Cruising the Pantanal
I sit in a small motorboat in a shallow tributary of the Paraguay River in Brazil’s flooded Pantanal region. It’s a beautiful and peaceful place, alive with jungle trees and bright green swamps, the idyllic backdrop for Pantanal tours. The boat’s
Svalbard Classic trip report
ORYX Tour Partner Roy Mangernses just returned from the last Svalbard photography tour of the year and what a great photography expedition it was! “Svalbard is regarded as the best place in the world to photograph the legendary Polar Bear, and
Antarctica: Behind the Scenes
I’m aboard the Russian research vessel, ‘The Akademik Ioffe’ on a voyage out of Ushuaia in Argentina all the way down to the Antarctic Peninsula. It’s a long journey of well over a thousand kilometers through the infamously rough and
First Impressions of the Maasai Mara
I’m sitting on an old safari-style camping chair along the banks of the Mara River as I type this. The guests at Nkorombo Camp are out on their morning game drive. I have the local pod of hippos and a
Photographing Alaska’s Katmai Brown Bears with Ole Jørgen Liodden
Alaska. Its rugged mountains, pine forests, pebble ridden beaches, clean skies and crystal clear rivers set the scene to an untamed wilderness like no other. It is here where we find an apex predator with an immense stature like no
Choosing between a summer or winter Svalbard photo tour
800km north of the Norwegian mainland lies the archipelago of Svalbard, where the polar bear population exceeds our human counterparts. Traveling to Svalbard is as unique as it is rewarding but with an option between a winter and summer expedition
Woodlands of Madagascar Uncovered
Madagascar. A last chance to see. The book, ‘Last chance to see’ by the late Douglas Adams, seemed an appropriate read whilst flying from Johannesburg to Madagascar. It’s all about one man’s odyssey to track down a variety of rare and
Beautiful Borneo by Ersten Imaoka
Dale Morris is the consummate professional, and during our Borneo tour, was always there for us when we needed advice and assistance to properly frame a photo, whether it be a telephoto, wide angle or macro shot, taking into account
Nicola Cappelletti’s Hippos and Predators
ORYX Tour Partner Greg Du Toit and his client Nicola Cappelletti embarked on an expedition to capture the predators of the Masai Mara, as well as a different side of Kenya’s topography by visiting Tsavo West National Park and its
Maasai Mara National Reserve vs the Mara North Conservancy
Which destination is for you? “Photographing wildlife is exhilarating to say the least. To be able to encourage people to feel the emotions I do for the subject in my frame, just by looking at my image, is testament to the
