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Running Towards the Rains
The epic drama that is the great Wildebeest Migration of Kenya and Tanzania It has been described as ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ but, to me anyway, the word ‘show’ implies that the annual migration of Blue Wildebeest across the Mara Serengeti ecosystem is somehow put on, that it is staged. In 2020 I experienced […]
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Arctic Treasure – A Tour Report from Wild Images’ Svalbard (Spitsbergen) Classic Tour in August 2020
When talented art photographer couple Duncan Phillips and Irene Amiet joined our Spitsbergen Classic tour in August, we were already excited to see what they may come back with. Needless to say we were enthralled by their photos of their journey. Here, they share their experiences in the icy realms of the sea ice around […]
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Three Wild Images Photographers at the Atlas of Humanity
The prestigious, global Atlas of Humanity project was conceived and curated by Martin Vegas for DeFactory, a cultural non-profit association that serves as a meeting point for debate, exchange and promotion of artistic and cultural activities. The goal of this atlas is the mapping of the populations that inhabit our planet by way of a […]
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Kenya: Maasai Mara Migration Special Tour Report 2020
Our inaugural Wild Images ‘Migration Special’ in Kenya’s Maasai Mara in August 2020 not only lived up to all expectations but greatly exceeded them! The Blue Wildebeest crossings were unusually numerous this August and included a truly epic Mara River crossing of over 50,000 individuals right at our camp at Entim! We have been sending […]
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Travel Insurance is easily available for areas with ‘non-essential-travel’ advisories
There is a widespread misunderstanding about travel insurance being invalidated by government advisories recommending against ‘non-essential travel’ to particular countries. This has become much more of an issue now that many governments have applied these advisories willy-nilly to anything up to the entire planet! The reality is that no insurance is invalidated by such government […]
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Creatures of the Night – The Striped Hyenas of India’s Gujarat
The Striped Hyenas of India’s Gujarat Continuing our theme of extraordinary hyenas, it is always a pleasure to return to a quiet little corner of Gujarat in northwestern India. Driving west of the capital Ahmedabad, fields become visibly more arid and trees and bushes fewer, even despite the influence of the Sardar Sarovar irrigation canal, […]
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20% Discounts on Classic Svalbard 14 and 24 August 2020!
Our friends and partners at WildPhoto have been able to start operating their Svalbard wildlife photography expeditions from the beginning of July on their 12-passenger ship Origo. However, only with Scandinavians and a few other nationalities allowed into Norway at the time. As of 10 July, Norway reopened its borders to travellers from the United […]
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Ethiopia’s Extraordinary Wildlife Tour Report 2020
We started off our Ethiopia’s Extraordinary Wildlife 2020 expedition at Addis Ababa, but soon enough we were riding in our 4×4 Landcruisers out of this huge, ever-growing city and heading downslope into Africa’s Great Rift Valley, a huge crack in the earth’s surface that, amazingly, extends from southern Turkey all the way to southern Africa! […]
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Meet the Hyena Men of Harar with Wild Images
The famous ‘Hyena Men’ of Harar are a unique phenomenon in not just Ethiopia but all of Africa. Night falls over the ancient, medieval city of Harar. Cobbled streets are bustling with the commute of women carrying heavy sacks of produce between the labyrinthine market of the city and dodging children playing football in the […]
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Using the Sony a9 II for Bird & Wildlife Photography: first impressions
Earlier this year I had my first opportunity to use the new Sony a9 II on a bird photography and wildlife photography expedition. Up until then, I had used Canon DSLR gear from my beginnings with digital photography in 2003 and before that Nikon SLRs in the ‘age of film’. Here is a short review […]
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