The people, places and fauna of Kenya is featured in nature documentaries and magazines around the world. Glorious light dances upon exceptional subject matter to create engaging and delightful images. Unfortunately, without proper instruction many visitors take home photographs that are lackluster, failing to capture the essence of the setting.
Karibu Global Expeditions offers photography safaris in Kenya and the entire East Africa region, that include the professional instruction and location selection that you need to create images beyond your highest expectations. You can easily capture an image that relays the close relationship between a mother elephant and her calf in Amboseli with Kilimanjaro as the backdrop, strength of Maasai warriors, gripping excitement of a cheetah kill in Samburu and so much more.
Under the guidance of our photography experts – headed by Dr. Iain H. Massie one of our directors and the chief Photography Tour Guide in East African parks, you will learn how to use depth of field, composition and other elements to effectively communicate your vision and everything that the region represents to you during your exploratory travel in Africa.
Our guides take you to finest locations that offer ample subject matter and potential composition. Our photo tour guide also enlightens you about certain considerations, such as foreground, background, mid-ground, light, framing and composition. They point out elements to include that draw the eye into your final images, giving viewers a journey into the experience of your wilderness tour.
Dr. Iain Massie will teach you how to use various settings on your camera to enhance the story behind your photography, including auto tracking, panning, long exposures, night shots without flash and use of ambient light, macro and natural framing.
Group sizes remain small so that you receive the individualized instruction you need. Our experienced instructors select sites with an effective balance of photographic requirements and guest desires. We give you the “hands on” experience and expert guidance you need to learn skills that will enhance your images for years to come.
We will design your game drives to take advantage of nature’s best lighting. On our safaris, you’ll capture bursting sunrises with the wildlife gently stepping out into the morning mists. Your expert guide knows how to set up your 4 x 4 Jeep for the optimal photographic position.
As with most safaris, we want to be up early, perhaps pre-dawn to catch the first rays of the new morning. This is also a quiet time when the wildlife is first stirring.
We’ll set up for a glorious sunrise. And then the animals step lightly from their nocturnal shelters seeking water and sustenance. You raise your camera for the first images of the day.
Your 4 x 4 Open Sided Jeep or Land Cruiser is an excellent shooting platform. Besides being equipped with binoculars and lots of cold bottled water, we also provide our safari photographers with sandbags on which to balance their cameras.
The vehicles open plan windows allow for unobstructed views in all directions so you can follow that racing animal across the plains. On some of our photographic safaris, we also provide normal safari tour vans depending on a groups budget.
After a busy morning, we may want to rest at our accommodation during the hottest part of the day. However, our photographic safaris are fully customizable, so you can decide just how much time you want to spend out in the bush and savannah. Come late afternoon, the light softens once more and we’ll take advantage of the orange and pink shading to find more wildlife against the colorful backdrop of a setting sun.
Depending on your choice of parks or conservancies, we can also arrange for night game drives and waterhole nights. We’ll provide the best advice for safely photographing the big and small game after dark
There is no downtime in Africa – year-round the animals and birdlife are foraging, grazing, prowling, or migrating. There is so much to see, it just depends on your interests.
Many safari-goers flock to the Masai Mara from July to October to witness the millions of herding wildebeests during this part of the Great Migration. January through March is when many of the migratory bird species alight in East Africa, a wonderful time for capturing these colorful winged creatures.
The calving season in the Ndutu region of Serengeti Park is also an unmatched spectacle. From December through March, the cries and first steps of over half a million baby animals fill these great fields.
We are a registered travel & tours company in Kenya with affiliate partner agents operating within the East African region, Most African Countries, Egypt, the Middle East (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), Europe, USA and Asia. We are experienced enough to offer broad based travel solutions to any part of the world on tours, Photography Safaris, Student Expeditions, ticketing, hotel bookings, car hire and conference solutions.
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