Going on safari at Salt Lick Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park in Kenya gave us a close encounter with a pride of lions that got us even closer than we’d got to wildlife in the Masai Mara. And that was saying something. That encounter almost felt like a bonus, as the wildlife watching … Read more
If our experience at the Masai Mara made us wonder why we’d left it so long to go to Kenya and go on safari, our stay at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge had us wondering when we’d be able to schedule a trip back. Terence was already planning for us to return to volunteer at the … Read more
If these guys get any closer to my camera they’re going to be smack up against my lens, I think as I desperately try to keep the image in focus. We’re on a cultural visit to a Maasai village close to the Sarova Mara in the Masai Mara and I’m filming the Maasai warriors, resplendent in … Read more
My top 10 safari photography tips are based on my experience photographing The Big Five on safari in Kenya in the Masai Mara National Reserve and Tsavo West National Park recently. But also my many years photographing wildlife everywhere from Australia to Arabia as a pro photographer shooting travel guidebooks and magazine stories. Photographing wildlife … Read more
Our safari guide, Edward, is his usual cheery self when we meet at 6.15am for an early morning game drive. As Edward has already shown us the Big Five – the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino – on the previous two days’ drives, he is determined to show us some hippos today. Although the leopard … Read more