PHOTOGRAPHY DEON DE VILLIERS

After escaping the corporate world, my yearning for exploring the African wilderness had me wanding the savannah for close on 15 years. With camera in hand, I treasured being able to capture the magic and surreal beauty of this ancient continent and its extraordinary inhabitants.

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Low res image of leopard silhouette against sunset Mombo Camp Botswana — PULA

She shared a final shadow dance before slipping away into the cover of darkness…

A herd of zebra enjoy the early morning at Mombo Camp in Botswana. — PEACE

"Peace is costly but it is worth the expense" ~Kenyan proverb

Two children enjoy the swimming pool at Mombo Camp with elephant in the background. — BUSH LIFE

"What you help a child to love can be more important than what you help them to learn" ~African proverb

PINK-PETALLED GLORY

"On a cold and misty night in Qorokwe camp, Okavango from the comfort of my bedroll, I could hear the mellifluous song of African elephants sharing their infinite wisdom - a well versed conversation of experience passed on from generation to generation, knowledge hardcoded and essential for their survival. As morning dawned I headed quietly towards the savannah to share in the glorious sunrise with my noble companions. It was then that Africa stepped into my view - bathed in pink-petalled glory - and took my breath away." Deon De Villiers - conservationist and wildlife photographer

SPLASH

Colour fills the sky as a falcon swoops in on the flock.

WISDOM

She looked at me; and she asked so many questions

A baobab tree stands tall under a rainbow at Mombo Camp Botswana photographed by Deon De Villiers. — AFRICAN BAOBAB

The gatekeeper to the ‘Place of Plenty.’ The past few days have delivered welcomed rainfall giving the northern tip of Chief’s Island well over 50 mm of much-needed pula (rain in Setswana). Anybody who has visited Mombo would recognise this mammoth of a tree standing firm in our fertile and abundant lands.

A herd of impala graze in pink light at Mombo Camp taken by Deon De Villiers — MISTY MORNINGS

"The African surprises which await you on misty mornings are truly amazing!

Low res image of leopard against a pink sunset Mombo Camp Botswana — Pink Leopard

The queen on Mombo Camp shares a moment with Deon De Villiers on a photographic safari.

Low res image of leopard in a tree at Mara Plains Camp Maasai Mara Kenya — A Leopard called Fig

Mara Plains favourite leopard Fig photographed by Deon De Villiers on a photographic safari.

Low res image of an elephant image on a 1000 jigsaw puzzle created by Safari Guru — Puzzles with Purpose

Safari Guru's conservation puzzles are creating much-needed funds to assist rhino conservation and anti-poaching initiatives during COVID!

Low res image of lion cubs printed on a 500 jigsaw puzzle created by Safari Guru — Puzzles with Purpose

Safari Guru's conservation puzzles are creating much-needed funds to assist rhino conservation and anti-poaching initiatives during COVID!