“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense and is thereby a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.”

― Ansel Adams

Each moment and situation presented to you in the wild is different and so too is your state of mind when photographing them; therefore expression is always a relative thing. I find that post-processing allows me to truly capture and express the mood of the moment that I have envisioned in my mind’s eye, especially when working in monochrome. I hope you enjoy this week’s selection.

Having lost an enormous amount of fluids from being in musth, a massive elephant bull satisfies his thirst at a seasonal pan.

One of my favourite angles of an elephant up close. This female was feeding calmly quite close to our vehicle and seemed not to have a care in the world.

Bizarre elegance. There’s not much more one can say about the feelings associated with viewing these incredible creatures.

The Southern Ground Hornbill is an almost prehistoric looking bird, large in size and powerfully built.

A member of a rival clan tip-toeing about the site of a carcass so as not to incite the wrath of the clan feeding on it.

A herd of impala feed in the early morning light. I don’t think there is an animal more graceful in all of Africa.

A rare close-up of the cryptically camouflaged Water Monitor.

A legend in our range and a supremely confident leopard, the Maxabeni male, gazes over his shoulder at a herd of impala nearby.

One of the original Southern Pride females shows us a glimpse of her tender side.

The young Tortilis male desperately seeking an opportunity to escape the tree he finds himself in, and the wrath of Maxabeni below.