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Botswana - one week to go - the gear is ready!

Botswana - one week to go - the gear is ready!

After long weeks of optimization my photo and film equipment for Botswana is finally ready. When flying to Africa the size of the equipment is always a compromise between professional demand and allowed weight. In Botswana the small planes always have a weight limit and I always have too much weight...personally and in the bag ;-)

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See what lies beyond - Phinda Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

See what lies beyond - Phinda Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal

With it's temperate climate, ease of access, variety of Big 5 Reserves and incredible beaches travelers are fast adding KwaZulu-Natal to their itinerary. No where else in South Africa can one enjoy such a variety of Bush & Beach Big 5 Safaris. The last time we visited South Africa in February 2020, we explored KwaZulu-Natal for the first time and we were thrilled. This region near Durban has to fight at the moment unfortunately with enormous floods and vilene victims as well as at times with unrest.

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The light collector - Sony FE 400mm f2.8 GM OSS

The light collector - Sony FE 400mm f2.8 GM OSS

After using the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS in Namibia in 2019, I replaced it in 2020 with the Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS, which was used in South Africa in February 2020. Both lenses did not convince me 100%. Therefore, I have now purchased the Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS.

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Gone with the wind - The lion king

Gone with the wind - The lion king

I was recently browsing through pictures from my first trip to South Africa in 2009. I came across another handsome lion king. I remember, It was a windy day in a game reserve in the Western Cape. But the boss does not let himself be disturbed, even though his mane is blown away by the wind.

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My new Video on YouTube - 15 days in KwaZulu-Natal - South Africa

My new Video on YouTube - 15 days in KwaZulu-Natal - South Africa

This is a travel video about our trip to Thula Thula Game Reserve and Phinda Game Reserve (Forest Lodge and Mountain Lodge) in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa in February 2020. We visited the legendary elephant herd and its matriarch Nana in the Thula Thula Game Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

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