A lioness approaches the river’s edge for some cool water, after feasting on a giraffe kill that the pride has brought down while drinking by the river just a few hours earlier. Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.
Author: Dana Allen
Professional Wildlife and Adventure Photographer, Naturalist, Publisher and Educator. Dana Allen was born in California and raised as a global citizen. As a youth he travelled widely, visiting and living in numerous countries around the world. Acquiring his first camera at the age of 12, Dana’s passion for photography has never dimmed. He studied Fine Art Photography in Arizona and was awarded both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree with highest honours. Dana has taught photography in Universities both in the United States and Zimbabwe. Enthused with the environment and its inhabitants, Dana is dedicated to portraying the natural world around us. He founded PhotoSafari in 1991 and has specialized in photographing wildlife, landscapes and tourism activities in Africa ever since. Millions of viewers have enjoyed his images through various publications, cards, calendars and books.
Vulnerable…
Calling for his mother, this young Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is vulnerable in many ways. Not only is he at immediate risk from the nearby surrounding predators, he also faces an uncertain future for the survival of his species. Masai Mara, Kenya.
The Thinker…
Staring deeply into the eyes of a silverback Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), I truly wonder… what is in his thoughts? Volcanoes National Park, Virunga Massif, Rwanda
To the Death…
Did you know… hippos are extremely territorial and can even fight to the death for a favorite stretch of water – South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Perfect Flight…
A Bateleur Eagle (Terathopius ecaudatus) takes flight along the Savute Channel in Botswana. Linyanti, Botswana.
End of Time…
A Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatas) realizes that he is out of time, as he gives up the hunt for the day in the fading light of the African sunset. Linyanti, Botswana.
It’s not Curiosity That is Killing the Cat!
A recent report from a National Geographic funded study with Duke University found that the worldwide lion population has plummeted by two thirds over the past 50 years. The rapid downward spiral is due to direct human conflict and extreme fragmentation of habitat due to human settlement. West Africa has fewer than 500 lions remaining […]
You, Yes, I’m Looking at You
Young Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) and mother, somewhere on the ice above the Arctic Circle. With Journeys Unforgettable Photographic Safaris. You are the one that can help save the future for this little guy.