Growing up in Zimbabwe I spent a lot of time in the bush, around wildlife and with people associated within the safari and tourist industry. Some of those people were inevitably hunters and I never understood why tourists and some of my friends enjoyed hunting. Then as a teenager I got my first camera, an old Pentax SLR, this combined with my interest in wildlife and the outdoors meant that I began the wonderful hobby of photographing the wildlife and around me.

It was soon after my first few attempts at wildlife photography that I began to understand the thrill of "the hunt" to get in as close to an animal as possible and then to get the "best shot" as possible. For me hunting with the camera is every bit as exciting, if not more exciting than with a weapon (Photographing dangerous game means getting in as close as possible, without any weapon for protection, which from experience, I can tell you really gets your heart racing).

To this day I still don't really understand why you would want to kill something so beautiful (unless you plan to eat it), when you could instead take an image of it that will remind you of that incredible experience forever. In my wildlife photography guides below, I won't pretend to be the world best photographer (far from it) nor will I pretend to know everything about photography, but I do think I can pass on my experience of working in the bush as a safari guide and from the many years of being a keen amateur wildlife photographer.

Safari & Wildlife Photography Equipment

Obviously the most important piece of equipment for any type of photography is the camera. When it comes to wildlife photography and especially safari photography, there are some features that you should look out for when choosing the best digital camera for this purpose.

 

Safari & Wildlife Photography Tips

Advice and some pointers to taking better wildlife, safari and landscape photographs.

 

Wildlife Photo Galleries

Most of the photographs used on this website were take by myself, unless stated otherwise. Below are a few galleries that I have decided to put together, If you would like to use any of my images, please just contact me first. I will usually let you use them and send you high res versions so long as you credit me with the photograph.

African Elephant Photographs A few of the many, many photographs of elephants that i have taken over the years.	Kariba, Wildlife Photography A gallery of photographs taken on Kariba Dam in Zimbabwe, using the Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Example photos taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Photographs of The Gambia.	Example photos taken with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 and the Olympus TCON-17 Tele Converter lens.

 

 

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What to Take on Safari

This page is part of a series of posts on what to take on safari, for further reading try:

• Safari Binoculars
• Best Digital Cameras for Safari Holidays
• African Safari, Travel & Wildlife Books
• Safari Clothing Advice
• Safari packing list of what to take on safari