‘Visual ideas combined with technology combined with personal interpretation equals photography. Each must hold it's own; if it doesn't, the thing collapses.’

Arnold Newman.

With Autumn being in full swing here at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, the summer mud wallows are all dry making the permanent watering holes a good start on safari as animals are coming down to drink and are often concentrated around them.

A young cheetah cub poses whilst his brothers and sisters play nearby.

Three of the Southern Pride females take a break to drink before moving off into the darkness to hunt.

Young zebra stallions battle it out for dominance within their bachelor herd.

A massive elephant bull quenches his thirst from a nearby watering hole as the dry winter months are beginning to start at Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve.

The Mandleve male leopard is becoming ever more dominant and here he poses as the sun sinks behind the horizon.

A male cheetah climbed this termite mound to use it as a vantage viewpoint.

Nottins female looks up curiously at my tracker Heavyness.

The usually shy and elusive Klipspringer poses quickly before scattering off into the rocky outcropping.

After roaring to contact his brothers, one of the Sand River males listens for any response to his call.

A Dazzle of zebra all look in the direction of impala alarm calling.