Raging Fire, Contained.

Simon Smit September 20, 2014 12

On the 18th September three separate wild fires spread through the northern and southern sections of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. Fortunately no camps in the area were damaged but …

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A Spotted Obsession

Simon Smit September 9, 2014 10

It was ignited decades back, when they were still considered ghosts. Heard but seldom seen, tracks and signs evidence of their secretive presence. A blur of spots disappearing into the …

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Unusual and Captivating Close-ups

Kate Neill September 6, 2014 6

Rules are there to be broken… When it comes to photography it is drilled into us that composition is everything and that in order to have the ‘perfect’ photograph you …

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The Week in Pictures #146

Simon Smit September 5, 2014 12

Spring is upon us and as much as it doesn’t look like it just yet the signs are definitely there to be seen if you look for them. The first …

The Week in Pictures

Wild Dogs Choose a New Den

Simon Smit August 21, 2014 8

The end of the impala rutting season brings much excitement to the guiding team here at Londolozi. It is not only a time when all the frantic activity of male …

Wildlife

Hyena stronghold?

Simon Smit August 16, 2014 11

Like it or not, hyenas play a crucial role in the amazing system we find ourselves a part of at Londolozi. They unfairly drag around a dark, sinister stereotype that …

Wildlife

Winter is: Aloes Flowering

Simon Smit August 11, 2014 8

There is by no means an abundance of colour at this time of year, drab browns and tawny grass dominate the landscape, although there are a few exceptions. Impala lilies …

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The Week in Pictures #140

Simon Smit July 25, 2014 8

After a busy cycle with some incredible winter game viewing, I find myself looking back and reliving some of the scenes I was briefly apart of. Windows of insight into …

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Winter is: Golden backlight

Simon Smit July 16, 2014 9

There is a special time of day when sun lights the bush in an unimaginable way. Light soft enough to look into and not shy away from. So soft that it …

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On the Brink of Independence

Simon Smit July 7, 2014 6

The life of the Tamboti young female has been an animated one, followed from only a few weeks old we have seen a cub develop into an incredibly beautiful young female. …

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The Week in Pictures #136

Simon Smit June 27, 2014 7

Dust looms and radiant skies remind us that winter has settled in. Animals are forced to water that somehow stays above the parched land. Paths form patterns that cut through …

The Week in Pictures

Lions at Play

James Tyrrell June 23, 2014 5

Last week’s beautiful Week in Pictures by Simon Smit featured a number of photographs of lions on the sands of the Manyelethi Riverbed. Myself and Simon were driving a photographic …

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The Week in Pictures #135

Simon Smit June 20, 2014 10

Tawny grass and crisp cool mornings that make your eyes water have been spoken about for a while now. Incredible game viewing is another thing that is associated with the …

The Week in Pictures

Mashaba’s latest litter, LOST.

Simon Smit June 17, 2014 1 6

It has been a few weeks now that any sign of the Mashaba female’s cubs have been seen. The first suspicions of a new litter were in early March. She …

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Winter is: Breathtaking sunsets

Simon Smit June 12, 2014 5

Sunsets are one of the most emotive and compelling aspects of a safari in Africa. Dust kicked up by the vast buffalo herds combined with smoke from wild fires is …

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