South Africa 2016

A collection of photos from our honeymoon at Samara Private Game Reserve in the Karoo, South Africa. We spent a week doing game drives and bush walks through some of the most beautiful landscape I've ever seen — and the wildlife obliged with some unforgettable encounters.

South Africa April 1, 2016
Young kudu calf walking away through dry South African bushveld, glancing back over its shoulder, with a pale-barked tree and red sandy soil in warm afternoon light
She appeared out of the Karoo scrub at Samara Private Game Reserve, all legs and ears, glancing back as if checking whether we were worth worrying about. We weren't — but she wasn't taking any chances.
Small flycatcher perched on a bare weathered branch against a smooth bright yellow-green bokeh background of sunlit foliage
Photographed at Samara Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape. The dense Karoo undergrowth made a perfect backdrop — and the bird sat still just long enough.
De-horned white rhino facing the camera head-on in black and white, ears pricked, deeply textured skin lit from the side against a dark bushveld backdrop
We approached a group of White Rhino on foot, the wind changed and they came to investigate... this particular individual got the closest!
Two plains zebras standing side by side facing opposite directions, each resting its chin on the other's back in mutual grooming, under a hazy golden-hour sky
Two zebra gently nuzzle each other in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Male lion standing in profile in high-contrast black and white, dark shaggy mane wind-tousled and rimmed with edge-light, thorn bush at his flank
Woke this lion up as we drove past at Addo Elephant Park, luckily he took his time to get up so I could get my camera out!
Pale chanting goshawk with slate-grey plumage and vivid orange-red legs perched atop a dense green bush in warm golden light
Perched on top of a bush like he owned the place, surveying his territory with what I can only describe as professional disapproval. The orange legs and beak are even more vivid in person.
Giraffe gazing directly into the lens in a head-and-neck portrait, warm golden sunlight on rich brown patches against a clear pale-blue sky
The giraffes were surprisingly difficult to get shots of, but this one finally turned around to have a look at us.
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