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Photography Tips

Whether you're an experienced photographer or just getting started, you'll want to read these essential photo tips from our Natural Photographer, opens in new tab blog, opens in new tab before your Southern Africa safari. Enjoy expert advice about photographing African wildlife from pro photographer and Nat Hab Expedition Leader Court Whelan. His helpful articles provide you with everything from wildlife photography tutorials to reviews of the latest cameras, lenses and more.

What’s in the Camera Bag? Botswana Safari

An epic safari destination to say the least, Botswana is enough to cause you to break out the big guns, so to speak, when it comes to photography equipment. While you can get surprisingly close to animals, a...

Tips for Bird Photography while on Safari

I'll be honest, when up against the incredible mammals of Africa, it takes a bit of a special love and appreciation to direct your attention away from, say, a stalking lion or herd of elephants, to then focus on...

5 Tips on Photographing Elephants

When it comes to wildlife affinity, perhaps no other creature carries as large a fan club as do the magnificent elephants of Africa. Their size, demeanor, intelligence, and general presence can be one of the...

Big Zoom Lenses on African Safaris

If you shoot with a camera that has interchangeable lenses and are thinking about camera gear to bring on a wildlife safari to Africa, the first thing that likely comes to mind is "how much zoom!?" There are...

WEBINAR | 10 Tips to Improve Your Wildlife & Nature Photography

Originally presented July 2, 2024

Want to get wall-worthy images of wildlife on your next nature outing? Professional photographer and Expedition Leader Charlie Reinertsen shares tips for capturing stellar shots of even the most fleeting animal encounters, illustrating his talk with his own wildlife photos from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: bison, black and grizzly bears, wolves and more. Get Charlie’s advice on camera settings and composition techniques, photo gear recommendations, and ideas to improve your wildlife photography while enjoying your time in nature.

WEBINAR | Practical Photo Editing Tips for Everyone

Originally presented March 29, 2023

Take your nature and wildlife photo editing to the next level with these tips and tricks from one of our pro photographers and Africa Expedition Leaders, Richard de Gouveia.