Digital
Photo Safaris / Workshops
Specialist Photography Safaris in Africa
SPECIALIST PHOTOGRAPHY SAFARIS / PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS IN AFRICA
Dates |
Safari Description |
Leader |
2009 |
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BOTSWANA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & SAFARI
• Botswana's Okavango Delta and Linyanti.
• Three days each at Kwetsani Camp, Savuti Camp, and Chitabe Camp.
• A 3-day optional extension is available at renowned Mombo Camp, widely considered the best game viewing location in all of southern Africa.
• Andy Biggs is a highly successful photographer, who recently won the "Wild Places" category of the 2008 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
• Limited to 10 participants.
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2010 |
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BOTSWANA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & SAFARI
• Botswana's Okavango Delta and Linyanti.
• Four days each at Chitabe Camp and Savuti Camp.
• A 4-day optional extension is available at Little Vumbura Camp, a location selected for its diversity of animals, habitats, and land + water activities.
• Andy Biggs is a highly successful photographer, who recently won the "Wild Places" category of the 2008 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
• Limited to 13 participants (including 3 non-photographer slots).
• Price is 50% for Non-Photographers.
3 openings available (including 1 non-photographer slot). |
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AFRICAN WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY BOOT CAMP
• South Africa and Botswana.
• Four days each at Rattray's on MalaMala and Mashatu Main Camp.
• Designed for those who would like to learn about or improve their African wildlife photography skills.
• Andy Biggs is a highly successful photographer, who recently won the "Wild Places" category of the 2008 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
• Limited to 16 participants.
• Price is 50% for Non-Photographers.
1 opening available |
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KENYA PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & SAFARI
• Southern Kenya's Masai Mara and Chyulu Hills / Amboseli.
• Four days in the Chyulu Hills and six days in the Masai Mara.
• Rick is a professional photographer who has published 34 books, traveled to over 100 countries and teaches photography and Photoshop year-round.
• Limited to 15 participants.
15 openings available |
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KENYA & RWANDA'S GORILLAS - PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & SAFARI
• Kenya's Masai Mara and Gorilla tracking in Rwanda.
• Six days in the Masai Mara and 4 days in Rwanda, with 2 days of gorilla photography.
• Rick is a professional photographer who has published 34 books, traveled to over 100 countries and teaches photography and Photoshop year-round.
• Limited to 15 participants.
15 openings available |
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Summary of our trips
These
specialist safaris combine a rich learning environment for photographers
interested in learning the techniques of digital photography with the
luxurious safari settings and wildlife of Southern Africa. A safari in Africa, combining wildlife photo opportunities with expert, personalized photographic instruction is, for most avid photographers, a dream trip. Because
these trips are exclusive, even by high-end Botswana standards, availability
is limited and demand is high. These are uniquely designed safaris that
will be forever etched in your memory, on the tip of your tongue at every
gathering with friends and family, and with a little adventurous spirit,
documented on film or digital media forever. These trips are the safari
of a lifetime.
Each
safari is specialist-guided by a Photography Expert, with digital
photography techniques as the focus and premier wildlife locations
in Southern Africa as the classroom. We have combined a
high degree of quality, luxury and education into a personalized travel
adventure and photographic education for discerning travelers. By staying longer in each camp and concentrating on camps known
for their wildlife, these trips combine a premier wilderness experience
with a top-quality digital photography education without
compromising on the participants’ African
adventure. Each safari also includes a specialist safari guide,
who accompanies the group throughout to add expertise on the environment.
The safaris are designed for anyone interested
in learning the art and technique of digital photography while experiencing
a premier-level African wildlife safari.
Photography Experts / Trip Leaders
Andy Biggs
 Andy Biggs is an avid adventurer, teacher, and outdoor photographer whose photography celebrates the African landscape and its rich wildlife, people, and culture. With a deep respect and understanding for African wildlife, Andy unfolds the world of the Serengeti onto our doorstep with breathtaking accuracy and striking emotional depth. His photographic safaris allow the traveler to not only enhance their understanding of photography, lighting, and wildlife, but to develop a life-long admiration for Africa 's beauty and culture.
Andy's photographic interests also encompass the landscapes of the American Southwest. Andy uses camera formats ranging from 35mm to 4x5" large format, to the latest in digital camera technologies. His key to shooting a great photo? Andy makes it a priority to shoot when the light is most dramatic, notably the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset.
Andy recently won the "Wild Places" category of the 2008 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for his image taken in Namibia's Skeleton Coast. Read more
Learn more about Andy on his website
at www.andybiggs.com. |
Rick Sammon
 Professional photographer Rick Sammon, a member of The Explorers Club, which is based in New York City, has traveled to more than 100 countries (including four trips to Africa) documenting different habitats, cultures and wildlife with his camera for his books, magazine articles and Web site articles.
To date Rick has published 34 books illustrated with his photographs, including his latest Face to Face, Exploring the Light, and Rick Sammon’s Field Guide to Travel Photography. Rick leads more than a dozen photography and Photoshop workshops (including private workshops) and presentations around the world each year.
Obviously, this guy loves teaching and sharing.
Rick is the author of the Canon Digital Rebel XT lessons on the Canon Digital Learning Center. He is also a Canon Explorer of Light. Rick has been nominated twice for the Photoshop Hall of Fame. When asked about his photo specialty, Rick says, “My specialty is not specializing.”
Learn more about Rick and his images on his website
at www.ricksammon.com. |
Specialist Safari Guide
Grant
Atkinson
 Grant is a specialist guide who lives and works in Botswana. He co-leads all of our Botswana photo trips.
Grant has been guiding in northern Botswana since the late 1990’s.
Aside from regular guiding in the Jao/NG25 concession, he also conducted
a lion monitoring project in the area. Studying the lions of Jao
led to his further involvement in carnivore conservation
efforts. When not guiding guests on trips throughout
northern Botswana, Grant monitors lion numbers
throughout the Wilderness Safaris’ concessions, working closely
with camp managers and guides in this endeavor.
His
special interests are lions and other large carnivores, birds,
especially birds of prey, digital photography, deep-sea
fishing, and fly fishing. He enjoys spending time in untamed
wilderness and has visited many of southern Africa’s
prime wildlife areas. Grant
grew up on the Eastern Cape coast of South Africa in a region
known as the Wild Coast. Here he spent much time fishing and
bird watching in the estuaries along the coast and also enjoyed
lots of boating, both inshore and offshore. He specialized
in saltwater fly fishing and did some guiding of fly-fishermen
in the area.
Grant is a member of the
Raptor Conservation Group in South Africa, through which he
volunteered, working mostly
with farmers, eagles, and the conflicts that arise between
them. He holds a Botswana Full Guide licence, a Wilderness
Level 3 certificate, a valid FGASA Level 3 certificate, is
a registered South Africa Tourist Guide and an Okavango Wilderness
Safaris certified walking guide, and also has a A3 Skippers
(boat) certificate. Grant
adds huge value to the trips he leads and we are fortunate
to have him as a part of our team.
Learn about Grant and his photogrpahy on his website at www.grantatkinson.com. |
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