Photography Archives - Wildlife Photography Africa

What’s in your camera bag?

10/07/2024 Martin Africa, Birds, Birds in flight, Camera gear, Elephant, Leopard, Lion, Photo Tips, Photography, Safari, safari planning, serval, Wildlife

Just ‘cos you’ve got lots of lenses doesn’t mean you have to take them all.
If at all possible, try to take a combination that means you won’t need to constantly be changing lenses. Dust is a massive problem in Africa and every time you change lenses you are opening up both camera and lens to a potential dust invasion.

Choosing the right lenses for your safari. Updated

14/03/2023 Martin Africa, Birds, Birds in flight, Camera gear, Photo Tips, Photography, safari planning, Travel, Wildlife

Probably one of the most frequent questions we get asked by clients is “What lenses should I take on safari?”
This question is not limited to first timers either; because the equipment you need to take depends very much on where you are going and what the conditions will be like. Photographing lions on the plains of Masai Mara requires a different approach to photographing gorillas in the rainforests of Congo or Uganda, and photographing birds is very different to photographing elephants.
So how do you make the right selection?

Travelling Light

17/02/2023 Martin Birds, Birds in flight, Camera gear, Giraffe, Photo Tips, Photography, Travel

I love my Nikon gear but, if I take everything I might need I find myself lugging 15kg of equipment. Heading out in the car this is not a problem, but when flights are involved, especially flights in smaller aircraft, this becomes a bit of an issue.
I think I’ve found a workable solution.

Africa – a great time to go on safari

03/12/2020 Martin Africa, Botswana, Camps, game drive, Kenya, Lodges, Photography, Safari, safari planning, South Africa, Tanzania, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Great news! After a long period of isolation, most of our favourite destinations in Africa are open for tourism again.Visitors are starting to trickle back to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa and the reports we’ve been receiving are very encouraging indeed. Safari Covid safe The efforts made by our partners on the ground to ensure that all[…]

elephants on chobe river side, viewed from boat

Back on the Chobe river

08/07/2020 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Botswana, Camera gear, Camps, Chobe, Conservation, Elephant, Photo Tips, Photography, Safari, safari planning, transport, Travel, Wildlife

It’s been tough not being able to get out on the Chobe river for the past 3 months as 2020 has seen some of the highest water levels in Botswana for many years.So it is not surprising that there’s been great excitement for our friends at Pangolin Photo Safaris as the lockdown starts to ease for local travellers in Botswana[…]

Sani Pass .. see it now

11/03/2020 Martin Africa, Birds, Conservation, Lesotho, Photography, safari vehicle, South Africa, transport, Travel, Wildlife

Sani Pass The Sani Pass is one of those iconic South African locations that sits on so many people’s wish list but so often remains a wish unfulfilled.It provides the only road link between KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho, and is the only road crossing the summit of the high Drakensberg.Originally a mule track, it is still a tortuous, hair-raising road today.[…]

Tuli Game Reserve

03/02/2020 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Birds, Botswana, Camps, Conservation, Elephant, game drive, Leopard, Lion, Lodges, Photography, Safari, safari vehicle, Travel, Wildlife

Botswana has a well deserved reputation as one of Africa’s premier safari destinations, yet there are places that rarely get included in regular safari itineraries and some of them are real gems.One of these hidden gems is Northern Tuli Game Reserve. The Tuli Block is a narrow fringe of land at Botswana’s eastern border wedged between Zimbabwe in the north[…]

Rhino River Camp, Meru NP joins Porini Camp Group

26/10/2019 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Birds, Camps, Kenya, Lodges, Meru, Photography, Safari, Travel, Wildlife

Exciting news! Rhino River Camp (Meru) is now part of the Porini & Gamewatchers Safaris portfolio.Located adjacent to the Rhino Sanctuary of Meru National Park and protecting over 60 acres of indigenous forest it offers a great base from where to explore the wilderness of Meru National Park. Meru National Park Meru National Park, situated in northern Kenya, covers an[…]

5 Rivers – Unbeatable Botswana

11/10/2019 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camps, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife

