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 photography is a...

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. Before I started...

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 worked hard to...