Swahili house
A typical example of a traditional Swahili house at the south coast of Kenya. Building materials consisting of mangrove rafters, makuti roofing and walls made out of old coral stones. Beautiful light on a clear warm morning.
A typical example of a traditional Swahili house at the south coast of Kenya. Building materials consisting of mangrove rafters, makuti roofing and walls made out of old coral stones. Beautiful light on a clear warm morning.
There is plenty of small fish and other critters that the Pelican can feed on in the mineral rich waters of Lake Magadi
Sometimes the weather can be quite violent over the Mara triangle with heavy rain and hail storms. The animals will stand in groups facing away from the wind. Here I used a fish eye lens to capture such a storm.
Along the Lungalunga Ramisi road a colorful snapshot of market day at the south coast Kenya
The sun has just kissed the horizon and the local fishermen are heading out while the tide is up.
A lonely acacia tree on the savanna and a storm brewing in the distance
Black-winged Stilt hunting in the salty Lake Magadi waters on a hot morning
Coming back from a taxing hike in the Aberdares rainforest we got a beautiful evening view of tea plantations in Tuthu.
A elephant herd in the tall grass of the Masai Mara savanna moving slowly toward us. Most of the time elephant herds will be moving sideways or away from you but today we are lucky and they’re coming right toward us.
The Manguyo falls are hidden deep inside the rugged Aberdares Mountain Range and it is a full day hike back and forth. You are trekking inside very dense Tropical high altitude rainforest with extremely steep ridges and valleys making the trek quite taxing. Once you reach the falls you are greeted with a magnificent view of the water cascading down between lush green rainforest.
Thousands of Wildebeests moving in a long caravan near the Mara river
One of the most famous 4WD rallies, the Kenyan Rhino Charge attracts entrants from all over the world. The Rhino Charge is the main contributor to the fence building around Kenya’s water towers thereby protecting critical habitat and water supplies for generations to come.
Around 3800 meters altitude after a long climb up elephant hill. Beautiful view down from the moorlands of the Aberdares mountain range
A pretty Egret hunting in the low tide waters at the south coast.
The sides of the Menegai Crater can be very steep at certain places so care has to be taken when traversing around the side walls
An example of a small lake fed by hot springs where the water is bubbling out of the ground below an escarpment. The water has been making its way deep in the underground picking up minerals and heat from the earth layers close to the magma. Due to the mineral rich waters the lakes are small oasis for a rich variety of birds.