Welcome to Issue 16 of the Flack’s photography newsletters. I hope that it finds you in good health and out birding! Some of my bird photography moments have been head and shoulders above the rest! Photographing African Pitta in the Coutadas of Mozambique or Egyptian Plover on the banks of the Benoue River in Cameroon are two such experiences. This month...
Eileen, Joshua and I shared our first anniversary in the Natal Midlands at the end of August. It is hard to believe that we have been away from Johannesburg for an entire year already! One of the many reasons for moving to the area was to be closer to nature and to walk out our front door and be immersed in...
I hope you are warm, well and getting chance to explore the magical outdoors!We celebrated our first autumn in the Natal Midlands with the discovery of a breeding pair of Half-collared Kingfishers. After 6 months of searching for them in our estate in Balgowan, I was starting to give up hope when all of a sudden my luck changed. I...
I trust this newsletter finds you happy and healthy! With lockdown restrictions lifted in South Africa, Eileen, Joshua and I got to have a wonderful Easter break in the Cape. We are still missing our respective families terribly, but it was amazing to spend some special family time on the beach in Nature’s Valley and visit one of my favourite South...
It is hard to believe that this is Issue 12 of the Flack’s Photography newsletters and we are already one year down the line. Born during the Covid-19 lockdown months in South Africa, these newsletters have been a ton of fun to write and I have really enjoyed the feedback and interaction they have garnered. If I haven’t heard from...
Welcome to issue 11 of the Flack’s Photography Newsletters. I truly hope it finds you happy and in good health! On the 11 of January I was kindly asked if I wanted to visit a nature reserve near Richmond (KwaZulu Natal, South Africa). The custodians of the site asked if I could photograph their Blue Swallows; a critically endangered species in...
Welcome to issue 10 of The Flack’s Photography newsletters. I hope that it finds you safe and in good health!To all our regular subscribers, thanks so much for all your feedback and input to date! It is much appreciated and a great encouragement. To all our new subscribers, thanks for joining and I hope you enjoy the issues that follow....
I hope you had a wonderful festive season with family and friends, and that you are well rested for the year ahead.I started my holiday with an incredible visit to the Vulture Hide at Giant’s Castle, which was not only great from a photographic perspective but also a wonderful tonic for the soul.I had booked the trip in September to...
Welcome to issue 8 of the Flack’s Photography newsletters! Thanks so much for your continued support and interest! I have really appreciated all the kind emails and encouragement I have received over the last 7 issues, and love that so many of you have been in touch. To all the new subscribers, please note that issues 1 to 7 can be found...
Welcome to issue #7 of The Flack’s Photography newsletters. I don’t know about you, but I am seriously missing adventures in far off lands, and hence I thought I would focus this next newsletter on one of my more adventurous escapades; birding on the banks of the Bénoué River in North East Cameroon. THE DESTINATION BEHIND THE BIRDSBénoué National Park – north...