• Blyde River Canyon Lodge

    Blyde River Canyon Lodge was a magical “Out of Africa” experience. Michael and I went for a stroll over a foot bridge over the stream at the bottom of the property and scared off some wildebeest. We got a little way into the bushes before thinking better of it, in case there were other animals…


  • Lions at night at Africa-on-foot

    Lions at night at Africa-on-foot

    Changing your status on Facebook to “not eaten yet” doesn’t seem as funny when you are tracking lions through scrub at night in an open Land Rover with a spotlight! We had seen the pride in the afternoon when they had been lying asleep in a huddle, absentmindedly flicking their tails and occasionally opening an eye to…


  • Getting too close to Brangus bulls

    This ‘composite’ bull was a challenge to photograph and also needed some anatomical ‘Photoshopping’ before its final appearance.


  • My first face-lift for a sheep

    My first face-lift for a sheep

    I remember feeling pleased with myself when I produced this pic for a cover. Our designer didn’t like the goopy bits around the sheep’s eye, so he gave me my first lesson in airbrushing!


  • Little lizard behind glass

    Little lizard behind glass

    I snapped this little lizard at an event dinner at Crocosaurus Cove, Darwin, home of the ‘“Cage of Death” Australia’s only crocodile dive.’


  • Good, bad or ugly: 14 highlights of Uruguay and Chile

    Dogs, sea lions, peacocks, Fray Bentos abattoir and Montezuma’s revenge. Our good, bad and definitely ugly travel in South America: