All safaris offer the chance for great photographs. Good guides will get you closer to wildlife than you might imagine. In fact you don’t necessarily even need a long lens as mentioned in my blog on 6 Best Cameras For A Safari. Your biggest problem is likely to be sorting the ... Read more

We see a lot of our clients’ wildlife photographs and we love it. It’s even more thrilling when their photos have been improved by help of a professional such as Andrew Aveley at Jaci’s in Madikwe. Best of all is a child on their first safari who has taken photos ... Read more

“Wow, who took that?” This was the reaction I got to the photograph above of the leaping caracal taken by Michelle Dyball. As safari experts we see a lot of wildlife photos but this was something special, as were many of the others on Ken and Michelle Dyball’s website. Ken and ... Read more

Which Safari Camera? There’s no right answer to the question ‘Which camera is best for a safari holiday?’ since there’s not just one type of safari, nor will there be simply one kind of holiday photo you want to bring home. So let’s look at what cameras you might take ... Read more

A million bats in Kasanka National Park, Zambia The end of October heralds the arrival of millions of straw coloured fruit bats in a remote corner of the Kasanka National Park.  Each year they roost in the same tiny patch of woodland in a specific evergreen swamp, feeding on the ... Read more

We asked famous wildlife photographers for their favourite non-wildlife photo. Below, each photographer gives the story behind the photograph, why they chose it, and how they achieved it. Niels van Gijn - Tanzania Where possible, we've always taken our children on assignment - it does add an element of chaos, but it's ... Read more

I'm a professional photographer who has run camps and lodges in Africa. As such I'm often asked how to photograph animals on safari. The quick answer is there isn't a simple set of rules, but I'll run you through some of my best African animal photography and explain how I took ... Read more

Every year millions of wildebeest and zebra migrate from the southern plains of Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park to the lush grassland of the Masai Mara in Kenya. En-route they have to cross the Mara River, dodging the enormous crocodiles which lie in wait. These famous river crossings are an undoubted ... Read more

Madagascar’s extraordinary diversity has been wonderfully captured on BBC2’s current Sunday night series. Narrated by David Attenborough, the three episodes explore the unique wildlife and distinct scenery of this ecologically distinct island. Aardvark Safaris has been planning holidays to Madagascar for over 16 years and our travel experts have visited ... Read more

Mention Africa and many people will bring to mind one or two extraordinary wildlife photos.  We're fortunate to see hundreds of these stunning images, but how on earth to choose what makes one image better than another?  It could be the light, the setting, an expression, the pose, or a ... Read more