The safari, hosted by
a professional wildlife and nature photographer, is
conducted in groups of eight to ten. This small
group setting provides you with great experiences in
the wild and individual attention that will take the
amateur photographer's skills to the next level.
The
days activities and game drives are structured to
bring you into the bush for morning and afternoon
shoots, providing optimum photographic
opportunities. Sandbags are provided for telephoto
lens stability. You may rent telephoto and zoom
lenses if you do not have them or if you prefer not
to travel with your own equipment.
Why Join an
African Safari Photography Tour?
By
Stephen Meidahl
Why join? Because it
changes your life. Your photography is never the
same. When you return home, your created images
stand alone. None of your friends or fellow club
members possesses the photography that you created.
I am in the field with you, creating heirloom images
together. All questions are fine. No amateur
photographer is ever embarrassed or left behind. You
return home a significantly better photographer.
Each tour includes photographic instruction that is
fun and full of energy. While growing up in Maine, I
learned technique from a National Geographic
photographer. Two things are important about that
history. One, I didn’t learn to shoot from a
photographer from Popular Mechanics or Crocheting
Today. I learned from someone who understands
shooting in the bush under sometimes difficult
lighting conditions. Two, I learned while growing up
in Maine. Nature photography is not best learned
while growing up in the streets of New York City. To
shoot nature well, the photographer needs to
understand nature well. Maine provided that life
experience in unique ways.
Our field experience is real. The travel industry
standard is to place you in a park environment and
call this real. It’s not. You will experience the
real rush of shooting in the bush of Africa. Our
guides are the real thing. If you want adrenalin and
real wildlife, then this is the tour for you. Our
partner, Farren Safaris, provides world class
safaris for discriminating people who understand the
significant difference between slick tour packages
and real safaris. You get the real thing. Up close.
So, join me on a life changing photography
experience. Let’s shoot great images together, learn
together and laugh all the time while doing it. OK,
sometimes you might get a little nervous with a real
tiger so close. But, we’ll keep you safe. I hope.
One recent safari participant said, “Steve makes you
learn and makes you laugh at the same time. I never
had so much fun getting better at something. I even
enjoyed getting scared a little. This is the real
deal. A true safari and world class accommodations
at the same time. Wow!”
Click here to view our itinerary for the 2011 season
