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As a photojournalist, you’re always looking to capture moments that define life. In the wild, you’re witnessing life or death situations, and it’s a truly humbling experience. We’re used to living in a world where we humans are top predators and life is extremely safe. When you find yourself in an environment where you’re no longer the top predator, it puts things in perspective to see how and where we fall within the food chain.
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Photographing an African safari A young elephant seeks reassurance from its mother near Batteleur Camp in Kenya.
This scarred-face lion gave us his full attention causing chills down our spines when someone in our vehicle forgot that you are not supposed to stand up or to make abrupt movements. We were photographing a recent kill by a pride of lions in the outskirts of Serengeti National Park in Southern Tanzania.
An agama lizard sunbathes atop of a kopje, a rock formation found in the area, during the mid-day sun at Serengeti National Park.
This female ostrich lowered her head and opened her wings whenever the male was nearby.
A herd of zebras grazes at the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya. (Essdras M Suarez/EMS Photography)
A zebra takes a dust bath, which is a maintenance behavior designed to clean fur and rid themselves of parasites.
Wildebeests and zebras are commonly seen grazing together in the Masai Mara Triangle area of Kenya and Tanzania. The mammals were amassing to cross the Grumeti River in search of better grazing lands.
An adult female zebra leads her young calf across the Grumeti River in Tanzania. We had noticed this couple because the young zebra seemed reluctant to jump in the water at first. Shortly thereafter with much cajoling from its mother, it jumped along side and dove into the murky waters.
After having struck a young zebra crossing the Grumeti River alongside its mother, a Nile crocodile surfaces several minutes later with its drowned victim. The mother of this calf was seen running back and forth the shores of the river while calling for its offspring.
After successfully crossing the Grumeti River in Tanzania, wildebeests flee from the crocodile-infested waters.
A couple of adult elephants stay close to young calves after the hissing of a hot air balloon startled the herd.
A lilac-breasted roller swoops down and catches an insect on its beak. I've never been particularly attracted to photographing birds.
A leopard relaxes at dusk, as this nocturnal feline readies itself for the hunt at the prey-filled Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya.
From the moment you arrive at &Beyond Grumeti Tented Camp, your ears become filled with the constant shrieks, cries and protests of baboon colonies which seem to spend more time arguing with each other than foraging.
A young cheetah darts for the safety offered by tall bushes after being found out in the open in the late afternoon hours. These graceful creatures hold the land-speed record for four-legged animals with maximum speeds up to 120km/h.
The view from my luxurious tent at the &Beyond camp in Tanzania.
The setting sun silhouettes an acacia tree in the theMasai Mara Reserve.
