Gorillas in our Midst
This Mountain Gorilla lives on the top of what I'm sure must be the steepest volcano in the Congo, a country renowned for steep volcanoes. But ain't he beautiful? The trick is,’ explained our guide, ‘don’t show any fear. If…
Hamer Girl, Ethiopia
This young Hamer girl is from Southern Ethiopia. I meet her at a market near a small dusty place called Tumi while researching the Ethiopian guidebook for Lonely Planet. The Hamer are one of the more friendly tribes in the…
Mursi Lip Stretchers
This photo pretty much speaks for itself. While researching the Lonely Planet guide for Ethiopia I went to Omo Valley and met their most famous tribe – the Mursi. While it may appear as freaky as hell to us, it…
Nile Valley Crocodile, Uganda
Crocs are a dime a dozen in the Uganda section of the White Nile in Murchison Falls National Park. They lay all over each other basking in the sun on the banks. A telephoto lens comes in handy if you…
It Gets Weird with a Shaman
Yesterday I meet a Tuvan Shaman. (Shamanism is a tribal belief in which a person, the shaman, acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future and control spiritual forces). Most Mongolians…
Moria Gate
This shot was taken in Moria Gate, Kahurangi National Park, on the west coast of the South Island in New Zealand. The biggest challenge - getting the campervan up the metal road to the car park. It had been raining…
Archway Islands
And there were seals too! There were some rocks just out of shot to the right that was home to a seal colony and the tidal pool served as a make shift nursery and was full of seal pups. You…
Kaikorua Tractor
Some things just look better old. Other things, like food in your fridge and Robert Redford, have a more limited use-by date. Debbie and I came across this tractor on a beach just out of Kaikorua which is used by…