Michael Fairchild leads small African safaris to the best game parks in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia.
"Safari is a Swahili word that simply means a journey. For me, a safari means so much more... it is a chance to renew my battered connection to nature.
Photography on safari is my attempt to capture the spirit of timeless Africa: an Africa that can be sensed, but never truly possessed."
I love to share the excitement and wonder of safaris so I have produced two audio visuals about this fascinating corner of the world: Vanishing African Eden and The Okavango Delta, Oasis of Life. See the Education page for complete listings and descriptions.
Leopard at Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Zebras at Sunset Amboseli, Kenya
Sabuk Lodge Walking safari guide
Teenage elephant dust bath, Amboseli
Teenager elephant male salute, Amboseli Park, Kenya
Masai Jump Dancers
Mara River sunrise and hot air balloon
Circular rainbow and shadow of airplane, Kenya
Masai child playing tag with dust devil, Amboseli Kenya
Elephant mother sheltering her baby during wind storm, Samburu Game Reserve
Leopard at dusk, Samburu Gane Reserve, Kenya
Courting lion couple at rest, Masai Mara, Kenya
Laikepia Plateau aerial , central highlands, Kenya
Skipping rope, Engereri Village, Olololoo escarpment, Masai Mara
Wildebeest & Zebra river crossing, Mara River, Kenya
Wildebeest & Zebra traffic jam, Masai Mara, Kenya
Mara river Zebra crossing
Cape buffaloes heading for water, Masai Mara game Reserve
Dung Beetle Tsavo, Kenya
Thirsty Elephants, Etosha Pan, Namibia
Okavango Delta Swamp, Botswana
Red Lechwe female, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Teenage elephant moonlight wrestling match, Amboseli park, Kenya
Masai Herder at sunrise, Masai Mara Game Reserve
Wildebeest migration, Serengeti Plains, Tanzani
Carmine Bee Eater, Chobe, Botswana
Dust Devil, Amboseli Park, Kenya
Hot air balloon shadow, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Wildebeest river crossing panic, Masai Mara game Reserve, Kenya
Black-maned Lion yawn, Masai Mara Game Reserve
Crowned Cranes, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Giraffes at sunset, Masai Mara Game Reserve
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Impala on the run, Etosha Pan, Namibia
Gray-headed Kingfisher, Serengeti Plains, Tanzania
Elephant herd and Mt. Kilimanjaro, Kenya
Kilimanjaro moonrise, Amboseli Park, Kenya
Serengeti road and rainbow, Tanzania
Zebra stampede, Etosha Pan, Nambia
Leopard feasting on Kudu, Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, South Africa
Unlikely partners, Lion and Black-backed Jackal, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Lion chasing Hyena, Masai Mara, Kenya
Lion courtship, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Grass fire, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Masai Mara sunset and Acacia tree, Kenya
Little Bee Eater, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Ngorongoro thunderstorm at sunset, Tanzania
Ngorongoro Sunrise, Tanzania
Black rhinoceros sisters, Ngorongoo Crater, Tanzania
Giraffes at sunrise, Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, South Africa
Cheetah cubs, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Elephants at Dusk, Chobe, Botswana
Yawning Pregnant Leopard Serengeti Tanzania
Reticulated Giraffes on the look out
Baby Elephant sniffing the air, Serengeti Tanzania
Black mane lion on the prowl
Bat eared foxes, Masai Mara, Kenya
Zebra "Dazzle" Masai Mara, Kenya
Three sleeping brothers in the dry season, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Hunting cheetah, Masai Mara, Kenya
Lion in sand storm, Okavango Delta, Botswana
Yawning hippo, Chobe River, Botswana
Elephant wrestling match, Etosha Pan, Namibia
Victoria Falls rainbow, Zimbabwe