Shogunle

Understand that sometimes you are not wanted

The women of Imilchil do not like to be photographed, especially by a foreign photographer.

Get to the center of the action

Photographing the Maasai can be complicated, as they know they are a tourist attraction and expect money in return for being models. After a lengthy negotiation with the chief of this village, he agreed that I could spend four days in there to photograph daily life.

Getting the perfect shot may take forever

Over the course of ten years I have spent more than 200 nights in South Africa. I like to take pictures of all kinds of animals, but my main focus has always been wild cats.

Why wildlife photography is hard work

Lake Naivasha in Kenya is known for its 350 species of birds, an amazing number for a small lake if you consider that on the entire British Isles there's barely twice that amount. No surprise that Kenya is popular with bird watchers and wildlife photographers.

The secret to a good photo? It's time

When I went to Cairo to photograph belly dancing I didn’t know how welcome I'd be.

Waking up to Creation

“What the wilderness does, is present us with a blueprint of nature as it was after the creation, when all plants, trees and animals came straight from the hands of whatever it was that created them.”

Meeting paradise – and angry hippos – on an African lake

Lake Naivasha looks its best from the former home of Joy Adamson, the author of “Born Free”, who lived on the shore until her death in 1980.

Lights! Camera! Action!

At first sight, the vast square at the center of Marrakech is a complete tourist trap. A second look confirms that impression, with a crowd of snake-charmers, itinerant dentists, story-tellers, magicians and musicians in exotic costumes vying for your attention – and money.

The unlikely Friendship between a Leopard cub and a Porcupine

Only in Namibia can visiting a veterinarian turn into a wildlife experience.

Who says cats don’t like baths??