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A Visual Diary – Part I It was with much anticipation that our ORYX clients and I arrived in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, for our much-anticipated 2016 Mongolia Photo Tour. Our first day was scheduled as an arrival day as our clients arrived from 5 different continents. Soon after everyone’s arrival, we headed out … Read more
Thick dark grey-blue clouds started to hug the horizon as we made our way to a nearby tree for sundowners on the plains of the Mara North Conservancy. The guests and myself hadn’t passed or seen another vehicle since departing from Ngare Serian Camp for the much anticipated afternoon game drive. I could vividly see … Read more
Karibu Sana! My name is Penny Robartes, and I am a professional Wildlife Photographer and Photo Tour Leader. I am currently writing this post from Serian Camp in the Mara North Conservancy, with a view of the magnificent Mara River stretching out before me. The chirping of abundant birds, the breeze caressing the leaves of … Read more
Photographing these magnificent creatures in the wild obviously takes a very different approach to zoo photography. There is no safe, double-lined fence for you to walk up to and poke a lens through. In fact there can be nothing at all between you and a 3-metre long, 250kg, master predator. This in itself can take … Read more
ORYX and WildPhoto Travel have partnered together to bring you the ultimate photographic tours to Svalbard. Roy Mangersnes is one of their Polar Specialists, and he was the photographic leader for the Winter Svalbard Photo Exhibition that departed in April 2016. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy Roy’s account and images from the trip! … Read more
Finland is one of the northernmost countries in the world and, geographically, it is western part of Siberia! However, Finland is member of European Union and all the logistics – roads, hotels, restaurants are all very well developed like they are in most parts of Europe. Finland is wild but also western European country and … Read more
An excited group of photographers gathered in a restaurant in Ushuaia, Argentina, the first evening. You could feel the level of expectation in the room. People where talking about the Drake crossing, penguins, light and cameras. Everyone was there and we where ready for our first WildPhoto Travel exclusive photographic expedition to Antarctica. Martin Enckell … Read more
I was a 43 year old South African safari virgin I¹d seen plenty of wildlife on the iconic plains of East Africa, but had never stepped into the wilds of this country. All that was about to change…. When I first told Marius of my wants and needs, there was little hesitation in recommending MalaMala … Read more
“Ethiopia’s Omo Valley is without a doubt my happy place in this crazy upside down world we live in. After more than 5 years we have finally earned the trust of the various local chiefs and their people. We treat each other with respect, the hardship we all endure in our respective worlds, a world … Read more
