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The Animalscape

The Animalscape

January 17, 2019December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus 1 Comment

There is a kind of wildlife image that has always spoken to me deeply. If you have been following my photography for more than a month you would have noticed that I often share these kinds of images. I like to call it “The Animalscape”. The animal in the landscape. The landscape with the animal(s) […]

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Sixteen Scenes from 2016

Sixteen Scenes from 2016

January 10, 2019December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus Leave a comment

Hello my friends! Firstly – I want to wish you a very happy and blessed 2019! It’s that time of year, eh? If you follow a plethora of photographers you will no doubt see many of them put out some sort of “best of 2016” image collection. I’ve outlined in previous posts why I think […]

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A mother’s devotion

A mother’s devotion

October 3, 2018December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus Leave a comment

Here we go: my first photographic story after my return to blogging!In January of 2018, we headed to one of our favourite safari destinations: The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. This is where a great deal of our time in the bush is spent, and we have been making a tradition of returning every summer for the […]

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Wildlife Photography with the Nikon D810 and 400mm f2.8

Wildlife Photography with the Nikon D810 and 400mm f2.8

September 20, 2018December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus Leave a comment

When Nikon in South Africa approached me in September 2015 to test out the Nikon D810 and the new lightweight Nikkor 400mm f2.8E FL VR lens I was relishing the opportunity – you see, I was heading to the Mara Triangle in Kenya (part of the Maasai Mara ecosystem) to host a photographic safari in […]

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The Essence of the Beast

The Essence of the Beast

March 14, 2017December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus Leave a comment

We are, by nature, story-tellers. I don’t care what your chosen medium of expression is – a good chunk of people alive today want to tell their story in their own way. This is also true of wildlife photographers. But what makes for better wildlife story-telling? I often conduct workshops to inspire other wildlife photographers […]

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South Africa: Rich in National Parks

South Africa: Rich in National Parks

March 1, 2017December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus Leave a comment

During my (relatively short, I might add) lifetime I have had the privilege of visiting the majority of South Africa’s national parks and game reserves. What a wealth of natural heritage we possess! When people from abroad look at some of the work in my photographic portfolio, they are amazed at the diversity of wildlife […]

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An ode to the Impala

An ode to the Impala

February 22, 2017December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus 1 Comment

The Impala – stately, graceful and plentiful. This third quality I listed probably contributes to its undervaluation as a wildlife sighting or photographic opportunity. In areas like the Greater Kruger Park I will give you a surety of 100 to 1 in odds that your first sighting upon entering the park will be impala. They […]

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Take me to the place where the white boys dance…

Take me to the place where the white boys dance…

November 28, 2016December 23, 2019 Morkel Erasmus 4 Comments

To kick off this post, I have to apologise to the band “The Killers”, whose song title made a perfect title for this photo and its resulting blog post. As you may know, we recently returned from an amazing family safari-camping-roadtrip through some of the most iconic places in Namibia. One of the destinations was […]

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