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I haven’t visited a more photographically diverse place than Madagascar. “What lens should I bring along today?” was a question that fellow ORYX photo tour leader Dale Morris and I had trouble answering whilst hosting ORYX’s Madagascar Photographic tour in 2017. The one minute we’re photographing a lemur up close, the next minute there’s an … Read more
Portal Point, Antarctica Portal Point – my guests’ and my first landing in Antarctica. Ever. Our first experience of Antarctica. Ever. It was so much more than I have ever dreamed, and I know my guests’ feelings reflected those of mine. It shone in their eyes and smiles. Such spectacular scenery surrounded us. Ice-blue icebergs … Read more
This was an excursion that made me feel very reflective, and cradled a somber atmosphere close to it. Many, many years ago, this area was teeming with whales. There have been accounts recorded from people who worked there of seeing hundreds of whales within this natural harbor’s walls. Now? There are none, as Grytviken is … Read more
How do you begin to describe a destination and the multitude of experiences had, and one that has had a profound impact on who you are? I know I arrived back home a different person to the one who started the photography expedition. How could I have not? It was spellbinding. It was mesmerizing. It … Read more
Torres del Paine National Park in the Chilean Patagonia is one of the World’s top wildlife destinations. Located between rich subpolar forests and the vast Patagonian steppes, the backbone of the park is the Paine mountain range, with the famous and much-photographed Cuernos (horns) del Paine as its centerpiece. This 2,100 m massive granite formation … Read more