Kwando Safaris’ 5 Rivers Special has been going for nearly TWO decades, and it is still as popular as ever! We think this is a fantastic way to see Botswana and featured the 5 Rivers Special in a post in August 2020 and thought it might be a good idea to let you know just why this special offer continues[…]

10 Million Bats

03/09/2019 Martin Africa, Migration, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zambia

Watch 10 Million Bats descend into Kasanka With over 10 million straw coloured fruit Bats descending into Kasanka, this is the largest mammal migration on Earth! The Bat Migration is one of the most jaw-dropping spectacles of nature and an absolute must to experience! While the sheer volume of bats is special, it is the atmosphere surrounding this phenomenon that[…]

5 Rivers – Explore Botswana in Summer

20/08/2019 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Birds, Botswana, Botswana, Buffalo, Camps, Conservation, Elephant, game drive, Leopard, Lion, Lodges, Photography, safari vehicle, Travel, Wild Dog, Wildlife

5 Rivers If, like us, you keep your eyes open for the very best deals on African Safaris then this is one you should not miss. The summer rains are a time of plenty in Africa; mammals are fat and healthy and for many species, it is a time to bring their young into the world. The bush is an[…]

Sundowners at Mazuma Pan

14/06/2019 Martin Africa, Buffalo, Elephant, Giraffe, Photography, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Mazuma Pan (also known as Masuma Reservoir) is one of the larger water-bodies in Hwange National Park, and is well worth a visit pretty much any time of day. But it really comes to life in the late afternoon when hundreds of elephants come to the water to drink and bathe. Driving to Mazuma Pan we had the chance to[…]

Serval, hunting in the long grass

30/05/2019 Martin Africa, Photography, serval, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

The serval, or serval cat, is one of Africa’s most elegant predators. A slender, medium-sized cat it is characterised by a small head, large ears, long legs, a golden-yellow to buff coat spotted and striped with black, and a short, black-tipped tail. Just 54–62 cm at the shoulder it weighs from 9–18 kg. A serval’s legs are longer, in comparison[…]

view over the Ngorongoro crater from Kirurumu camp

Ngorongoro Crater, is it really a ‘must see’?

10/04/2019 Martin Africa, Conservation, game drive, Photography, Tanzania, Travel, Wildlife

Said to hold the greatest concentration of wildlife in Africa, Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 1979) and forms a key component of Tanzania’s northern safari circuit. History The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) was established in 1959 to try and resolve the problems with Maasai and other tribes caused by the National Park Ordinance of 1948,[…]

Affordable Botswana

02/02/2019 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camps, Conservation, game drive, Lodges, Photography, safari vehicle, transport, Travel, Wildlife

Affordable Botswana? Absolutely! Botswana’s reputation as one of the very best places in Africa to see wildlife in unspoiled habitats goes hand in hand with the common perception that it is also one of the more expensive destinations to go on safari. Whilst it is certainly true that there are a few lodges with nightly rates that will make you[…]

Elephant in camp, Delta Camp, Okavango Delta

Delta Delight

19/12/2018 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Botswana, Camps, Community, Conservation, Elephant, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife

Looking down as I flew over the Okavango Delta from Khwai Community Concession (just outside Moremi Game Reserve) to Oddballs on Chief’s Island brought home to me just how dry the Delta can be. The Okavango is the jewel in Botswana’s tourism crown, offering a wildlife experience that cannot be found anywhere else. Seasonal variations Most of us have a[…]

Safari Vehicles

20/10/2018 Martin Africa, Camps, game drive, Lodges, Photography, safari vehicle, transport, Travel, Wildlife

What sort of safari vehicle can you expect on your safari? When you go on safari as part of a group you will find that you almost always have a vehicle to yourselves, for exclusive use of your group only. When you travel alone, or as a couple, you will usually find that you are sharing your transport with other[…]

The Ultimate Zimbabwe Safari Experience

01/10/2018 Martin Accommodation, Africa, Camps, Conservation, Elephant, Lodges, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Zimbabwe

Untamed Wilderness meets rugged adventure African Bush Camps and Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge – two of Zimbabwe’s finest safari operators – join forces for a very special itinerary to two of Zimbabwe’s most spectacular National Parks at a very special price. Starting in either Harare or Victoria Falls, fly to Mana Pools and spend 6 nights in Mana Pools NP,[…]