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Namibia Photo Tours

Let’s Dream of Exploring Beyond Isolation

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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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Predators & Calving Season in Southern Serengeti, Tanzania

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The wildlife and natural areas of Africa have long enticed travellers, photographers, videographers and naturalists to its insatiable land. Linda Clews is one such individual whose many adventures to the continent has left her with a boundless passion for its wildlife, capturing her vision and memories through photography. Having witnessed the wonder of the Great ... Read more
Tanzania photo safari tours

Dreaming About Africa

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I would like to take you on a journey to a place that is far from the chaos of the world today. Take a minute to close your eyes and visualise the sweeping plains of the Serengeti with herds of wildebeest stretching to the horizon, the winding chocolate Mara River and enormous crocodiles basking on ... Read more
Tanzania Photography Tour

Tanzania’s Southern Serengeti – A Wildlife Photographer’s Vision

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I find being in natural areas and being surrounded by nature truly inspiring. I find that my senses are heightened as I become much more aware of my surroundings, the slight noises in the bush, the tell-tale flicker of movement in the corner of my eye. I end up looking all around me; up and ... Read more
Brazil Pantanal Photography Tour Jaguar

The Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Pantanal

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The Pantanal in Brazil takes one on an adventure in one the world’s last true untouched wildernesses. Saturated with wildlife, this is an absolute gem for photographic enthusiasts and naturalists alike. With such an array of birds, mammals and reptiles, there is no shortage of moments to capture. From gazing at tree canopies for feathered ... Read more
Kenya photography tour

Scenes From Lake Turkana – A Kenya Photo Tour Portfolio by Martin Bauer

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ORYX Photo Tours’ first scheduled departure for 2020 was a cultural photography tour to Kenya’s Lake Turkana. Found on the World Heritage list, Lake Turkana is in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province and the Kenyan tribes residing on its shores live a traditional life as hunter-gatherers and fisherman. The people found here form part of the … Read more

Omo Valley Photo Tour

Omo Valley Photo Tour Trip Report – by Mike Dexter

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“There are big days and there are small days - which will it be?” This line from Warhorse played on my mind as I struck out from Johannesburg for Addis Ababa to lead my first Ethiopia photography tour. Not only was it my first time to the country but the photographic focus of the trip, ... Read more
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Predators of the Masai Mara with Penny Robartes

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Photographing wildlife is exhilarating, to say the least. To be able to encourage people to feel the emotions you do for the subject in your frame, just by looking at your image, is a testament to the power of a photograph and the ability of the photographer to build that connection with the viewer to ... Read more
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‘Hide & Seek’ – Mashatu Photo Safaris

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A photographic safari to Mashatu in Botswana is unique and unlike anything you have previously experienced in Africa. Game drives offer superb predator photography (Lion, Leopard and Cheetah). Sunken photographic hides (or blinds) have alluring waterholes attracting mighty beasts to quench their thirst, offering close-ups difficult to imagine, but a joy to photograph! Mashatu Game ... Read more
ethiopia photography tours

Ethiopia for the Wildlife Photographer

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Ethiopia’s tourism growth rates are increasing exponentially, and for good reason. The country is rich in culture, history, geographic splendor and of course wildlife. I have led multiple photographic tours to Ethiopia’s Omo Valley to photograph remote tribes, but this would be the first time I venture to the Bale and Simien Mountains in search ... Read more
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