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I sit in a small motorboat in a shallow tributary of the Paraguay River in Brazil’s flooded Pantanal region. It’s a beautiful and peaceful place, alive with jungle trees and bright green swamps, the idyllic backdrop for Pantanal tours. The boat’s engine goes kaput, casting us adrift in the middle of one of the largest … Read more
ORYX Tour Partner Roy Mangernses just returned from the last Svalbard photography tour of the year and what a great photography expedition it was! “Svalbard is regarded as the best place in the world to photograph the legendary Polar Bear, and the months of August and September are considered the best time for a Svalbard … Read more
I’m aboard the Russian research vessel, ‘The Akademik Ioffe’ on a voyage out of Ushuaia in Argentina all the way down to the Antarctic Peninsula. It’s a long journey of well over a thousand kilometers through the infamously rough and stormy seas of the Drake Passage. But the motion sickness and long dull days are … Read more
I’m sitting on an old safari-style camping chair along the banks of the Mara River as I type this. The guests at Nkorombo Camp are out on their morning game drive. I have the local pod of hippos and a Black-headed Heron that just flew in for company until they return for lunch. Through the … Read more
Alaska. Its rugged mountains, pine forests, pebble ridden beaches, clean skies and crystal clear rivers set the scene to an untamed wilderness like no other. It is here where we find an apex predator with an immense stature like no other but it is also here where a photo expedition will get your heart racing … Read more
800km north of the Norwegian mainland lies the archipelago of Svalbard, where the polar bear population exceeds our human counterparts. Traveling to Svalbard is as unique as it is rewarding but with an option between a winter and summer expedition to this island, which one would be ideal for you? ORYX Photographic Expeditions is able … Read more
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
Dale Morris is the consummate professional, and during our Borneo tour, was always there for us when we needed advice and assistance to properly frame a photo, whether it be a telephoto, wide angle or macro shot, taking into account such factors as subject positioning, lighting and background. He made sure we were in the … Read more
ORYX Tour Partner Greg Du Toit and his client Nicola Cappelletti embarked on an expedition to capture the predators of the Masai Mara, as well as a different side of Kenya’s topography by visiting Tsavo West National Park and its natural splendours. Beautiful savannah landscapes, majestic predators and a special stop to capture Mzima Springs’s … Read more
Which destination is for you? “Photographing wildlife is exhilarating to say the least. To be able to encourage people to feel the emotions I do for the subject in my frame, just by looking at my image, is testament to the power of a photograph and the ability of the photographer to build that connection … Read more
