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My pan-Zambia photo safaris are proving very popular, and highly productive! Kathy Phipps and Gordon Fox joined me in August for a tour of South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi and created a portfolio of extremely professional images. Read on to hear about their experiences.

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Ann Brownlee -- a non-photographer -- writes about her experience on photographic safari with Edward Selfe, and shows off some of the photographers' photos (!).

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In late July, I began a 2 week safari out of Tena Tena, Lion Camp and Anabezi Camp in Zambia. It turned out to be a predator bonanza, which is just what we were hoping for.

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In June I took a week's recce trip round Ethipia, exploring the Awash Valley, the Bale Mountains and the Langano area of the Rift Valley. It was wonderful and I could have stayed much longer!

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One of my favourite itineraries: a pan-Zambia special taking in all of this country's best-known parks. A great group, who enjoyed amazing sightings. Hope you enjoy reading!

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Using a well-known method called "expose to the right" when dealing with high contrast lighting scenes on safari.


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Read Andre Erlich's experience of the Luangwa in Emerald Season from earlier this year.

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When there is action, we generally end up with sequences of lots of similar images. How to choose the best one is tricky and depends on many factors. Here we discuss the how to choose the best image(s) from a sequence of a leopard jumping a channel.


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My last Emerald Season safari for 2023 with a great group from UK, Germany and Australia. Thanks to them for a great week of fun with amazing light, great sightings of birds, leopards, elephants, lion cubs and African Skimmers!

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Uganda is a beautiful, diverse and welcoming country, with highlights including great apes, amazing birding, varied wildlife, shoebill storks and stunning scenery. This was a truly memorable expedition and you can join me on an expedition to Uganda in 2024! Just 1 space available.

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Read the write up of a very successful Emerald Season Safari in South Luangwa from April & May 2023.

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Returning to Zambia once again, but this time in the Emerald Season, read about Mike's adventures in the flooded Luangwa Valley.

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Busy in September? One space available on a special discounted 8-night photo-safari in South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi National Parks. Small group trip for just 4 guests.

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Returning to Zambia once again, but this time in the Emerald Season, read about Mike's adventures in the flooded Luangwa Valley.

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Running a training programme for local photographer Mjose Jozie during the COVID pandemic, leading to the creation of Dream Pictures.

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I've had the Canon EOS R5 for nearly a year and it's quickly become and extension of my hand, as all my Canon cameras have done in the past. But this camera has many more options and customisations, so I share a few ideas that I have employed to get the best from it.

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Discussing the rôle that long-content (compared to high-impact social media) has in informing would-be safari travellers of the true experience on offer on a photographic safari in Africa.

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Reliving the birth of a baby elephant in the South Luangwa.

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Africa's most famous mammal is perhaps one of the hardest to photograph. Taking a look at a few techniques which work well when creating images of savannah elephants.

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In December 2022, we set off on a 3-week road trip through Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It was a wonderful adventure with good friends, exploring new places and discovering the beauty of the wider African continent.

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