Two years ago today, I embarked on my first safari to South Africa, not knowing that Africa was about to steal a huge piece of my heart. This image captures one of my all-time favorite moments - our vehicle surrounded by a herd of about 50 elephants, from tiny calves to the wise matriarch. The quiet power of these gentle giants, the golden light on the savanna, and the raw beauty of nature left me in awe. Little did I know this would be just the beginning of my love affair with Africa's wild places. What a privilege to witness such a breathtaking scene. #TBT #AfricanSafari #ElephantHerd #WildlifePhotography #TravelMemories #blackrhinolodge #wildlifelovers #wildlifeaddicts #blackrhinogamelodge #animals #african #nature #africansafaris #africansafariexperience #southafrica #africa #wilderness #africansafari #pilanesberg #wild #pilansberg #pilansbergnationalpark #pilanesbergnationalpark #pilanesberg_ #wildlifephoto #blackrhinogamereserve #wildlife #madewithlightroom #jessopsmoment

Golden hour glow-up! 🌅✨ Capturing Lola’s  joyful spirit was pure magic during my Embark photo challenge. The sun’s embrace created a perfect rim light, illuminating every adorable curl. Who else loves that radiant smile? 🐾 

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Double trouble in the Serengeti! 🦓🦓 

Caught these two zebra besties striking a pose during the Great Migration. Did you know over 1.5 million wildebeest and 200,000 zebras make this epic journey each year? It's nature's greatest show on Earth!

These striped pals are part of a massive movement across Tanzania and Kenya, following the rains in search of fresh grass. Talk about friendship goals - they travel up to 1,000 miles together!

Have you witnessed the Great Migration? It's a bucket list adventure that'll leave you in awe of nature's power and beauty. 

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Serengeti flashback! I caught this hilarious moment of a hungry youngster pestering mum for a snack. Talk about a colorful family squabble! Looking at  these superb starlings has brought back so many amazing memories from my Tanzanian adventure. Nature's own sitcom, right there in the wild! Who else can't help but smile looking back at your travel throwbacks? 

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Sometimes the unexpected creates the most magical moments. We set out for sunset beach shots, but Mother Nature had other plans. The fog rolled in, transforming our shoot into this ethereal scene. Who needs a sunset when you've got a willing model like Pixel and a misty, dreamlike backdrop? 

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Its seems ages since I have had a proper day out on wildlife hunt, so sorry how quiet I have been lately I have been so busy with my dog and equestrian photography that my wildlife has had to take a back seat, but it’s getting back to the season I love where it’s deer rutting season, so I had a look out today with little legs to see if the deer rut is starting, we were pleasantly surprised to have 2 huge red deer rut right behind us, hopefully I will get back posting regularly again now it’s always that first post back that’s often the hardest to do but I’m back 

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When you have planned a shoot and the weather gods are in your favour what a sky we had tonight 😍😍😍 

I loved photographing Lola tonight who was my chosen head tilt model, just a shame we didn’t get the head tilt with the rainbow but we did get a couple of head tilts during the shoot though, just a randomly picked photo from the rainbow we got.

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So proud to have been placed in the Top 20 for the latest challenge in Embark, I was so close to making it to the top 10 aswell, I got shortlisted for the Top 10 with only 2 spaces left and 3 images they liked and mine been one of the 3!!! 

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Took the little old man to The North East Dog Festival at the weekend, we absolutely loved it, of course we had to do a posed photo with the dog sign 😂 and was the only reason I took my camera with me.

Who else went at the weekend? 

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Another from yesterday’s amazing diving gannet cruise, I love how close they are to you, this was took with my M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8 lens + Mc-20 fully zoomed out and zero crop on the image 

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8 + Mc-20

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I was back today doing a diving gannet cruise, this day is one of my favourite days of the year, no matter how many times I watch these amazing birds dive into the sea it still takes my breath away 

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8 + Mc-20

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Had a fabulous few hours out today exploring North Cave Wetlands, these sSand Martins were a huge highlight was amazing watching them interact and fly around, these are the birds I have been looking forward to photographing since swapping over to omsystem.cameras but my local sand martins didn’t come back to my favourite spot this year, so was a pleasant surprise to get them today 

OM systems Om1, M.Zuiko 300mm + Mc-14

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🌅 Rise and shine with these early birds! I managed to capture these majestic gannets showing off their impressive wingspans at sunrise. 

