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26 Jul 2016

3 topis at sunset facing same direction as captured by wildlife photographer Clement Kiragu

Wildlife Photographers – Rare Moments

As Wildlife Photographers, we are always looking for something extra. That special moment that hasn’t been photographed before. We are always on the chase for good light and a spectacular subject to photograph. Often this combination is almost impossible to get. One time you will get the good light and your subject is asleep, or your subject is active, playing and stretching. But the light source which is the sun too harsh and horrible. Getting the dynamic right gets very […]

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18 Mar 2016

Silhouette of two Zebras playing in golden light as captured by wildlife photographer and tour leader ClementWild

PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARIS

What are Guided Photographic Safaris? Photographic Safaris are basically Safaris by experienced Wildlife Photographers. Its a service targeted for wildlife photographers, photography enthusiasts, and wildlife lovers. Photographic Safaris are here to change the way you see and photograph wildlife. We don’t do the norm, which is pack a van to capacity, whizz through the park in full speed “looking for action” and when you do find something amazing, you only watch it from a mile away or for a few […]

Adventure 3

01 Dec 2015

The Story of Lorain and her lost cub

The Leopard. (Panthera pardus) is one of the five BIG CATS. They are elusive, solitary and largely nocturnal. In the classical era a leopard was believed to be a hybrid of a lion and a panther, as is reflected in its name. The Leopard owes its huge hunting success to its well camouflaged fur, remarkable vision, exceptional hearing, good sense of smell, its opportunistic hunting behavior, broad diet, strength to move heavy carcasses into trees and its ability to adapt to various habitats to mention […]

Adventure 1

05 Oct 2015

High Speed Chase

In today’s journal, I would like to write about this wonderful family of four. The Matriach cheetah named Malaika – swahili for Angel. Daughter of another famous Cheetah Queen. Malaika is about eight years old and lives in the Maasai Mara with her three cubs (they were four but one left) She has raised many cubs to adulthood successfully and is an excellent hunter. Cheetahs generally are successful hunters. With accelerations of 0 to 60mph in 3 seconds half of […]

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30 Sep 2015

Silhouette of tourists taking a selfie with cheetah on top of a safari jeep at sunset as captured by wildlife photographer clement kiragu

Golden Selfie with a top predator

Am seated in my car, its about 6:20pm, my camera pointed at the sunset, a bit to my left is a family of cheetahs, one of the most famous cheetah families, in the Maasai Mara, I am praying that they’ll give me a great series of silhouette photos. I took my eyes off the scene for a few seconds to confirm i had the right settings, I look up from my camera and see the cheetahs climbing one of the […]

Adventure 2

08 Apr 2015

MY FIRST LOVE

Albert Einstein once said – Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. I have been on this pursuit for a while now. In fact many people get shocked when I tell them my first love in photography was Nature, Wildlife photography in specific. There are very few things on earth that give me the calmness I get when am shooting wildlife. If money was no object, this is what I would do for the rest of […]

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Wildlife Photographers – Rare Moments

PHOTOGRAPHIC SAFARIS

The Story of Lorain and her lost cub

High Speed Chase

Golden Selfie with a top predator

MY FIRST LOVE