Dec 6, 2023 | Conservation |
As I stood on the edge of the Oloololo escarpment, looking out over the Maasai Mara, an occasional glint of light reflected off a distant vehicle and reminded me that the planes below teem with safari vehicles. This is one of the most popular safari destinations on the continent and it seemed incredible that, just over my shoulder, there was a large species of mammal that had gone mostly unnoticed until recently and could soon be extinct in Kenya.
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Oct 24, 2022 | Camera Traps |
In the relentless heat of the day, Shompole Conservancy seems like an inhospitable place. A layer of fine dust blankets everything and it is impossible to move without sending puffs of it drifting off on the breeze. It is very dry and it might appear that little wildlife could survive here. At night, however, the story is quite different…
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Apr 6, 2022 | News
I recently had the honour of speaking at TEDxNoVA in Lisbon, Portugal. In my talk, I share my adventures and the lessons I have learnt in my career as a wildlife photographer.
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Aug 8, 2021 | Miscellaneous |
Last week I was at Namiri Plains in the Serengeti. I was aware that over the last couple of years, a rare melanistic serval cat had been seen quite regularly near to camp. When I arrived, however, I was disappointed to learn that it had not been seen for a couple of months. But, I had not come to the Serengeti looking for black cats; my aim was to photograph lions for my next book project and so I resolved to focus all my attention on that instead. The lions of Namiri did not disappoint and thoughts of mini black panthers soon left my mind.
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Mar 2, 2021 | Camera Traps |
In early 2019, I released my first images of a black leopard in Kenya. However, the project did not end there. For a period of time, I knew where I could find an African black leopard and I was keen to make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Aug 26, 2020 | BeetleCam
The all-new BeetleCam is here!
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Oct 24, 2019 | BeetleCam, Camera Traps |
As I was winding up the fieldwork for Land of Giants, I shifted focus to another of Tsavo’s majestic inhabitants: Black Rhino. Tsavo West is a one of the most ruggedly wild and beautiful landscapes I have encountered in Africa, and a fitting bastion for these ancient mammals.
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Jul 8, 2019 | BeetleCam |
This month it is ten years since I finished building the first BeetleCam. At the time, I had no idea how much BeetleCam would go on to shape my career.
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Mar 12, 2019 | BeetleCam |
F_MU1 was an incredible elephant. When I first saw her I was awestruck, for she had the most amazing tusks I had ever seen. If I hadn’t looked upon her with my own eyes, I might not have believed that such an elephant could exist in our world.
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Feb 11, 2019 | Camera Traps |
Since childhood I have been fascinated by stories of black panthers. For many years they remained the stuff of dreams and of farfetched stories told around the campfire at night. Nobody I knew had ever seen one in the wild and I never thought that I would either. But that didn’t stop me dreaming…
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