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  • As we say goodbye to 2025, we leave behind memories, lessons,
    & moments that shaped us. With open hearts and hopeful smiles,
    we welcome 2026 — a brand-new chapter filled with
    fresh dreams, new opportunities, and endless possibilities.
    May the year bring happiness, peace, success, & moments worth
    remembering. Cheers to new beginnings a…Read More

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  • A wildlife photography checklist is important for ensuring readiness and ethical practices, allowing photographers to focus on capturing fleeting moments rather than worrying about forgotten details. The dynamic and unpredictable nature of wildlife means that every second counts, and a pre-shoot checklist helps.

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  • No matter how good you are at photography, you should never stop learning.
    So why learn photography? To capture memories, to expand your perceptions of the world, to honour your creative vision, to become fully present, to participate in a wonderful lifelong hobby, and to more fully appreciate and enjoy your journey through life.
    It is a privilege…Read More

  • #Wildlife Photography
    In wildlife photography and filmmaking, patience is everything. 🌌 Every journey into the wild starts with hope – the hope to witness something extraordinary and to capture a moment that tells a story. But more often than usual, we return home with nothing. No photos, no f…Read More

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  • At first glance, the potter wasp appears to be riding a broomstick.
    But this industrious insect isn’t flying back to stir its witch’s cauldron, or playing Quidditch. It’s carrying a caterpillar – prey to feed its young.
    It was captured by macro wildlife photographer Bidyut Kalita and was among the ‘highly commended’ entries in this year’s W…Read More

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  • One surprising aspect of wildlife photography has always interested me, just as much as capturing the animal itself: telling the story of the natural environment in which the animal lives. I would call it the “Animalscape,” and I see it as a powerful tool in the visual toolbox.https://photographylife.com/animalscape-photography

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  • CHALLENGING MOMENTS BEHIND MY CAMERA
    Red Crown Cranes – Japan
    Nikon D4, Nikon 600mm lens, 1/3200sec, f/8, ISO 500, Manual Mode, Flash did not fire, Tripod was used, Time 13:58.

    Photographing white birds in snowy conditions presents unique challenges, primarily due to the camera’s tendency to underexpose images with extensive areas of white. It is…Read More

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  • Some of my images and the story of Kolmaskop.
    Africa Namib Desert.

    In Kolmanskop, the sand-filled buildings of a former diamond mining town attract tourists by the thousands.

    Brightly colored wallpaper peeling off the walls, dilapidated houses now inundated in rolling banks of sand … this is Kolmanskop, a ghost town in southern A…Read More

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Bruna Mentrup

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I started my wildlife photography journey with nothing but a passion for capturing what I had seen unfold before me for years.

Determined I could achieve that, I set out with the most basic equipment, and eventually, my efforts were rewarded.

I, fortunately, love travel and being in my own company, so I spend months on the road in perfect partnership with the animals, great light, and the landscape. My confidence grew, and my images started to speak for themselves; so did my range of equipment, as did the awards.

My proudest moment was being made a Licentiate by the Photography Society of South Africa. I take so much pride in the steps I have taken, and it gives me such joy to see my work in magazines and hanging on walls of game lodges across Africa.

My philosophy is that anyone can acquire technical skills in photography. Still, you need heart, passion and a deep connection with what is around you to capture the finest of what Mother Nature has on offer.

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