With thousands of photo's, I'm back from my journey to East Africa. I started from Nairobi, Kenya, journeyed to Kigali Rwanda, drove to the Virunga Mountains on the border of Uganda, Congo, and Rwanda. From there we hiked to 10K feet through the thick bush to meet up with Gorilla families for a couple of days. Came back to Kigali, flew to Samburu via Nairobi, and on to Elephant Camp Watch. A wonderful place in the bush where wildlife roamed the camp at night. After two days of wildlife photography, meeting local conservationists, and activists, we went on to Lewa Conservancy where we spent 3 days meeting with the likes of Alex Root who introduced Dian Fossey to Gorilla's and others who are concerned about the future of Africa's ivory horned animals. We talked with security people who are charged with protecting wildlife from poachers, a dangerous and difficult job. Poachers offer as much as 35K for Rhino horns to people who earn less than a dollar a day so the task is difficult. We also spent lots of time each day photographing this special place. The final leg of our journey was the Masai Mara where we spent four days, in one of the highest concentrations of animals on this planet. We even did a shoot on lions led by Jonathan Scott famed for the "Big Cat diaries". Jonathan has spent a lifetime studying and documenting big cats on the Mara for documentaries, filming, and books. His knowledge is second to none. We also worked with a young woman, Sarah Blackburn who is going to Oxford for her Ph.D but currently is doing field research identifying lions in the Mara.
The trip which lasted nearly 3 weeks, was lead by Frans Lanting who incidentally has an article in this month's National Geographic on Namibia. Frans and his wife Chris have been photographing and writing about Africa for over 30 years, so we were able to meet people and go places based on their experience. And yes, I did podcasts from these places, which involve the whole group and their personal experiences. Finally, a limited edition book will document our experience with our photo's and stories, put together by Frans and Chris.
But to start with, here is a podcast with Frans talking about the trip
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