Simba Bara Mwezi (Lion Moon)
An account of a very close encounter with the King of Cats in the light of a full moon in Tanzania.
A Brush with Death
Sitting at dinner tonight, one of our guides casually mentioned that I was nearly bitten by a Gabon Viper while trekking through the jungle the other night. Apparently, the tracker and client walked right by the sleeping Viper, which began to hiss when I wandered past. Bringing up the rear, the guide watched as I [...]
Pictory Magazine: Life Before Your Eyes
My first photo story was published in Pictory Magazine, elaborating on how a prolonged stay in Africa changed my life, and my outlook on it. Though the story was greatly edited down, I feel that it still captures the changes I experience in my first 6 months over there, and the effect they had on [...]
Ruaha River Reflection
An elaboration on my first assignment in Africa, and the lasting effect that it had on me.
Ssese Island Sensitivity
I am aboard a “barge”, (as the word ferry is sometimes, well, too fairy) flotsaming across the great Lake Victoria in Uganda, towards the Ssese Islands. Having the time to ingest numerous books and films in my African wilderness isolation has brought to my attention how affected I can be by music, literature, and film, [...]