Last September, weeks before heading off to Botswana, it all came together, and I scrambled to rebook my flights and head to Chad for the Gerewol Festival of the Wodaabe tribe. When venturing into these amazing remote regions, working out the logistics and finding the right guide and agent can take several years, but it… Read more »

Wildlife photography is one of the most challenging genres of photography, but one of the most exciting. NOTHING is controllable; the environment, light, erratic movement of the subject, and placing yourself in the right position for everything. You must make several quick decisions in seconds with your heart usually pounding out of your chest with… Read more »

Heart racing, trilling, mind-blowing, crowded, hot, hysterical, joyful, crazy… the list is endless when trying to describe the Holi Festival. What is the Holi Festival? One of the most renowned festivals in India that marks the arrival of spring, which is most known around the world as the festival of colors. Most of you have… Read more »

I recently returned from back-to-back photography tours in India and back-to-back Spirit-N-Light workshops. In the past few years, the lines seem to have become blurry when it comes to understanding the difference between a workshop and a photo tour/safari, which in large part is due to how the terms are being used by those marketing… Read more »

I hope you have enjoyed the holiday season and are looking forward to 2018! Since I post a lot of my best images throughout the year on Instagram and Facebook   on this last day of 2017 I thought would post some of my best experiences of the year rather than my best images of the year…. Read more »

The experience is the reason; the photograph is the result. I developed this philosophy from the first time I clicked the shutter. For those of you unfamiliar with my start in photography, fourteen years ago I signed up to go on safari with the Sierra club, having nothing to do with photography. I received a… Read more »

What an incredible three days and a huge success for rhino and wildlife conservation!! Photographers, conservationists, and supporters from around the globe flew into London for the opening exhibit and book launch for Remembering Rhinos. There is absolute hope we can all come together and make a huge difference in saving our wildlife for many… Read more »

On December 6th, at 7:00 pm,  I am excited to announce I will be speaking at Canon in Costa Mesa, California. AFRICA; 14 Years Photographing Remote Tribes and Wildlife Join Piper Mackay as she shares her intrepid journey, spanning the African continent and living in Kenya, as an African wildlife and Tribal Photographer. Facing many… Read more »

In stark contrast, against the dramatic stormy African sky, the golden light illuminated the long dry grasses just as the coalition of five cheetahs started heading toward us. The stage was set perfectly when my guide Jonathan turned toward me and quietly said, “the rains in the highlands have swelled the rivers, and we do… Read more »