8 Reasons to visit South Africa
After growing up on his family’s private game reserve in South Africa, Boyd Varty now lives and works at the sanctuary as a conservationist and an advocate for his native country. His …
After growing up on his family’s private game reserve in South Africa, Boyd Varty now lives and works at the sanctuary as a conservationist and an advocate for his native country. His …
As the world is changing and humans continue to populate this world, as we pollute the lands, the air as well as destroy populations of natures great beings, will we …
Since the early 80’s Londolozi has been passionate about storytelling. From big cats to conservation, people to pristine places and dusty roads to digital photography, storytelling is in our DNA …
I’ll admit that I was hesitant to do this post. Yes, photos of little cubs and pictures that evoke some kind of protective emotion are a great way to elicit …
First things first. The mystery bird featured in last week’s post was a Sabota Lark. Now for this week. Rain. More of it. Thankfully almost all of the big rains we …
I have said this many times before. Photography is about expression. It is a tool that one can use to create and construct images that can, if seen by the …
Have you ever taken the time to just stop? To listen to bird song, the rivers flow or the wind as it dances between the Autumn leaves? Has there ever …
The bush is so often about vibrance, sunlight, clarity and distinctive colours. That said, sometimes a black and white image, if taken correctly, can enhance different qualities in your image …
Wow, did it rain this week! We had pretty much a third of our annual rainfall over the course of two nights, and needless to say, conditions in the bush …
Ideally when taking photographs in the bush, you simply want to capture the moment and tell the story, and any man-made structure or object in the frame can seriously detract …
Today was an unbelievable day. It was a day I have been waiting for since the first time I lay a foot on the soil of Londolozi. For some, this …
You can never predict the future, it is not a gift that is possessed by human kind. One can never wake up with an exact path described, planned and executed. …
Portrait shots, or simply photographs of individual animals in typical pose, are greatly enhanced when the subject matter ‘pops’. When it jumps out at you from the photograph. When your …
I will never forget the first time I had the privilege of watching Leopards mating here on Londolozi. It was a first for me in my Guiding career and in …
I found out far too late in the game that the first step in taking decent pictures of wildlife was to simply know my way around my own camera. What …