It’s a spectacle of nature that draws tourists in their thousands each year. Missing a river crossing however shouldn’t dampen your trip to the Masai Mara.

In what ended up being a ‘welcome back to Nairobi’ game drive, I joined other photographers for a trip to the wild side of Nairobi.

Nairobi is the only place you can go from zebra crossing, to zebra crossing, making it the world’s wildlife capital.

Our first-born just turned 3. Instead of throwing a big bash for her, my wife and I decided to celebrate by giving her several first-time experiences. Last week, I took her camping in Lake Baringo.

I also didn’t know such a lake existed. So I did the Thomas thing, and travelled to Lamu County to see it for myself.

This was much better than eating exhaust fumes and cursing at overlappers in Nairobi’s morning traffic. 

They can weigh up to 30 tons but for a split second, they break free from gravity… leap out of the water… catch air… and become… weightless!

I’m certain you’re familiar with the wildebeest migration that happens annually between the Mara and Serengeti – the 7th wonder of the world. Just like you, I didn’t know about the humpback whale migration that happens around the same time – July to September – off the Kenyan coast. More about the whales in the …

Located on the eastern slopes of Mt Kenya in Meru County at 3,470m asl, Lake Ellis possesses a beauty that will captivate anyone daring enough to take the journey there. Here’s some tips I gathered from a camping trip there last February.

Here are some pointers to help you get better images when shooting wildlife in Nairobi National Park.

On trips like these, I appreciate the ability pursuing passion and not profit has given me. While many other Nairobians were stuck in rain traffic or caught up in clouds of tear gas from anti-IEBC demonstrations, I was engulfed in fresh air and sandwiched by beautiful landscapes, in the company of great friends and amazing wildlife.

Located on the south eastern slopes of Kilimanjaro and sitting on the border of Kenya and Tanzania, I’ve always considered Lake Chala to be the best doof mpararo location in East Africa. Last August, I got a chance to experience it again with Onetouch during one of our monthly photographic expeditions.

Last Thursday, out of the blues that engulfed Nairobi after tensions from the General Election, I got an urge to return to the Nairobi National Park to shoot wildlife. I shared the idea with friends from Onetouch and Friday morning, we met at the NNP Lang’ata Road Gate at 6am.

Lions have never loved my camera. In my countless encounters with them, I’ve only managed to capture two good photos: in 2007 in the Mara, and 2009 in Amboseli. All other times, in Nakuru, Mara and even Nairobi National Park, they’ve either been sleeping, hiding behind bushes or not within the reach of my lenses.

The light from the starry skies above faded as the sun pieced the morning clouds, illuminating the beauty of Marsabit’s Abdul Camp. Thick fog engulfed us. And as the smoke from the campfire breakfast danced with the fog, we packed our cameras and set out to explore Marsabit National Park.