The Tribes of the Omo Valley
ORYX’s Vanishing Tribes of the Omo Valley Tour will take us to one of the wildest and most ethnically diverse places on Earth – the Omo Valley. This is a cultural photo experience during which we will interact with several
Lake Turkana by Guest Josef Bürgi
When you get to travel to an area that rivals the Omo Valley in photographic opportunities, you know you’ve got a special trip at your disposal! Found on the World Heritage list, Lake Turkana is in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province and
Behind the Scenes on a Mongolian Photography Tour
Mongolia is a vast central Asian country boasting a rich history, with its most notable inhabitant the famous Genghis Khan whose 13th Century empire spread vast distances across Eurasia. Mongolia remains a wild, sparsely inhabited nation – indeed it is
Svalbard Photo Tour: The Winter Experience – by Sue MacCallum-Stewart
A Svalbard Photo Tour in Winter is a unique photo experience that very few photographers have had the pleasure of experiencing. During the months of March and April the light conditions on Svalbard are quite simply magical with soft, pastel
Photographing Royal Bengal Tigers by Guest Ted Swindon
Photographing Royal Bengal Tigers in their natural environment for the first time has often been said to be a “never to be forgotten moment” in life. With this species combination of sheer size and muscular stature, the raw power it
“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
So true! I’ve just gotten back from another one of my Omo Valley tours with 3 ORYX clients where this quote played in the back of my mind day in and day out as we travelled the dust roads on either
India – Through the Eyes of Guest Jamie Cohen
The power of photography truly knows no bounds. It opens the photographer to a different world, to one where we start looking at everyday subjects around us with refreshed eyes as we start to see the potential stories that surround
Madagascar Through the Eyes and Images of Jason Heirtzler
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
To the End of the World Part 3: Antarctic Peninsula
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
To the End of the World Part 2: South Georgia
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
