Natural Photographer Blog

  • Pro Tips

    How to Prep for an African Photo Expedition

    Apr 4, 2024 · Court Whelan

    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…

  • Pro Tips

    How to Photograph East Africa’s Great Migration

    Oct 21, 2021 · Court Whelan

    When it comes to the most enthralling, massive wildlife spectacles on earth, the great wildebeest migration across the plains of the Serengeti and Maasai Mara has to be near the…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in My Camera Bag? East Africa Photo Safari

    Aug 30, 2019 · Court Whelan

    East Africa is the holy grail of wildlife photography. Between the sweeping vistas that lend themselves to both wildlife and landscape photography and special wildlife phenomena like the Great Migration,…

  • Pro Tips

    3 Tips for Photographing Kenya’s Maasai Mara

    Jul 16, 2018 · Court Whelan

    The Maasai Mara of Kenya, which turns into the Serengeti across the border into Tanzania, is perhaps one of the greatest places in Africa for spotting big wildlife. Not only…

  • What's in the Bag

    What’s in the Camera Bag? Kenya Photo Safari

    Jan 25, 2018 · Court Whelan

    When you hear the words Kenya, safari, and photography, instantly it conjures up images of vast savannas, acacia tree woodlands, big open skies, and of course loads of African wildlife! …

  • Learn by Example

    How to Get This Photo: Wildebeest Migration in Kenya

    Jan 30, 2017 · Court Whelan

    No doubt one of nature’s greatest spectacles, the great wildebeest migration is a top photography event—and Kenya’s Maasai Mara is unparalleled. While documenting the herds of grunting ungulates may be…

  • Learn by Example

    Composition Corner | Beautiful Wildlife Closeups

    Feb 1, 2016 · Court Whelan

    Whether you’re in the middle of the savanna in Kenya or submerged in the deep rainforests of Costa Rica, there will be close-up shots of wildlife that you want to…