Since I am slowly but surely working my way through the images I was able to capture during this year’s first Great Migration Safari that I hosted with Gerry from 7-13 August, I thought I’d give you a quick taste of …
Behind the Frame: One Last Breath
Andrew’s last post got me thinking. I’ve often spoken to photographers about “mastering the moment” – and by that I mean getting that definitive shot that stands alone and apart from the sequence it was taken in. That would be …
Predator’s Preyground 2014
My previous post with a similar title looked at the amazing opportunities we had on our 2013 Great Migration safari to witness and photograph the age-old interaction between predators and prey in the Mara ecosystem. Guess what?? Our 2014 Great …
An Unforgettable Excerpt from The Greatest Wildlife Show On Earth
I have been travelling to the great wilderness areas that Africa has to offer for almost 40 years now and have been treated to some spectacular and memorable wildlife sightings along the way. Someone asked me the other day – …
Five Images from the Mara
East Africa. Kenya . The Mara. The Great Migration. The greatest wildlife spectacle on earth. These words conjure up incredible scenes of Africa at it’s most raw and most beautiful. There are very few place, if any, that can compare to …
Trip Report: Great Migration Photo Safari 9 to 16 August 2014
What better way to get a perspective of the land, of its vastness and true extent than flying over it in a small aircraft. The Masai Mara’s plains stretched below us to as far as our eyes could see. The …
The Reality of the Enchantment
When the words “river crossing” are heard or seen, many people conjure up images of spectacular and dramatic wildebeests in their hundreds upon thousands stampeding, jumping high into the air to cover as much water as possible, gigantic crocodiles tearing into the …
Behind the Shot: Mister Mara
Thought I’d jump in with another quick post this week, and I haven’t done a “behind the shot” post in some time, so here you go. On our first afternoon drive on the Wild Eye Great Migration photo safari I …
Trip Report Part 3: Great Migration 22-28 September 2013
Okay, it’s time to conclude this trip report. First – we need to get you up to speed. If you are only joining me now, head on over to the previous 2 “episodes” first before returning here. PART 1 PART …
Trip Report Part 2: Great Migration 22-28 September 2013
Right, shall we continue with Mara epicness?? (if you are not up to speed at this stage, go and read PART 1 first…) Day 4 The lions had been roaring since the early hours of the morning, so as we …
How do you photograph a million animals at once?
This was my big question upon arriving in the Mara Triangle. I will expand a bit more when I post our “official” trip report, but suffice it to say that the Wild Eye East Africa guides as well as Marlon …
What Drives The Great Wildebeest Migration?
As many of our fans and community members know, the great migration becomes a major focus for Wild Eye from August to October each year as we set up the Wild Eye Mara Camp on the banks of the Mara …
