The early morning mist over the jungle bordering the Congo in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth Park.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 600 mm f/4E FL ED VR  lens at 600mm; 1/800 sec at f8; ISO 1250.

The Etosha pan is a large endorheic salt pan,  forming part of the Kalahari Basin in the north of Namibia. The 120-kilometre-long (75-mile-long) dry lakebed and its surroundings are protected as Etoshia National Park, one of Namibia’s largest wildlife parks

Technical specification

Nikon D500; AF-S NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6E ED VR  lens at 240mm; 1/1250 sec at f4; ISO 640.

A Maasai tribe gathers for a village meeting.  Maasai society is strongly patriarchal in nature, with elder men, sometimes joined by retired elders, deciding most major matters for each Maasai group. A full body of oral law covers many aspects of behavior. Formal execution is unknown, and normally payment in cattle will settle matters. An out-of-court process is also practiced called ‘amitu’, ‘to make peace’, or ‘arop’, which involves a substantial apology.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 200-400 mm f/4G ED VRII lens at 400mm; 1/2500 sec at f10; ISO 800

Jackson’s hartebeest in the Queen Elizabeth Park, Uganda. Despite being a little ungainly in appearance, the hartebeest is actually a nimble and fast runner, capable of reaching speeds of 70 kilometres per hour

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1000 sec at f8; ISO 800.

Locals take a walk

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 70mm; 1/125 sec at f11; ISO 400

Sand dunes around Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8E FL ED VR lens at 82mm; 1/320 sec at f11; ISO 640.

Sunrise at the Serengeti National Park Tanzania.

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 120mm; 1/800 sec at f11; ISO 500

A young Maasai boy – in the Serengeti National Park.

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 110mm; 1/640 sec at f10; ISO 400

Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei,  inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Deadvlei is also written Deadvleior Dead Vlei, its name means “dead marsh” (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes). The pan also is referred to as “Dooie Vlei” which is the (presumably original) fully Afrikaans name. Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes  in the world, the highest reaching 300–400 meters (350m on average, named “Big Daddy” or “Crazy Dune”), which rest on a sandstone terrace.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.6E FL ED VR lens at 120mm; 1/400 sec at f11; ISO 500.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/400 sec at f9; ISO 2500.

Maasai tribe – performs a ritual dance.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 35 mm f/1.4G  lens at 35mm; 1/2000 sec at f8; ISO 640.

Village life – Locals mingle and gossip as they get on with their daily chores.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 40mm; 1/125 sec at f11; ISO 125

Vultures and ground hornbills feast on the body of a dead poached African elephant. Wildlife hunting is big business – a recent 2013 estimate valued the illegal poaching trade in Africa as being worth $17 billion dollars a year and growing. The African elephant is now on the path to extinction.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/640 sec at f10; ISO 2500.

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 800 mm f/5.6E FL ED VR  lens at 800mm; 1/1600 sec at f13; ISO 2500

Maasai – Young Maasai in the Serengeti

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 110mm; 1/1250 sec at f10; ISO 400

Uganda is known to have a favourable climate for tea growing. The Tea plant which was introduced in the country by 1900 had by mid 1950’s Tea become Uganda’s main estate crop.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 300 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 120mm; 1/500 sec at f8; ISO 250

The Maasai (Kenyan English: [maˈsaːɪ]) are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 35 mm f/1.4G lens at 35mm; 1/250 sec at f9; ISO 160

The San are excellent hunters. Although they do a fair amount of trapping, the best method of hunting is with bow and arrow. The term San is commonly used to refer to a diverse group of hunter-gatherers living in Southern Africa who share historical and linguistic connections. The San were also referred to as Bushmen.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E  ED VR lens at 52mm; 1/640 sec at f5.6; ISO 500.

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – is a large primeval forest located in south-western Uganda in the Kanungu District. The forest is on the edge of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, at elevations ranging from 1,160 to 2,607 metres (3,806 to 8,553 ft). The forest is one of the most biologically diverse areas on Earth, where more than half of the world’s population of the highly endangered mountain gorillas live in its jungles.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.6G ED VRII lens at 70mm; 1/60 sec at f8; ISO 5000.

Uganda has had its problems with recent wars and health including aids. These issues has resulted in a large number of orphans. These young lads are quite happy playing with a tyre as a toy outside their orphanage in Bwindi.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 62mm; 1/250 sec at f5.6; ISO 800

Deadvlei is also written Deadvleior Dead Vlei, its name means “dead marsh” (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or marsh in a valley between the dunes). The pan also is referred to as “Dooie Vlei” which is the (presumably original) fully Afrikaans name. Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes  in the world, the highest reaching 300–400 meters (350m on average, named “Big Daddy” or “Crazy Dune”), which rest on a sandstone terrace.

Technical specification

Nikon D5; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.6E FL ED VR lens at 70mm; 1/400 sec at f11; ISO 500.

The Buhoma village in Uganda.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 70mm; 1/200 sec at f4.5; ISO 125

A lone giraffe feeds on acacia leaves as the day closes and the setting sun throws the landscape into a silhouette.

Technical specification

Nikon D4S; AF-S NIKKOR 70-200 mm f/2.8G ED VRII lens at 120mm; 1/800 sec at f7.1; ISO 500

The Darajani Market (or Bazaar) is also known as Estella Market. Here is the main meat market. Meat is sold to not just locals but hotels  across the island. Hygiene here is not to a high standard with flies settling on the slaughtered animals and the venders tables dirty and dusty.  

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 26mm; 1/50 sec at f5; ISO 1600

The Ancient Bwindi Impenetrable Forest – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that is home to the most Mountain Gorillas found in the wild. It is also one of the most bio-diverse forests in Africa with one of the best ecosystems on the Continent. Due to its age, one can see plants and trees here, that are not found elsewhere.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens at 46mm; 1/200 sec at f4.5; ISO 1000

After years of civil war, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a lawless wilderness bordering Uganda and Bwindi. The rangers from Uganda are brave and selfless men, risking their own lives to save mountain  gorillas and other wildlife from poachers and land grabbers. The life of a Uganda Wildlife Authority Ranger is not easy and some pay the ultimate price for their service.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 46mm; 1/200 sec at f4.5; ISO 1000

The San are the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa, where they have lived for at least 20 000 years. The term San is commonly used to refer to a diverse group of hunter-gatherers living in Southern Africa who share historical and linguistic connections. The San were also referred to as Bushmen.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR AF-S NIKKOR 58 mm f/1.4G  lens at 58mm; 1/640 sec at f4; ISO 80.

Massai family –  mother with her children outside there home in a maasai village, Tanzania

Technical specification

Nikon D800E; AF-S NIKKOR 16-35 mm f4G ED VR lens at 35mm; 1/800 sec at f9; ISO 500

The Skeleton Coast is associated with shipwrecks, and stories of sailors walking through the desert in search of food and water. The name is derived from the bones that lined the beaches as a result of whaling operations and seal hunts. A few of the skeletons were human. This shot from the air is of the wreck of the Eduard Bohlen. It is 800 m inland from the sea and partially buried under the desert sand.

Technical specification

Nikon D810; AF-S NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8E ED VR lens at 62mm; 1/2000 sec at f8; ISO 200