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Madagascar – ORYX Photo Tour Leader Dale Morris

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I’ve conducted photographic tours in Madagascar more than 20 times over the past decade or so, but I have never travelled there during the month of June. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”51332″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s not the high season, and birders prefer not to flock there due to the absence of migrants or specific “hard to find” … Read more

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“T.I.M. – This Is Madagascar” by ORYX Photo Tour Leader Daniel Bailey

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On the 11th October I set of on an adventure of a life-time to Madagascar. I was set to co-host the ORYX Madagascar Photo Tour alongside, Dale Morris and our group of six guests. It would prove to be everything I had imagined, and so much more! This was a whirlwind expedition that saw … Read more

Through The Eyes of Dale Morris

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 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 … Read more

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Let’s Dream of Exploring Beyond Isolation

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] 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 … Read more

Madagascar Lemur photo tour

A Madagascar Photo Tour – By Astrid Bluemel

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Madagascar is often referred to as the “Eighth Continent” because of its exceptionally unique and isolated fauna and flora. This legendary uniqueness is reflected everywhere with its five endemic bird families, quirky lemurs, colourful chameleons, lizards, snakes, frogs and fascinating flora.     ORYX hosted two Madagascar photo tours in 2019 and judging by the … Read more

Madagascar Lemur Photography Tour

What You Can Expect to Photograph in Madagascar

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My imagination goes wild in Madagascar. Perhaps because visiting the country feels like such an intrepid adventure, the word ‘Madagascar’ itself sets visions of exploration in my mind. In this blog I write about some of Madagascar’s photographic highlights. I haven’t visited a more photographically diverse place than Madagascar. “What lens should I bring along … Read more

Madagascar Through the Eyes and Images of Jason Heirtzler

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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

Madagascar Lemur Photo Safari

Woodlands of Madagascar Uncovered

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Madagascar. A last chance to see. The book, ‘Last chance to see’ by the late Douglas Adams, seemed an appropriate read whilst flying from Johannesburg to Madagascar. It’s all about one man’s odyssey to track down a variety of rare and endangered animals, many of which, or so the author surmises, will soon go the … Read more

Madagascar Photography Tour

Mystical Madagascar

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Floating just off the coast of Mozambique, lies an island so mysterious in splendour that it’s almost impossible to think of it as being part of the African continent. From dry deserts to wet rain forests, its contrasting nature is what forms part of its appeal. The rainforests of Madagascar exhibit gigantic buttressed trees, coiled … Read more

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