Did you know their wings can stretch up to 6 feet wide? Perfect for gliding gracefully over the ocean waves! 

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 300mm + MC-14

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Gannet parenting 101: Spread those wings and look big! 

This adorable duo is showing us how it's done - one parent on guard duty with an impressive wingspan, while the other snuggles their precious 'guga' (that's gannet-speak for chick!). 

Did you know? Gannets are super devoted parents, taking turns to protect their single egg for about 6 weeks. Talk about a power couple!

Nature's family moments are truly something special!

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8 + MC-20

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It was great to see so many fluffy guga’s at RSPB Bempton Cliffs on Friday, this pair have been one of my favourite pairs for the last few years so it always delights me to see them doing so well at raising theirs 

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 300mm + MC-14

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I set my alarm for 2 am today to get to rspb_bemptoncliffs for Sunrise, when I got there I was met with fog 😢 luckily just after the sun rose it burnt through a small patch of fog and I had the most glorious 10 minutes with stunning golden sea as my back drop, which then made my alarm worth it 

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 300mm + Mc-14 

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Well I have had unexpected amazing day wildlifing today, and I didn’t know how good until I got home as I thought it was a rubbish day😂😂 I only got a blooming extremely rare bird a black-winged Prantincole (yes I had never heard of it either) which is normally located in southern Europe, Africa and Asia, and I got it in Country Durham 😂😂 I just thought it was some wader in summer plumage that I hadn’t seen before when I was there 😂

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Another guillemot but one from Bempton randomly collecting stones on the cliffs 

OM System Om1, 300mm + Mc-14

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I love that your get to explore all the islands from the boat on trips to the Farnes so you can see the sea birds from different angles than I would normally see them 

OM System OM1, M.Zuiko 300mm + Mc-14

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Last one from Gigrin for a while, but had to share this close up shot of a red kite as it few past, they come so close at Gigrin I offer regret having my 300mm prime and 1.4 converter on but then when I get super close ups like this I don’t regret my choice 

OM System OM1, M.Zuiko 300mm + Mc-14

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Did you know that The red kite boasts an impressive wingspan ranging from 1.75 to 2 meters (about 5.7 to 6.6 feet), making it one of the largest birds of prey in Europe,  they are scavengers, feeding mainly on carrion, but they also hunt small mammals, birds, and insects.

OM System OM1, M.Zuiko 40-150mm f2.8

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I thought I would start with this photo I took on Ozzy’s last adventure out and I have had made into a huge 120x60cm canvas and is my ultimate favourite photo of the pair of my boys, we went out this night in aim for an sunset but I actually love the blue tones in the stormy sky so much now

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Sadly our sweet boy Ozzy wagged his tail for the last time today and trotted over the rainbow bridge. This special pup filled our lives with so much love and joy - he's left a huge paw print on our hearts that'll never fade. 💔🐾 

With this tough goodbye and a hospital procedure coming up Friday, I'm going to take a little breather from social media to snuggle with memories snd with our other boy and also try and heal. Catch you all in a week - thanks for understanding as we remember our furry best friend. 🌈🐶

I've scheduled some posts to go up while I'm away, but any comments will be left unanswered until I return. See you soon! 💕

*rainbow added by Ai*

Those waiting for Northern Stars thank you so much for your patience they have finally all uploaded 

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It’s my little man 15th birthday today, this time last year we didn’t expect him to make it to Christmas and today we have thrown him and his brother a huge birthday day today, we have totally spoilt them as we know we will never get to do this again with them with them both being ill

😍😍😍😍 we took my pups to the beach last night in hope of a good sunset however we were just met with grey clouds, we have known for a year now that they are both quite poorly but we have sadly had the news that this little man doesn’t have much longer left with us, his kidneys are now in the last stage of failure 😭 I’m so grateful I can get these photos as these will last a lifetime and why I wanted to be a pet photographer as everyone deserves to have photos they cherish forever of their furbabies.

I wanted to get a few more photos of him doing what he does at one of his favourite places the beach, this was one photo I was really hoping for this is the look and the paw he gives me when he is wanting chicken

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