Posts By: Piper

It’s all in the strategy!

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Like many of you, in the past, when the words Tiger Safari were mentioned, I was skeptical. Probably one of the main reasons was the bad wrap they seem to have by many who had gone on a Tiger Safari and left disappointed. What I have discovered over the past few years, as in most… Read more »

Need some inspiration? Meet Vicki Jauron!

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Discovering a new photographer who inspires you makes you see things differently, do things differently and produce fresh creative ideas and images! I first met Vicki Jauron, at my spirit-N-Light workshop, when she had come back from her first safari disappointed with her images. Over the past five to seven years, I have watched her… Read more »

The Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the year

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I am very excited to be one of the judges for the Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year 2022.  The Maasai Mara is the greatest wildlife destination in the world and where I have spent a great majority of my time over the past 17 years so this is a great honor!  The Greatest Maasai… Read more »

10,000 trees for the Maasai Mara

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CONSERVE MAASAI MARA More than just planting tree’s this fantastic project also teaches school children the responsibility to care for something where they will see real results from their efforts and learn why conservation is so important.  One of many reasons I moved to Kenya is to be able to be more involved with the… Read more »

A world of their own

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Arriving in Tanzania for the first time, nearly 18 years ago (very hard to believe), I had no idea what to expect; other than all the movies I had watched and books I had read about Africa since I was a child. This was not a photography trip, but a life enriching safari (vacation) with… Read more »

Travel during COVID

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Who knew when I signed up for this most rewarding career it would come with an advanced degree in pandemic travel and tourism—learning to dance with every unexpected and uncontrollable change thrown at me! I feel very blessed that my work is focused on the African continent because they have done an amazing job, allowing… Read more »

Thanks for the memories in 2021 – Happy New Year!

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Sorry this could not go out on time, due to big network issues! But I still wanted to send it out. I guess it would be an understatement to say most of us had a very challenging 2021, which is why I most sincerely thank you for all your support, the wonderful experiences, and all… Read more »

Exclusively Botswana beyond the beauty Part 2

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Savute remains one of my favorite reserves achieving international fame from documentaries, such as Eternal Enemies by Dereck and Beverly Joubert, with unbelievable lion and hyena interactions, and the numerous documentaries filmed in the area by the BBC. This semi-arid area harbors one of the densest dry-season concentrations of elephants in Africa. Due to drought conditions in… Read more »

Exclusively Botswana beyond the beauty Part 1

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Why is Botswana so exceptional beyond the photographic opportunities that exist on both land and water? The exclusivity.  The excitement begins as one flies over Botswana and sees the vast pristine wilderness with hardly any development outside of a few small towns.  Botswana runs a strict low-volume tourism policy by limiting the number of camps and… Read more »

Into the light

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We all have our favorite subjects that we tend to seek out more than others, but no matter the subject, it is the light upon the subject that brings a still image to life. No matter how subtle, sidelight and backlight create shadows that give shape and depth to a photograph, making it much more… Read more »