Make it! Don’t Take it!

When people find out what I do, they say: “You take pictures, don’t you?” And I always reply: “No. I don’t take anything! I MAKE photographs.” My photography improved instantly once I adopted the attitude that I was “making” a photograph. Suddenly, I was more aware of what I was creating. I instantly began to have more control over the nature and quality of my photographs. “NEVER let the camera have the last word.” What I mean by that is this: the images you get straight from the camera are just ingredients, they are just fast food, they are unfinished as far as I am concerned. The camera gives you the cake, but the cake needs icing before serving.

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Clandestine Hip Shot ? What’s that ?

Clandestine Hip Shot: Adventure photography means more to me than just tracking the beautiful big cats in the African bush, or sloshing through the rainforest of the Amazon in Brazil, or wading waist-deep in the crystal clear salmon rivers of SuperNatural British Columbia to make that perfect image of the bears in the salmon run. In all of my photo safaris, human culture is incredibly important to me and I try to discover the essential elements that make each culture unique and special. This means photographing people in their natural environment, doing the things they normally do.

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Love this Giraffe!

Thank you, Joani White!
Good job.  Good photograph.
Let me tell you why I think this is such a fine photograph.
1.   It follows Mzungu’s Big Five Rules for creating great photographs:  One – Background emphasises the subject and produces no visual competition; Two – The Subject is the only star on the stage; Three – the Edges [...]

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To Mzungu’s Website

To Mzungu’s Website

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Cycle of life in the Mara River, Kenya

The Cycle of Life: Crocodile attack Zebra in the Mara River, Kenya

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Photography Grant – National Geographic Magazine

The National Geographic Magazine Grant for Photography

photo by: 2007 Grant Recipient: Eugene Richards
Just want to make sure that you are aware of the opportunity for you to create a body of work worthy of sharing with the world.
Professional still photographers are now eligible to apply for a $50,000 grant from National Geographic as [...]

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Mzungu: Real World Experience

REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
My experience as a guide and leader comes not just from books, but rather from many years of personal explorations worldwide. I am an active member of The Explorers Club, an organization founded in 1904, with President Teddy Roosevelt. Our members have carried the Explorers Club Flag on many of the historical “Famous [...]

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