20/05/2026

The Hardest Safari to Photograph

Botswana safari and wildlife photography in the wet season: a photography challenge across the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Moremi and the Kalahari where normal rules fail.

From the flooded Makgadikgadi salt pans to deep mud tracks and hidden wildlife in tall grass, this cinematic travel film explores how to photograph African wildlife when conditions are unpredictable, visibility is low, and every moment is hard-earned - a story of patience, pressure and instinct in one of Africa’s most extreme safari environments.

The Expedition Log:

  • The Makgadikgadi Pans: Attempting to reach Kubu Island through a landscape of shifting mud and isolation.

  • Moremi & The Delta: A lesson in surrender as flooded tracks and mechanical risks force a change in itinerary.

  • Chobe National Park: Capturing the psychological 'Charge' of elephants and the 'Tension' of an incoming storm.

  • Etosha National Park: The final payoff. Using 'Subtraction' and chiaroscuro lighting to turn a sighting into a soulful frame.

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