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Every photographer has a ‘bogey critter’ – the one they are always unlucky with. Mine has been the leopard – or chui in Swahili. I’ve near-missed them all over Africa, India and Sri Lanka more… Read More
From the beginner to the professional, being out in the bush is a great place to let your creativity loose through the medium of your camera: the landscapes, the wildlife, the people, the light… the… Read More
No kidding! While accompanying guests in the Masai Mara National Reserve this week, I came across seven lions – a mix of adult females and cubs – all looking a bit confused. On their nightly… Read More
Karibu Sana! My name is Penny Robartes, and I am a professional Wildlife Photographer and Photo Tour Leader. I am currently writing this post from Serian Camp in the Mara North Conservancy, with a view… Read More
The ancestral ritual of communal fireplace and dining – the essence of sharing… we are social animals, and part of what makes things vivid and real to us is our capacity to share: the joy is dissecting your day, raking over the delicious details and unwrapping the delights over and again, over the fundamentally communal experience of breaking bread. It’s also part of absorbing and storing memories – the re-telling and re-living makes it more vivid, and sets the place of the experience in our minds. The evening is for digesting and processing the day.
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