Svalbard Photo Tour: The Winter Experience – by Sue MacCallum-Stewart
A Svalbard Photo Tour in Winter is a unique photo experience that very few photographers have had the pleasure of experiencing. During the months of March and April the light conditions on Svalbard are quite simply magical with soft, pastel
Photographing Royal Bengal Tigers by Guest Ted Swindon
Photographing Royal Bengal Tigers in their natural environment for the first time has often been said to be a “never to be forgotten moment” in life. With this species combination of sheer size and muscular stature, the raw power it
Light, Ice and Sights
It is no secret that Antarctica is a regular feature found on a photographer’s bucket list. This destination at the bottom of world is alluring and profound as it draws like-minded people from all corners of the earth to its
How to Catch a Tiger
Tiger, tiger burning bright. That's how the poem starts… My guests and I are here in Ranthambore National Park on our tiger photography tour, in North-West Indian state of Rajasthan, and this striped beauty that we are photographing is not burning bright;
Life of Predators
“Africa is mystic; it is wild; it is a sweltering inferno; it is a photographer’s paradise… an escapist’s Utopia.” ~ Beryl Markham Many first-time travellers to the African continent visit the famed Masai Mara National Reserve, targeting the months of July to
On The Trail of Leopards
A Private Photo Safari to MalaMala Game Reserve, South Africa. South Africa hosts incredible biodiversity protected within the borders of various national parks and game reserves. The Kruger National Park is without a doubt the most well known, and not without
“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
So true! I’ve just gotten back from another one of my Omo Valley tours with 3 ORYX clients where this quote played in the back of my mind day in and day out as we travelled the dust roads on either
Lofoten – A Trip I Shall Never Forget
The Lofoten Islands is a place of staggering beauty that is draped across the turbulent waters of the Norwegian Sea and offers landscapes made up of majestic mountains, deep fjords, squawking seabird colonies and long, surf-swept beaches. This archipelago is
The Northern Lights of Lofoten Island – Trip Report
The Lofoten Islands off the Arctic coast of Norway is known for its majestic peaks, tranquil fishing villages and dramatic light. Our Northern Lights photo tour to Lofoten in February gave us all of this! Upon arriving at Reine for our
What You Can Expect to Photograph in Madagascar
My imagination goes wild in Madagascar. Perhaps because visiting the country feels like such an intrepid adventure, the word 'Madagascar' itself sets visions of exploration in my mind. In this blog I write about some of Madagascar’s photographic highlights. I haven’t
