A Photographic Journal: In Search of the Remarkable

Don Heyneke December 31, 2015 12

“Whatever the selling point of your image, it should be hard, if not impossible to replicate” – Greg du Toit What is a special photograph? This is a question …

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Londolozi’s Brightest Baking Star – Brite Ncube

Anna Ridgewell December 23, 2015 2

One of the most integral parts of the Londolozi Kitchen is the bakery, and this year we were very fortunate to welcome Brite Ncube to our Kitchen Team. Brite started …

Cuisine

Photographic Gear Review: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Prime Lens

Nick Kleer December 17, 2015 1

In this next Sigma Lens review, we change tack from the archetypical telephoto lenses, that are widely used on Safari, to something a little more, well, little. In the wilderness, …

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The Gin Blog Series: Part 2

Amy Attenborough December 12, 2015 2

Gin and Tonic has been a part of the Londolozi story since its founding in 1926. It all began at an auspicious tennis party, where Charles Varty and Frank Unger, …

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The Week In Pictures #209

Trevor McCall-Peat December 4, 2015 16

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein The words spoken in the above quote are simple ones but ones that have become very true for …

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What Elephants Get Up To When No One Is Watching

Amy Attenborough December 2, 2015 5

“We have a constant thirst for joy that can only be quenched with play. Water is the ultimate toy”- Heinrich van den Berg Elephants have to be one of my …

Photography Wildlife

The Rain Bird Fulfills its Promise

Amy Attenborough November 23, 2015 5

For the last two months the still morning air has been filled with the booming call of the ‘Thunder Bird’. Just as the sun peaks over the horizon, the call …

Wildlife

Video: Lion Mating Behaviour Made Simple

Amy Attenborough November 18, 2015 12

With the arrival of the Matimba males to Londolozi, the Tsalala pride has found itself in a state of turmoil. As is true of all cats, a male will attempt …

Lions Wildlife

World Rhino Day: Walking in the Footsteps of Giants

Amy Attenborough September 22, 2015 7

For me, walking in the footsteps of a rhino is a way of transporting myself into an ancient, bygone era. There is something about those three enormous, strangely shaped toes, …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #198

Amy Attenborough September 18, 2015 19

For me, this last week has been characterised by, not only a distinctive shift in the seasons but also by the changing predator dynamics on Londolozi too. I have seen three …

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The Piva Male Leopard: A Great Story Told in Spots

Amy Attenborough September 7, 2015 1 13

Due to the perfect habitat and many years of hard work and habituation, we are lucky enough to have been viewing incredible leopard behaviour on Londolozi since the 1970’s. As …

Leopards Wildlife

The Honey Badger: What You Didn’t Know About World’s Most Fearless Creature

Amy Attenborough August 8, 2015 12

In light of a recent blog post by Don Heyneke on the infamous Honey Badger, I thought I would go into a little more detail with you as to what …

Photography Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #190

Amy Attenborough July 24, 2015 16

“The wild is a voice that never stops whispering. It enters your pores by osmosis, and once its under your skin, good luck forgetting. The wild haunts the imagination, calling …

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Photo Journal: The Paradise of Youth

Amy Attenborough June 4, 2015 20

One of the greatest gifts of childhood is its inherent innocence. Peter Matthiessen once wrote, “the child was not observing, he was at rest in the very center of the …

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Lion Update: The Matshapiri Newcomers. Who Are They and Where Have They Come From?

Amy Attenborough June 2, 2015 16

As the nights lengthen and the temperature drops, there is nothing better than sitting around an African fire being serenaded by the calls of lions. Although there have been a …

Photography Wildlife

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