I have just finished an 8-night safari shared between Zikomo Safari Camp in the remote Nsefu Sector and Lion Camp in the game-rich northern part of the park. Each area offers something special but the key selling point of both is lots of game and [...]
In between photo safari tours, I take regular trips into the National Park. It's only 2 minutes from my house and it allows me to keep an eye on movements of game and see which lagoons are drying up and where animals are coming to [...]
Peter Ismert joined me on safari in Luangwa in 2018. Soon after returning home, he booked again for 2019! This time he was joined by his wife and two fellow photographers from Colorado and we all hoped for a great week of sightings and photo [...]
I'm just back from a long safari -- write up to follow soon -- with lots of incredible experiences! But among the highlights were buckets of wonderful "normal" sightings including beautiful waterbirds in the park's drying lagoons. Against the backdrop of shady trees, we were [...]
My new safari season has started with a bang with the first trip last week. The Africa Safari Co in Australia booked me to guide two of their guests on a specialist 6-day safari in the Mfuwe area of South Luangwa. It was great to [...]
Today I start my first full-length photo safari of the Luangwa season with guests from Australia. I am looking forward to spending a week with them in the National Park at this stunning time of the year; while many people believe that the later months [...]
Tourism operators in wilderness areas are often involved in lots of excellent community and conservation work. As well as being the right thing to do, it also protects the future of the wild areas on which they depend and helps local people to derive a [...]
I have just returned from a weekend recce trip to the Lower Zambezi National Park, courtesy of Anabezi and Amanzi Camps, who laid on a fantastic tour of their two beautiful properties and an insight into the exciting safari experiences on offer in that area [...]
Photographers often claim that taking and publishing images is assisting with conservation - we are "conservation photographers" they claim. Some cite raising awareness of the plight of certain species -- think rhino, elephant and pangolin. Others talk more of promoting the beauty of the Natural [...]
Earlier this month, I announced that I am adding Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust to the beneficiaries of my Conservation Fund. I believe strongly in their work for the future of conservation in this wonderful area. They recently produced their 20th Chipembele Annual Report, with the [...]
