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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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
Three Time-honored Ways to Photograph Wildlife in Africa
Who are we kidding, there are a million ways to photograph the incredible wildlife of Africa. However, when you distill African wildlife photography into key categories, you’ll find that the…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag – Tanzania Safari
Tanzania is the epitome of extraordinary safari photography. With wild vistas sweeping across the Serengeti and wildlife that excites at every turn—it’s the ultimate nature photography destination. If you’re headed…
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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
The Best Camera Settings for African Safaris
Being able to walk out your tent in the morning with your camera ready for action is key when you’re on a safari in Africa. There is simply so much…
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Pro Tips
Pro Tips for Capturing Wildlife Portraits on Safari
Wildlife portraits are usually the most sought-after form of nature photography, as they feature charismatic wildlife in big, bold glory. And speaking of big, charismatic wildlife, what’s more extraordinary than…
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Pro Tips
How to Photograph East Africa’s Great Migration
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…
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Gear We Love
Gear We Love – GorillaPod Travel Tripod
To explore exotic locales during the world’s most extraordinary nature journeys requires specialized gear. And to photograph them, well, the gear list continues. Today I bring you a great alternative…
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Gear We Love
What is the BEST Lens for a Gorilla Photo Safari?
Narrowing down a full camera kit to just one BEST lens is always a bit challenging, especially because different people have different styles of photography. However, for specific wildlife encounters,…
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Pro Tips
Three tips for Photographing Wildlife in India
Although the word “safari” often conjures up images of rolling hills and the savannas of Africa, a wildlife safari in India can be iconic and rewarding in an entirely different…
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What's in the Bag
What’s in My Camera Bag? East Africa Photo Safari
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,…