Safari Journal: I can’t wait to be back in the Lower Zambezi NP next week. I’m taking a group of 4 for a specialist photographic tour across Zambia, starting with @anabezicamp • Following that, we’ll head to @lioncampzambia and then Busanga Bush Camp with @wearewilderness • Watch this space for updates! • #elephant #panzambia #lowerzambezi DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: birding adventure in Uganda - the spectacular Black Bee-eater. • As well as the primate headliners, the rainforests are home to a remarkable array of insects, birds, small mammals and reptiles. • My Uganda safari next year will give us ample time to enjoy and photograph all the wildlife of Uganda. • #birds #beeeater #merops #blackbeeeeter #onlyinLuangwa #uganda #kibaleforestnp #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #photosafari #safari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5 #exclusive_wildlife #gamedrive #wildlifelover #naturephotography #natgeo_africa #privateguide #armchairtravel #postcorona #animalelite #african_portraits #earthpix #wanderlust #photooftheday #africa #travel #wilderness

New Photo Safari Tour! Im thrilled to announce that I’m running a tour to Uganda & Kenya in June & July 2024 • This 3 week trip will enjoy 3 chimp treks, 2 gorilla treks, an expedition to photograph golden monkeys and time in Mbamba Swamps looking for shoebill. • We’ll then move on to Kenya to stay in Laikipia and Meru, looking for black leopard, rhino, wild dogs, giraffe, lion and much more. • This video gives an insight into the experience for photographers in Kibale Forest NP in western Uganda. Simply spectacular. • Get in touch - just 1 space (group of 4) remaining. Find out more in my LinkTree. • #chimps #kibale #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #uganda #safari #thePearlofAfrica #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: I’m back in Luangwa after an incredible 3 weeks in Uganda & Ethiopia. More about that soon. • For now, I am focused on the full season of safaris ahead, including a series of classic Luangwa and pan-Zambia safaris. • Winter is here, the mornings are chilly and the predator sightings are hotting up! • Watch here for daily reports on this year’s safaris, and Information about 2024’a tours of Chad, East Africa, Botswana and, of course, the hotspots of Zambia. • #leopard #predator #dryseason #safarisightings #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canonr5 #exclusive_wildlife #gamedrive #wildlifelover #naturephotography #natgeo_africa #privateguide #armchairtravel #earthpix #wanderlust #photooftheday #africa #travel #wilderness

Safari Journal: more from Uganda and this time an Olive-bellied Sunbird feeding on the flowers around our lodge in Kibale National Park. • The richness and diversity of species in the equatorial regions of the world is spectacular. There is so much life everywhere you look; birds, insects, trees and of course mammals. Uganda is far more than just a brilliant destination for the great apes, and longer trips allow time to absorb all the sights. • Get in touch about the last space on a special photo-safari to Uganda & Kenya in June 2024. Small group of just 4. • #sunbird #cynniris #birds #birdsofuganda #birdsofinstagram #edwardselfephotosafaris #uganda #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #photosafari #safari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

As you will know by now 😀, I’m a big fan of Travel Africa Mag @travelafricamagazine • They do a great job encouraging African travel, not through promotions, but by consistently creating content which people want to read, and which inspires travel to this great continent. • I really admire their ingenuity and innovation in publishing magazines time and again - the latest is Issue 100! - which bring new insights and perspectives for readers. • The latest edition asked readers where they most liked to travel and where they most wanted to travel; Zambia was named more than any other country in this poll, so @travelafricamagazine did an article about this lovely country. • Go follow, read and enjoy. It’s a fantastic publication. • #traveltoafrica #travelafricamag #safari

Safari Journal: I’m still working through my images from my tour of Uganda (slowed somewhat by the addition of lots of new images from Ethiopia…more about that soon.) • Uganda rightly claims to be a hotspot for primate encounters, and the experiences we enjoyed with the chimps, gorillas and monkeys were extraordinary. • Particularly I won’t forget watching this male chimpanzee (known as “lion” due to his eye colour) make a temporary day-nest and then stare into space before his eyes grew heavy and dropped closed. • Many parallels may be drawn with our own kind, but it’s certainly an unparalleled adventure. • #uganda @experience.uganda.safaris #chimps #chimpanzee #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #safari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: it’s been a while! I’ve been offline while exploring Uganda in preparation for a very special safari in 2024. • I have lots to share from that trip - think primates (big & small), equatorial birds and savannah wildlife - over the coming weeks. • But I’ll start where we finished; in the vast and beautiful Mabamba Swamps near Entebbe. • We were very fortunate to see 5 Shoebill storks on our excursion to the swamps, including this chick, being fiercely guarded by its parents. • We were with one of the research team who gave us 15 mins at the nest site before quietly advising that we leave the birds in peace. I understood entirely but I could have stayed forever. • More from our Uganda adventures soon. We travelled with @experience.uganda.safaris • #shoebill #shoebillstork #birds #nature #birdsofinstagram #wildlife #naturephotograph #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdwatching #ig #birding #best #instagram #photooftheday #aves #naturelovers #birdlife #birdstagram #uganda

Safari Report: check out the latest trip report on my blog. Beautiful Emerald Season Safari from early May. • Link in bio. • #impala #tripreport #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: it’s all about the light. Textures, patterns and colours just add to the impact. • #grass! #stripes #light #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: relaxed, habituated wildlife, long lenses and huge sensor resolution give us options for creativity like never before. • #elephant #skin #texture #abstract #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

Safari Journal: even from a young age, it’s just evident that some lion cubs are males! • This evident dominant behaviour, combined with his large, broad, head single this youngster out as a male, even at his young age. • The Big Pride in Mfuwe area have 9 cubs this year promising growth in the pride and, hopefully, a strong male coalition to leave the natal group when the time comes. • #lion #lions #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5