Congo Sunrise
20mm, f/8, 1/50s, ISO100 One of the reasons I enjoy immersive travel so much is that it’s too easy to miss out on powerful experiences…
Tag: Kahuzi-Biega NP
For a brief introduction to Kahuzi-Beiga National Park (DR Congo) please click here.
Tracking Time
38mm, 1/250s, f/5,6, ISO400 The Batwa are in many ways the Gorilla Highlands region’s forgotten people. The original inhabitants of this part of Africa, the…
What Can a Lady Marketeer Do for Congolese Wildlife?
Hello everyone! I’m Gloria Mwenge Bitomwa and I am a tourism officer at Kahuzi-Biega National Park, home to the endangered eastern lowland gorillas also known as…
Big 1
500mm, 1/500s, f/4, ISO500 I’m not sure if you have come across the New Big 5 Project: basically, an initiative to come up with, obviously,…
Marhale and His Gift of Joy
Enjoying Amy’s writing? Don’t miss her episode on our podcast … One of the most rewarding parts of studying the social behaviour of animals…
Travel Advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo: Insider Info & Superb Images
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a challenging place in many ways. It is best known internationally for poverty, civil war and Ebola.…
Three Faces
25mm, 1/200s, f/6,3, ISO1250 My experiences with gorillas are probably reversed from those of most people’s. My first 20 hours or so in the presence…
My Commitment to Nabanga
Enjoying Amy’s writing? Don’t miss her episode on our podcast … Jambo sana! I am Amy Porter, a wildlife behavioural ecologist and conservation biologist…
Announcing the GH Mega Trek
UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2021: The new GH Mega Trek time is May 2022. The details to follow. Imagine being in Rusizi, southwestern Rwanda, on the last…
