6/13/12

Guest Post- The Coolest Place on Earth

 My dad is photojournalist who occasionally honors this blog with a guest post. Enjoy!


 The coolest place on the planet may well be Duba Island on the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
I went there recently to photograph a husband and wife film-making team and was just knocked out by the whole scene;  the remote beauty, the crazy weather, the friendly people and most of all, the proximity to some of the great beasts of Africa. And the food didn’t suck either.



 We travelled out every day in camera trucks loaded with natural snacks: dried fruit, salty nuts and cookies that helped us stay hydrated in the 100 degree heat. At my age I find I need some small amounts of carbs in my stomach to absorb the huge amounts of water one must drink.

For lunch, we would pull up under a “sausage tree’ and dined in style.

 The camp provided a very filling but light meal of local veggies, rice and  fish patties that was just right under the brutal sun.


 On the day I shot these photos we circled back to the tree later and discovered a pride of lions had been resting there the whole time on the backside of the tree, and weren’t bothered at all by us borrowing their space.


7 comments:

Bianca said...

Whoa!! Your dad has the coolest job ever!! I went to school for photojournalism, but I don't get to do anything like that! :-)

Those lions are beautiful!

Anonymous said...

wow what an incredible trip! what a cool job!

Unknown said...

These Pictures are amazing! I am so jealous.
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Elyse said...

Beautiful! Thank you!

Jeane M. said...

Omg a pride of lions at the back where you camped, wow really can't eat that much coz of nervousness. I must have to experience that one, cool! Got my eye on your blog now.

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