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Snow Leopards of Ladakh: Photography Tour Report 2020
Our eighth visit to the mountains of Ladakh in search of Snow Leopards was happily yet another success and resulted in a record 13 sightings of the ‘Grey Ghost of the Mountains’, which has become much less of a ghost these days, with all the resources dedicated to finding it. Most of our sightings were, […]
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Brazil’s Pantanal: Jaguars and so much more Photography Tour Report 2019
September is one of the prime times for Jaguars in the Pantanal so we headed into the world’s largest tropical wetland for 12 days in search of one of the most spectacular cats and hopefully, a host of other creatures that call the Pantanal home. Starting off at the Southwild Pantanal Santa Teresa Lodge (SWP) […]
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Botswana Wildlife Spectacular Photography Tour Report 2019
We had a great, short flight on SA Airlink from Johannesburg to Maun, the small tourist town located just south of the world renowned Okavango Delta. We quickly realized when we circled the Maun airstrip, before landing, that northern Botswana has not received a lot of rain. Both rivers, the Boro and Thamalakane, flowing through […]
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Namibia from the Air
Of all the places where Wild Images visits, it is perhaps Namibia that is our most favourite destination for aerial photography. Recently Wild Images principal Inger Vandyke returned from Namibia with some very special views of this remarkable country – from the air. Using a combination of drone, light aeroplane and a doorless helicopter flying […]
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Namibia and South Africa Tour Report 2019
Our group for the 2019 Namibia and South Africa tour assembled in Windhoek at the lovely Villa Vista hotel which enjoys wonderful views over the city. A few guests had arrived early to overcome jetlag and had already bagged a few lovely photographs of the wildlife in suburban Windhoek including Grey Go-away-bird and Rosy-faced Lovebirds. […]
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Wild Images in Paris
We are thrilled to announce that Wild Images leader Julie-Anne Davies has joined General Manager and photographer Inger Vandyke in contributing to the prestigious Atlas of Humanity project. The Atlas of Humanity was established to document the common heritage of humanity across the globe through some of the finest people photographers on earth. Late […]
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Award winning images from the Omo Valley
Earlier this year, Wild Images went on an extensive exploratory photography trip to the Omo Valley and Ilemi Triangle regions of south-western Ethiopia. It was an intense trip led by Inger Vandyke that visited around 17 different ethnic groups in this spectacular corner of Africa. Joining her was Wild Images guest Polly Fenton who loved […]
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Women of Ladakh Photography Tour Report 2019
Memorable encounters with some of the world’s highest nomads and most obscure Himalayan cultures were a highlight of our 2019 tour to photograph the beautiful women and cultures of Ladakh. Here Wild Images leader Julie-Anne Davies reports on her highly successful tour. Thiksey to Ulley Our trip began with an early morning departure from […]
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Sri Lanka Wildlife Photography Tour Report 2019
Extraordinary sightings of leopards; a secret location for a herd of Sri Lanka’s Tusker elephants; remarkable views of Serendibs Scops Owl and close encounters with amazing Water Monitors were all highlights of our recent wildlife photography tour to Sri Lanka. Here, Wild Images leader Charlotte Arthun reports on a very successful trip. On the first […]
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Walking with Mucubal Nomads
An intimate account of survival in the face of adversity…. “Don’t go anywhere near that! That’s how they trap us!” yelled out an older Mucubal boy to his two younger brothers. We had encountered them as the sun was getting low in remote Angola. My guides and I were looking for a place to camp, […]
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