WHAT ORYX OFFERS
EQUIPMENT SETUP – CAMERA BODY, LENSES, TRIPODS ETC
DISCUSSING ENVISAGED PHOTOGRAPHIC SUBJECTS AND HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM
LEARNING TO USE LIGHT
COMPOSITION – CLASSIC RULE OF THIRDS, AND WHEN TO BREAK THE RULES
STORY TELLING WITH YOUR IMAGES – WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TO PORTRAY AND WHAT MESSAGE DOES YOUR PHOTOGRAPH DELIVER
PROCESSING OF IMAGES
WILDLIFE SUBJECTS DISCUSSING ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR IN ORDER TO ANTICIPATE ‘THE SHOT
BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY AND SPECIFICALLY BIRDS IN FLIGHT
PANNING
ANIMAL-IN-ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE SHOTS
PHOTO CRITIQUE, YOUR ORYX PHOTO LEADER PROVIDES INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK FOR PHOTOGRAPHY GROWTH
Photo Tour Categories
Wildlife
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Photo tours dedicated to some of the world’s most inspiring wildlife.
Culture
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Photo tours dedicated to some of the world’s most inspiring cultures.
Landscape
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Photo tours dedicated to some of the world’s most inspiring landscapes.
Featured Photo Tours
Recommended by our photo tour leaders
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Welcome
ORYX Photo Tours was conceived after Marius Coetzee and Adam Riley converted a dream into reality, and we have been in the business of delivering outstanding photographic experiences to our guests for the past 13 years – transforming our guest’s dreams into experiences that will remain with them in abstract form as memories, and also in many cases as digital ones in the form of millions of pixels depicting a moment in time as displayed on a screen or as a print. The ORYX way is to make sure both these versions are as exceptional as possible.
Our office team has amassed over a century of experience in the travel industry, and we pride ourselves on our dynamism, adaptability and relentless desire to deliver a world-class photographic and holiday experience to our guests.
We look forward to welcoming you on an ORYX photo tour ! #ORYXliveyourdreams
Yours sincerely,
Marius Coetzee, Adam Riley
& the Team at ORYX
Meet our
PHOTO TOUR LEADERS
Our photo leaders and partners are carefully selected for their exceptional photographic, tutoring and hosting skills. They are highly experienced and skilled photographers, as well as passionate and patient teachers, all of which are essential skills for ensuring a well-run and enjoyable photo tour.
Meet our
OFFICE TEAM
Our expert office staff has the capacity necessary to keep abreast of the complex arrangements that efficient and organized travelling requires. Our hard-working and passionate team are dedicated to making your photographic travel dreams a reality – there is no task too big or small!
Meet our
GUESTS
Want to know what it’s like to be on an ORYX photo tour? Check out our Behind the Scenes images, read our Client Testimonials, Client Blog Posts, and more from guests who have had incredible experiences taking photographs in their dream locations. This can be your experience!
Reviews by ORYX Guests
Feedback from our fans
Mongolia
Mongolia was fascinating, a trip which I will always remember with a smile on my face. Lovely group, Sam was just beautiful, tour guides and drives endlessly helpful and kind, I cannot praise everybody enough. We would happily recommend this tour to everybody, who wants great company, interesting people and see a totally different and interesting way of life. Thanks for arranging it so beautiful, you and your team deserve all the recognition! Sam was not just the prefect hostess, but also was extremely patient with us and taking photographs. Hope to go on another trip with your team soon. Keep well and successful (as you deserve!)
Ethiopia
I travel overseas 18 times a year, many of these being photo tours. Ethiopia is not an easy destination – truly beautiful but definitely hard roads and weather conditions. This is a trip that I had been planning for 2 years. I went through every single Tripadvisor review on Ethiopia and looked at many webpages of travel agents and photographers offering photo expeditions to this place. During our trip, we bumped into a few other travel expeditions by other travel companies. It is clear that the deal given to me by ORYX Photo Tours was the best. Everything was carefully planned, we did not have to compete with other tour groups. Very happy with this trip altogether…my highest recommendations. Thank you Marius once again for making all this possible!
Antarctica
Hi Nicolette, Thanks to you and the entire ORYX Photo Tours team. This was truly the experience of a lifetime. My only wish was that my wife was there to share it with me. Having said that Penny did everything possible to make this trip the absolute best it could be. She was so attentive – to both shooting and post production, that I know my photography skills took a big jump forward. I have been on many photo expeditions over the last 6 or 7 years and Penny’s instruction and attention were well beyond what I have experienced previously.
India
Having travelled with ORYX Photo Tours on two previous occasions when I decided to visit India again they was the first choice company to arrange it for me .I wanted some culture to sit alongside an Indian wildlife experience. The trip was perfect – great hotels, great sightseeing and best of all wonderful wildlife. Our tiger sightings were phenomenal and I we really could not have asked for more. The local guides were excellent and Marius Coetzee (our ORYX photo tour leader) could not do enough for us and improved everyone’s photography over the course of the trip. We have all decided to travel with ORYX Photo Tours in India again next year and look forward to another great trip.
Borneo
Nancy and I had an absolutely fabulous time travelling and photographing with Dale in Borneo. We came home with some spectacular images of primates, and with so many of them it’s going to take us weeks to get through them all and process all the ones we want to. We were very impressed with all of the arrangements ORYX Photo Tours made to assure that this was a very high quality trip. The ground agents, the lodges, the local guides, the transportation, were all absolutely first class. Thanks again for such a superb photo tour. We hope to travel with ORYX again soon!
Kenya – Mara Migration
This was my first experience with ORYX Photo Tours and I came on this trip with high expectations, especially on the migration and river crossing part. What struck me most was the massive wildlife in the area and how close we came to it at various sightings. It is almost unreal to get to see close ups of Lion kills, Cheetah kills and a Leopard in only 3 days. The local Maasai scouters in great cooperation with our ORYX photo tour guide, Penny Robartes, did a fantastic job and kept the energy up throughout 12-14 hours day trips. Excellent photo coaching by Penny on site was also a great contribution for higher quality images… Well done!! I have now added several thousands of new great images that I will enjoy reviewing in the months ahead.
