You don’t need to be an expert to photograph Africa’s wildlife—you need a safari built around good light, time to watch, and someone beside you who knows how to help.
Africa Photo Tips
Our Namibia Flying Photography Safari was created to give photographers more time with wildlife, extraordinary aerial perspectives, and a completely different way to experience one of Africa’s most remarkable countries.
Learn how to photograph Kolmanskop’s sand-filled rooms, changing light and abandoned architecture, with advice on lenses, settings, focus stacking and composition.
Before your doors-off helicopter flight over Sossusvlei, here’s how to prepare your gear, dress properly, stay safe, and start seeing Namibia’s dunes the way they reveal themselves best — from above.
Learn Akari Photo Tours’ philosophy for photographing cultures around the world, with teaching tips for respectful portraits and details on our Kenya, Mongolia, and Namibia photography workshops.
A successful Namibia photography tour is not about checking off Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Kolmanskop, Spitzkoppe, Etosha, and the Quiver Tree Forest.
Looking back on more than a decade of travelling through Namibia, I can still trace the roots of our current workshop back to one small exploratory trip.
Wondering what camera gear to bring to Zimanga? This practical guide explains the lenses, camera bodies, accessories, and field gear.
Zimanga is not just another African safari destination with good wildlife. It is a private game reserve built around photographers: low-level safari vehicles, purpose-built hides, night photography, clean backgrounds, strong guiding, and the kind of access that helps you make better images.
Read about my new favorite African photo safari.
Discover why wildlife photographers love our South Africa photo safari. Photograph iconic African wildlife from safari vehicles and photo hides.
Learn what to pack for an African photography workshop, from clothing and shoes to camera gear, batteries, laptops, luggage, medications, and practical safari travel essentials.