Mara Elephants Group, by Gabriele Ferrazzi

April 18, 2012   |   No Comments

This photo was made in Kenya, in the Masai Mara National Park. The expedition was stopped in Nairobi for a week and I rented a 4×4 with a couple of friends and we drove to an amazing experience in the Masai Mara. Millions of wildebeest everywhere, lions, African colors and these amazing elephants. It is [...]

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Sunset in Maasai Land, by Orhan Aksel

February 18, 2012   |   No Comments

I captured this photograph in Masai Mara region of Kenya in August 2010. I used an SB900 with a beamer (Justin-clamped to the jeep) to camera right. It was rather difficult, because I also used a 30-some year old manual zoom lens (Vivitar Series I 70-210mm). So to get the flash spot accurately on the [...]

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Out of Africa, by Orhan Aksel

January 07, 2012   |   No Comments

I captured this photograph in Masai Mara region of Kenya in August 2010. The name Mara is derived from this spotty and patchy savannah-look. Colors change instantly before the sun goes down and these dominant golden color changes the landscape drastically.

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Thika Kenya, by Masja Stolk

April 20, 2011   |   2 Comments

This photo is taken in a school for children who lives in the slums of Thika, 1.5 hour drive from Nairobi. I was here with an NGO (macheo.org) that is a foundation operating children home for 56 children, income generating projects and an education program, which support thousands of children in the nearby slums. I [...]

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