Carole Deschuymere, a highly published and award-winning photographer, first trip to South Africa in 2003 marked a turning point in her life. The magical appeal of that fascinating nature, the wild animals in their natural habitat kept haunting her.  

“I never knew what I really wanted in my life” says Carole. “There was never a real click with the world around me. When I went to Tanzania with my mother in 2006, I suddenly knew with great certainty where I felt at home. That feeling was so strong that I said: Mama, I’m staying here!  Africa became her second home, before it became her only home; she now lives full time in Zimbabwe.

In 2010 I traveled to Botswana, where I joined up with a South African guide over the next 5 years; we camped for weeks in the wild. He taught me all about fauna and flora. How to interpret the behavior of animals and how to anticipate it, how people should behave towards animals in the wild… That’s how I learned how to spot animals in the right place at the right time. During that time Carole won many awards, was widely published, and began leading her own photographic safaris. She loves teaching photography and postproduction. 

See more of Carole’s work here.