Before I became a guide, and even alongside my guide role, I was in charge of maintenance at Flatdogs Camp where I worked for 5 years, so it's nice to put that hat on again! But I've also been doing some practical training to build [...]
In front of our house, a group of bull elephants were messing around in the muddy water. Soon a tussle began between two of the sub-adults and they were shoving and wresting each other on the slippery ground. A small calf with her mother (seen [...]
For me, 2014 will be the year of interactions. I saw so many interesting, unusual and touching moments between individuals of the same species, or between competitors. The album below (which will get captions soon!) brings the highlights of the year......although of course the real [...]
You can read more about what we do at www.jackalberrysafaris.net. I had a great couple of days, and got some excellent shots. I won't ruin the surprise by showing you them all, but here's a taster. In the coming months you can find the rest [...]
So, I've been back from North Luangwa for a few days, but have been busy with lots of projects. More to follow. But first, the second part of the story from North Park. Last time, I posted only images of wildlife, so I thought I [...]
In Zambia, we're right at the end of the dry season, there's not a blade of grass anywhere and many animals are choosing to rest and conserve energy rather than expend effort searching for the very small amount of remaining sustenance. But in the last [...]
In the early hours of the morning, we found a large pride lying out in an open area. The boys didn't seem too happy with each other - perhaps one of them stepped out of line. One certainly had a grumpy look on his face... [...]
I will be running a photographic safari at Zikomo Safaris in the Nsefu Sector of the South Luangwa National Park next year, so I went up there to take some photos of the camp for them - you can see their website here http://zikomosafari.amalocal.co.zm/ Here [...]
If you would like to come on safari with me, here are a few photos of my previous trips to give you an idea of what we get up to. Clearly, there are many situations where we are busy photographing our subject, rather than each [...]
Day 1: Our September photo safari has started in true Luangwa style (as the photos below show!) with some great sightings. But sadly we are two people short as Roger and Vicky's flight was cancelled at the last minute. They are repeat guests of mine [...]
