browns, yellows and oranges you get from taking photographs in the Kalahari. It never gets old for me. I guess that is part of why I have lasted here so long.

Take a look and let me know what you think…

Cheers til tomorrow.

Hi all…I’m back. I hope that you all had a great holiday and festive season. I know Noa and I had some fun in Swakopmund but its back to the Kalahari and to work for me. I know a lot of you are interested in the kind of ‘behind-the-scenes’ stuff of my life and work here so today is another post for me to share some of the pics of me doing what I love to do with you. The first is just one of me in my vehicle so that you know what to look out for when you come and visit  the park and me. This vehicle was completely customized for me so that I could do the most effective job possible when in the park. Most of the time I drive with the windscreen flapped down, hence the crazy hair blowing in the wind, haha. The second photo is just of me using one of my favourite sets of equipment. Take a look and get a little bit more of a feel for my life here in this great place…

Let me know what you think and keep checking in with me daily…Cheers.