Chile/Bolivia, part 4 – The landscapes of the high Altiplano
The Altiplano of South America extends 900km from northern Argentina into southern Peru and takes in large swaths of Chile and Bolivia. Throughout its length its width is between 100-200km
Chile/Bolivia – March 2011: Something totally different
Just outside the town of Uyuni in South West Bolivia is the Cementerio de Trenes or train cemetery. Set in a barren landscape, numerous rusting steam engines and carriages have
Chile/Bolivia – March 2011, part 2: Pretty in pink
The windswept terrain of the Altiplano of Northern Chile and South West Bolivia is home to some of the world’s highest altitude lakes. Surrounded by volcanic mountains, many snow-capped, but
Chile/Bolivia – March 2011, part 1: Back to the 60s
No book has inspired me more to travel to the world’s wild places than Art Wolfe’s magnificent 2003 photo book: “Edge of the earth, corner of the sky”. Among the
Lakes Logipi, Turkana & Natron
With a 5 month old baby at home, I have been trying to restrict my wild encounter sojourns to short ones, especially as I have some longer trips coming up
Tanjung Puting, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Last year I travelled to Tanjung Puting National Park in Kalimantan, Indonesia and enjoyed myself so much I knew that it would not be long again before I returned. Tantung
Masai Mara/Lake Turkana – October 2010
My short trip to Kenya got off to an inauspicious start when my brand new Canon 1D MK 1V camera packed it in after just 40 minutes of shooting. “Error
New arrival + 16 favourites
No, not a Wildebeest calf, but 8lbs of female Homo sapiens. Amaya Lana Mckenzie was born 13 days ago after putting mum through 46 hours of labour. All good now and
Masai Mara, Kenya – August 2010
I recently made a brief one week visit to the Masai Mara with a colleague from work. No rock cams this time as this is very much an individual pursuit
Tahiti, July 2010
I’ve had some pretty amazing wildlife encounters in my time, but I can safely say that all have been eclipsed by what I recently witnessed in Tahiti. This was an