For this week's Photographer of the Week, we're introducing you to Lauren Dent, a wildlife photographer and field guide who has spent the past nine years living and working in the South African bush. Lauren grew up in Johannesburg but today calls the Lowveld home. She lives on Pidwa Wilderness Reserve, where she works as a volunteer coordinator and guide for Askari Wilderness Conservation Programme. Her journey into wildlife photography is closely connected to the career she

For this week's Photographer of the Week, we're introducing you to Yehuda Hirschowitz, a wildlife photographer and digital marketing student based in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a bird list of 483 species, around 300 of which he has photographed, Yehuda has developed a passion for capturing birds in a way that goes beyond simple identification. His photographs are about preserving memories, telling stories, and showcasing birds within the landscapes they call home. While

Levaillant's Cuckoo and Levaillant's Cisticola are familiar birds to most South African birders. Experienced birders will almost certainly have both species on their life lists and have probably enjoyed multiple sightings of each. Yet while we know these birds well, many of us know very little about the remarkable man after whom they were named. It is this story that Ian Glenn explores in the revised second edition of The First Safari: Searching for François Levaillant. Befor

There are some people who discover a love for the bush later in life. Then there are people like Luzaan Large, who simply can't remember a time when it wasn't part of who they were. For this week's Photographer of the Week, we're introducing you to Luzaan, a 27 year old South African wildlife photographer whose life has been shaped by the Greater Kruger, the Olifants River, and an unwavering passion for sharing the stories of the wild. Today, Luzaan is living the dream she wo

One of the things I love about birding and wildlife photography is that there is always someone who reminds us that passion matters more than experience. For our first Photographer of the Week feature, I am excited to introduce you to Jack Paul, a 14-year-old wildlife photographer from Gauteng. For Jack, bird photography is about far more than taking pictures. It is about spending time in nature, observing wildlife, and patiently waiting for those special moments that tell a

When many birders think about Limpopo, they immediately think about the Kruger National Park. While Kruger is undoubtedly one of South Africa's great birding destinations, it is only part of the story. Limpopo is packed with incredible birding sites, from the arid plateau bushveld around Polokwane and forests of Magoebaskloof along the spectacular R71 route, the Soutpansberg mountains, and the legendary birding of northern Kruger. In a recent two-part episode of The Birding L