Wildlife Photography & Safari Hosting
Photographing wildlife is about far more than simply being in the right place with the right equipment.
It is about light, behaviour, timing, composition and recognising the moment before it happens.
I have photographed wildlife in Africa and the UK for many years, with work published in The Times Newspaper. My photography is driven by a fascination with animals in their natural environment and by the challenge of turning a brief wildlife encounter into an image that captures something of the experience.
African Wildlife
Africa remains the place that inspires my photography most.
From the open plains of the Maasai Mara to quieter moments around waterholes and woodland, every safari offers something different.
My photographs focus not only on portraits of individual animals, but also on behaviour, relationships, light and the wider environment in which wildlife lives.
British Wildlife
Extraordinary wildlife does not only exist thousands of miles from home.
My British wildlife photography includes landscapes, birds, mammals and other species photographed in their natural surroundings, often much closer to home than we realise.
The same principles apply whether photographing a lion in Kenya or wildlife in the UK: patience, observation and an understanding of light and behaviour.
Good wildlife photography is not necessarily about owning more equipment.
It is often about understanding a few important principles and being ready when an opportunity appears.
I regularly share practical advice based on my own experience photographing wildlife in Africa and the UK.
Wildlife Photography Settings
Safari Hosting
Helping you get more from your safari photography
For many people, an African safari is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
They may arrive with an excellent camera and lens, but when a leopard appears unexpectedly or a lion suddenly starts moving, there is very little time to think about autofocus modes, shutter speed, ISO or exposure.
That is where practical photographic support can make a real difference.
Safari hosting should be designed to complement the work of professional safari guides.
The role is to help guests with the photographic side of their safari: preparing their cameras, understanding settings, recognising photographic opportunities, working with changing light and making better use of the images they capture.
Back at camp, that can continue with image selection, Lightroom workflow and practical editing support.
The aim is not to turn every safari into a photography course.
It is simply to help guests return home with better photographs, greater confidence and an even better safari experience.
About Adrian
Photography has been part of my life since studying media in the 1990s, but wildlife photography has become my particular passion.
Alongside photography, I have spent much of my professional life in business and consultancy. That experience has taught me the importance of communication, patience and helping people understand subjects that can initially appear complicated.
Those skills are particularly relevant to photography.
I enjoy helping people move beyond simply operating their camera and begin to understand why a photograph works.
Having travelled to Africa many times and stayed in safari camps including Sirikoi in Lewa and Governors' Camp in the Maasai Mara, I understand both the photographic opportunities of a safari and the importance of preserving the overall guest experience.
A safari should never become simply a technical exercise.
Sometimes the right advice is about camera settings.
Sometimes it is about composition.
And sometimes it is simply:
Put the camera down and enjoy what is happening in front of you.
Photography should enhance the wildlife experience
The camera gives us a way of preserving extraordinary moments.
But the experience comes first.
My approach to wildlife photography — and to helping other photographers — is simple:
Observe first. Understand what is happening. Then make the photograph.
Planning a photographic safari?
If you are a safari camp, travel company or individual photographer interested in photographic hosting or future hosted safari opportunities, I would be pleased to hear from you.
