Our new partnership with FUJIFILM UK – Free gear hire! Use of AI in safari marketing and our Wild Insights photography safaris blog. We look back at our Kenya trips in 2025 and how are trailcams have been an incredible success for us and our guests.

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Alan’s angry answer to an angry question! Preserve those highlights, video shutter speeds and frame rates. New gear for 2025 safaris! DJI Osmo 7p, trailcam, 3 Legged Thing Monty and Airhed Vision, Smallrig USB-C batteries plus Alan’s new Wandrd Carry-On Roller. Safari clothing – Karen Blixen Cosplay?

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Welcome to Episode 15 of our African Photography Safaris podcast.

You can listen to the podcast right here from our website using the player (below) or via any of the providers also listed. What’s in episode 15?

From Episode 7, we’re also on YouTube!

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions for our podcast and also, if you’d like to share your experiences of anything we have discussed in our podcasts.

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Image theft, how to avoid it, mitigate it and take action, Alan’s May trip to Botswana. Part 1 of our videography series and another wildlife wonder, termite mounds!

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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A bird photography special! The allure of photographing birds, Arctic tern & swift global migration. Beat About The Bush Birds book review, poor ethics depicted in magazine safari advertising and Kaleel’s sh!t beer!

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Alan’s IT update woes & deciding on a new IT architecture for the travelling wildlife photographer, back lighting exposure with wild subjects, white balance and raw, and trees – when an acacia is not an acacia tree and their defensive tannins fieldcraft!

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Safari special! Making our official safari cocktail of 2024 with Tina, an interview with Niels Mogensen of the Mara Predator Conservation Programme, using drones in Kenya, Graham the goat and lens based autofocus functions.

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Safari Special! Alan & Kaleel’s favourite safari moments so far in 2024, a practical look at the gear Alan & Kaleel have been using this year in Africa. An interview with Mattikoko Safari Camp owner, incredible guide and great friend, Titimet ‘Moses’ Nampaso.

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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Welcome to Episode 10 of our African Photography Safaris podcast… It is part 1 of our Safari Special recorded in the Lemek Conservancy of the Maasai Mara!

You can listen to the podcast right here from our website using the player (below) or via any of the providers also listed. What’s in episode 10?

Don’t forget, from Episode 7, we’re also on YouTube!

Please feel free to get in touch with us if you have any questions for our podcast and also, if you’d like to share your experiences of anything we have discussed in our podcasts.

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Tapetum lucidom – eyes and cameras, what made photography click for us? Wildlife photography basics Pt 2 – autofocus, Botswana offers Germany some elephants and image enhancement and manipulation

We’re also on various other streaming services listed and linked below. From episode 7 onwards, we are also on YouTube. Links open in a new window.

Whether you’ve got a gear dilemma, a wildlife mystery or an incredible safari story of your own. Maybe a burning question about life on safari, get in touch. Send us your question or story, and we will might feature it in a future episode of the podcast along with a proper chat about it on air. Nothing’s too nerdy (not compared to Alan anyway) or too wild! Extra points for humour!

If you’ve enjoyed our podcast and feel inspired by the stories, encounters, and sounds of the wild we’ve shared, why not take the next step and live it yourself? Our photography safaris are designed for those who crave more than a holiday! They’re for those who want to feel Africa.

Join us on a small-group adventure where conservation, creativity, and culture meet. You’ll be led by professional wildlife photographers and qualified guides who know these habitats, not just where to go, but when and how to position for the best photographic opportunities. From dawn light over the Maasai Mara to the call of lions at dusk, every moment is about connection to nature, to people, and to your own creative spirit.

Our ethos is simple. Ethical safaris, meaningful experiences, and incredible photographic opportunities that support conservation and local communities.

Low tourist and vehicle density

4WD responsible off-road driving

Nationally accredited gold and silver guides

Large, established Lemek lion pride

Booking Now

26th August 2026 & 2027
7 or 11 nights available

Booking Now

11th March 2027
7 or 11 nights available

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