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Benin Photography Tour Report 2022
It is early January and in the West African country of Benin, the groundswell of activity was growing in anticipation of the country’s annual voodoo festival. Established as an honour to the kaleidoscope of cultures in this fascinating it was determined that January should be the right month to hold the festival, which celebrates the […]
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Botswana Wildlife Spectacular Photography Tour Report 2021
After our smooth flight to Maun, the Wild Images Botswana 2021 tour group met at the beautiful Thalamakane River Lodge in the afternoon. After checking in we started with a short walk in the garden of the lodge situated on the riverbank of the picturesque Thalamakane river. In the river, we saw our first Hippos […]
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Ecuador’s Waorani: The Last Hunter Gatherers of the Amazon Reconnaissance Report 2021
The Amazon Rainforest. It is the only place on earth where the humidity of the air has no dependence on the evaporation of seawater. Spanning nine South American countries, this gigantic stretch of rainforest, the ‘lungs of our planet, is one of the most threatened regions of biodiversity left on our planet. The world’s tropical […]
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Ivory Coast: Land of Masks and Dance Tour Report 2021
In 2021 Wild Images organised its pioneering photo tour of Ivory Coast to gain a greater insight and depth into the cultural treasures the country. Tour leader Inger Vandyke reports on this fascinating tour to one of West Africa’s most fascinating destinations. Ivory Coast (Côte D’Ivoire) is perhaps one of West Africa’s least known and […]
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Zaouli – Behind the Mask of West Africa’s most famous dance!
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to go behind the scenes at one of Africa’s most celebrated dances? Wild Images was recently offered a privileged glimpse…. Zaouli. It is the dance that has gone viral across our planet by posts on social media networks like Tik Tok, Facebook and Instagram. This incredible dance […]
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Kenya: Lake Turkana, the Ndoto Mountains and the Chalbi Desert Tour Report 2021
After three extensive years of planning a very specific and unique route in northern Kenya, I was incredibly excited to be arriving in Nairobi to start my much longed for expedition into some of East Africa’s most remote and beautiful tribal regions. We spent a day getting over jetlag and doing some antique shopping in […]
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New Ivory Coast Exploratory Tour next month
We are pleased to announce that Wild Images’ in-house African culture expert Inger Vandyke will be leading a small exploratory tour to the northern part of Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in late September. Joining a very small group, you will have the chance to visit and photograph numerous masked dancers from this vibrant West African […]
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South Sudan Photography Tour Report 2021
It’s quite something to arrive in Juba, the capital of the world’s newest country. After navigating the chaos of the airport, you are richly rewarded with dinner on the banks of the incredible White Nile. This is how our expedition began and, as we sat watching Palm Swifts gather in the fronds of the Doum […]
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Benin Photography Tour Report 2021
COTONOU Lying at the heart of Benin’s economy, the bustling sea port of Cotonou sits on an isthmus between the Atlantic Ocean and the calmer waters of Lake Nokue. We arrived in the city in time for our mandatory Covid19 testing, which was very straightforward and well organised, as we disembarked from the aircraft. Benin’s […]
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Our 2021 Benin Tour is in Africa Geographic
Before she has even arrived home to the UK, Wild Images tour leader Inger Vandyke has had one of her Benin images shortlisted in the Africa Geographic Photographer of the Year competition this year. Shot on the coast of Grand Popo, near the border between Benin and Togo, her image of our local guide posing […]
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