Experimenting with light has been an essential part of my creative journey. I love light – and not just beautiful morning and afternoon light but all types of light; from diffuse light that enables high key images, to back light that highlights a subjectʼs outline, to post-sunset light that produces unimaginable colours and moods....
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...
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...
