Before we get on to photography, please be sure you are safe! The Masai Mara and Serengeti are especially dangerous after dark when the predators are at their most active, so please don’t wander anywhere… Read More
Serian: Time is the Secret
The true secrets of photography are elusive. I’m realising that time, rather than the latest and most expensive equipment, is the key to great shots. After all, even the best of cameras can’t create insightful… Read More
The Small Things – Insect Life
It’s very tempting when we come on safari to focus entirely on the large, charismatic mammals – lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra…the list is dazzling. But a few hours spent wandering with a… Read More
Rescuing ‘Pili’ the Elephant
6.53 AM, Saturday morning, I’m settling into a strong coffee, the morning send off completed, the dawn chorus dissipating as the birds head off to feed. Sammy, one of our Serian mess attendants rushes in with… Read More
Kings…or Killers?
Many of us think of lions as being the invincible kings of the Masai Mara, but an emotional week here at Serian has highlighted just how vulnerable they can also be. Hyena will happily feast… Read More
The Bridge to Ngare
There can be few more exhilarating and exotic ways to enter your safari camp than a suspension bridge above the mighty Mara river, and for everyone who experiences the bridge to Alex Walker’s Ngare Camp… Read More
Pyramids of Life – Grass and Rain
Grass and Rain – Set on the short-grass plains, the Southern Serengeti hosts the wildebeest birthing season and all the predator action that dogs this movable feast. Pyramids of Life – Grass and Rain from… Read More