Thank you so much for subscribing to my newsletters! The feedback, encouragement and engagement over the last 25 editions has been far more than I could ever have hoped for. It is such a privilege to share my passion and love for birds, Africa and photography with you! I hope that my future newsletters will continue to create awareness for...
Welcome to issue 25 of the Flack’s photography newsletters. Eileen, Joshua and I have just returned home after an incredible three weeks in Kenya. After three years of Covid cancellations we finally made it to El Karama Lodge in Laikipia County, which is an hour from Nanyuki and approximately 5 hours (traffic allowing) north of Nairobi. El Karama has a special place...
It was difficult to know where to start this newsletter given that my trip to Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda was three years in the making and one that I had dreamt about for many more years before that. In many ways I feel that this issue and the accompanying images are not enough to communicate the full majesty of Nyungwe...
Welcome to issue 23 of The Flack’s Photography newsletters! Having been away from home for a month it is such a blessing to be back in Balgowan and surrounded by wintering Cranes, breeding Kingfishers and misty, Midland’s dams. I had initially decided to write this newsletter on Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda, but based on an exceptional and somewhat unexpected trip to...
I hope this finds you healthy and happy! In my last newsletter (Creativity in Bird Photography), I eluded to a new vision for habitat shots or “birds in their environment images” (at least new for me) and mentioned how William Steel and I would be collaborating to see if we could bring our ideas to life. When we first discussed...
When I started photography it was all about the bird. I wanted to take close ups of all birds, but especially rare ones, and soon hoped to get brilliantly sharp images with flawless backgrounds and uncluttered compositions. I was aiming for the perfect “field guide” shot. My dream at that stage was to get a perfect, close up image of...
Welcome to my 20th newsletter and the fifth since the start of my break from the corporate world. It has been such an incredible privilege to take some time out from work and pour my energy into my family, my health and the wonderful world of birds and photography. In the last month I got to speak to a chapel full...
A very happy 2022 to you and your family! Welcome to issue 19 of my bird photography newsletters! I believe that one of the key secrets to improving your bird photography (or any photography for that matter) is to fall in love with your subject! Loving something or someone significantly increases the time you want to spend with them, makes you...
I enjoy most genres of bird photography but if pushed to pick a favourite it would have to be “Habitat Shots” or “Birds in their Environment” images. For me, these photographs not only capture the essence of a specific bird species but they also tell a far deeper story than a pure portrait or action shot. I feel this is important...
I was going to write a newsletter on Benvie Gardens and breeding Orange Ground Thrush (which I will do in time) but I have just got back from an incredible trip to the northern reaches of the Kruger National Park and thought I would share about my experiences there first.The Punda Maria and Pafuri regions of this famous location are...