dpreview.com - My article "Wildlife photography in East Africa"

Nature and wildlife photography is a fascinating genre, but to achieve success in this field you need not only sound photographic skills, but also a sense of adventure, a good nose for a chase and, in more remote places, a well-developed survival instinct.
In the course of my career, East Africa has become my main area of interest. I feel at home in the bush and out there in the savannah, surrounded by enormous herds of grazing animals and their predators, the big cats. Nowadays, I am sensitized enough to properly judge the risks and dangers involved in working in the area. This is particularly important to me as a professional, because my way of working is very different to that of a tourist on safari. It is simply not possible for me to spend days and weeks at a time in the safety of a vehicle or holed up in a cosy lodge ....

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This post I published Daniela Skrzypczak for Uwe.  Uwe visit the next week the Masai Mara and there is no Internet connection. I wish you much fun while reading the article ... professional wildlife photography is not a holiday .... see the photo from Uwe in the article :-)