Pro Tips
Tips on Packing Photo Gear for African Safaris
Bringing the camera gear you want and need for an African safari is a critical step in any photographer’s pre-trip phase. How to pack, what to choose, and how that…
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Learn by Example
How to Get this Shot – Eye of the Elephant
There’s something special about elephants and we all know it. We connect with them on a deeper level and nothing takes you even deeper than focusing on the eye and…
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What's in the Bag
What Are the Best “Wildlife Lenses” for a Safari in Botswana?
Given the immense array of options out there, I realize what a big question this is, with potentially varied answers. However, picking out the best wildlife lens for a Botswana…
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Pro Tips
How to Prep for an African Photo Expedition
The excitement is palpable, your bags are…well, not yet packed. But you’re thinking about it and your African safari is only weeks away. But how do you start prepping your…
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Pro Tips
Three Ways to Level Up Your “Point-and-Shoot” Photography in Africa
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: Africa is the holy grail of wildlife photography destinations. And that’s true regardless of whether you have a big,…
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Pro Tips
The Best Tips for Photographing Botswana’s Elephants
If an African safari is the peak of a nature photographer’s career, Botswana is the pinnacle. Between the extraordinary wildlife that appears in concentrations unlike anywhere else in Africa and the…
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Learn by Example
What to look for while on a photographic safari in Africa
Africa is the holy grail when it comes to wildlife photo safaris. And when you go with an outfit designed to get you to view and photograph extraordinary wildlife, you…
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Pro Tips
7 Reasons to Photograph Botswana’s Green Season
As a photographer, you should seriously consider Botswana’s green season when thinking about your next safari destination. The wildlife is abundant and the colors are sensational. And if you’re the…
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What's in the Bag
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…