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Incredible India – Photo Tour with Daniel Bailey

Varanasi Varanasi during Holi is an experience like no other. Arriving by boat, we navigated the sacred waters of the Ganges to reach our hotel, located on the riverbanks and serving as our base for two nights. From the moment we stepped onto the ghats, we were swept into the frenzied energy of this ancient ... Read more

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India – Woman’s Only Photo Tour 2023 with Penny Robartes

by Penny Robartes

India,home to over a billion people in arguably the world's richest cultural landscape, India is an a Asian photographic destination with no equal. This great nation boasts staggering geographical diversity ranging from deserts and forests to tropical, palm-lined shores and snow-capped peaks. Bewilderingly beautiful, India’s overflow of colour and variety of wildlife, people and topography ... Read more

The Snow Leopards of Ladakh with Dale Morris

by Dale Morris

The snow leopard, or ‘Ghost Cat’ as it’s sometimes known, is arguably the most beautiful predator in the world. Fluffy, spotted, with piercing eyes and a thick woolly tail, this mountain specialist is the holy grail for wildlife photographers due to its highly elusive nature. “You may get lucky Dale,” said my friend, a biologist ... Read more

Bhutan – The Land Of The Thunder Dragon

by Marius Coetzee

Few countries in the world can claim to have the mystique that surrounds the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan. Essentially isolated from the intrusion of the modern world until the latter half of the 20th century, Bhutan offers, without doubt, one of most fascinating cultural experiences on earth. Thanks to a small population and its ... Read more

Tigers Of India – Marius Coetzee

by Marius Coetzee

“Ghost of the Mountains” Snow Leopard Expedition with Daniel Bailey

by Daniel Bailey

The ORYX India – Snow Leopard Expedition was finally underway as we touched down in Leh, a charming town situated in the heart of the awe-inspiring Trans-Himalayas. With its unique location nestled between the majestic Himalayan mountain ranges, the flight to Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is undeniably one of the most picturesque in the world, ... Read more

Through The Eyes of Dale Morris

by Nicolette Louw

As a child growing up in a Welsh slum beneath an ever-present drizzle of rain, Dale Morris suspected there might be more to life than collieries and damp sheep. He had seen glimpses of a wider, vastly more wonderful world in wildlife documentaries. Steamy jungles full of glamorous primates. Arctic ice flows where white bears … Read more

Dreaming of the World’s Big Cats

by Kirsten Frost

You may ask yourself, why have we created a wildlife photography program designed to see a number of the world’s big cats? What is it about big cats that makes them so special? As anyone who has spent time with a big cat will tell you, they exude a number of qualities that magnify their ... Read more

Dreaming of Exotic India

by Kirsten Frost

A profusion of rich colours. An explosion sound, of music and laughter. A surfeit of smells and tastes. A vivid kaleidoscope of cultures, sights and experiences virtually unparalleled in all the world – this is India! Spanning an enormous altitudinal range, from sea level all the way through to the towering peaks of the Himalaya ... Read more

Let’s Dream of Exploring Beyond Isolation

by Rainer Summers

A picture taken by a wildlife photographer can achieve many ends. The photographer can feel a sense of accomplishment, especially if its capture involved significant planning followed by hard work in the field. Sometimes, the opportunity fortuitously presents itself and the photographer happens to be in the right place and makes the most of the ... Read more

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