In The Tracks of Giants - A Trek for Conservation

Tracks of Giants: Biking the Interior, Namibia from The WILD Foundation on Vimeo.

Tracks of Giants is an initiative of the WILD foundation,an epic trek from Namibia's frigid western Skeleton Coast to the eastern shores of the warmer Indian Ocean,"connecting major conservation nodes to promote a greater awareness of conservation, human community and leadership issues specifically relevant to southern Africa." This video profiles the Kaokoland/Damaraland part of the trek - an area very close to my heart, with insights from pioneering local conservationists Margaret Jacobsohn & Garth Owen-Smith, amongst others. The project is being filmed by experienced cameraman & producer Nick Chevallier.

More about the initiative on the WILD site and follow the treks progress on Facebook.

Heat, Dust and Dreams: Kaokoland Photography

Himba shadow, Kaokoland, Namibia. Copyright: Heat Dust and Dreams

A Himba elder casts an elegant silhouette against the mud daub wall of his home.  The Himba are semi-nomadic pastoralists that inhabit the remote north-western corner of Nambia - a region of harsh, largely waterless semi-arid desert.  More photos of this to come, largely drawn from the book I published on this area, Heat, Dust and Dreams.

Elephant vs crocodile Pt 2

This just proves that crocodiles have no limit to their ambition - not even an imposing elephant cow deterred this determined reptile. The original gallery is courtesy the BBC, with the images taken by Martin Nyfeler in Zambia's Luangwa Valley, and can be viewed here: BBC News - In pictures: Elephant and crocodile 'tug of war'