Portfolio

Made in the field.

Twenty-four frames by Lowlight guests and hosts, each captioned with the place, the month and the settings that made it. Nothing composited, nothing staged.

Subject

29 frames

A lion and lioness side by side in falling rain, green bush behind — Lions in the rainDevon MacMillanKruger National Park, South Africa · Dec 2025
Sony α7 III · FE 200–600mm G at 600mm · f/6.3 · 1/500s · ISO 12800

An elephant calf walking among the herd, in black and white — Keeping upDevon MacMillanKruger National Park, South Africa · Dec 2025
Sony α7 III · FE 200–600mm G at 236mm · f/5.6 · 1/250s · ISO 400

A vervet monkey with its tongue out, peering through leaves against blue sky — No commentDevon MacMillanKruger National Park, South Africa · Dec 2025
Sony α7 III · FE 200–600mm G at 485mm · f/6.3 · 1/500s · ISO 125

The sun rising directly behind a lone tree on an orange horizon — One tree, one sunDevon MacMillanSouth Africa · May 2025
Nikon D5600 · 18–140mm at 140mm · f/5.6 · 1/1600s · ISO 400

A zebra standing in long grass looking at the camera, in black and white — Stripes in the long grassDevon MacMillanSouth Africa · May 2025
Nikon D5600 · 18–140mm at 105mm · f/6.3 · 1/640s · ISO 200

A leopard walking across open, dusty ground — Crossing the openCats · 01Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2025
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 600mm f/4 · f/4 · 1/1000s · ISO 1250

A lilac-breasted roller showing its vivid plumage — Roller at the bathBirds · 02Zimanga, South Africa · May 2025
Sony α1 II · FE 600mm f/4 · f/5.6 · 1/3200s · ISO 1000

Two elephants kicking up dust in a dry landscape — Dust, at four o'clockElephants · 03Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2024
Nikon Z9 · Z 70–200mm f/2.8 · f/8 · 1/1600s · ISO 400

A leopard resting on a tree branch — Sausage tree leopardCats · 04Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2025
Canon EOS R3 · RF 100–500mm · f/7.1 · 1/500s · ISO 3200

The sun rising over savanna dotted with acacia trees — Before the driveLandscapes · 05Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2025
Nikon Z8 · Z 24–120mm f/4 · f/8 · 1/250s · ISO 200

A golden monkey with a stem of bamboo leaves in its mouth — Bamboo, mid-chewPrimates · 06Volcanoes NP, Rwanda · Feb 2025
Nikon Z9 · Z 100–400mm · f/5.6 · 1/320s · ISO 6400

A cheetah sitting upright in short grass — The coalition's scoutCats · 07Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2024
Sony α1 II · FE 200–600mm · f/6.3 · 1/2000s · ISO 500

An African fish eagle perched on a branch — Fish eagle, river bendBirds · 08Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2025
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 600mm f/4 + 1.4× · f/5.6 · 1/1600s · ISO 640

Close detail of an elephant's eye and wrinkled ear — Eye of the matriarchElephants · 09Zimanga, South Africa · May 2024
Sony α1 II · FE 600mm f/4 · f/4 · 1/800s · ISO 800

A leopard lying along the limb of a bare tree — Midday, dead treeCats · 10Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2023
Nikon Z9 · Z 600mm f/4 TC · f/5.6 · 1/2000s · ISO 200

A river channel framed by trees at sunset — Channel, last lightLandscapes · 11Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2024
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 24–70mm · f/11 · 1/125s · ISO 100

Two elephants swimming across deep water, trunks raised — Deep water crossingElephants · 12Okavango, Botswana · Jun 2025
Nikon Z8 · Z 180–600mm · f/6.3 · 1/1250s · ISO 400

A flock of flamingos wading in shallow water at sunset — Flamingos, gold waterBirds · 13Okavango, Botswana · Jun 2024
Sony α1 II · FE 400–800mm · f/8 · 1/1000s · ISO 1600

A young lion cub resting in long grass — Four months oldCats · 14Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2025
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 100–500mm · f/7.1 · 1/800s · ISO 1600

A mountain gorilla resting in dense green vegetation — Silverback, restingPrimates · 15Volcanoes NP, Rwanda · Feb 2024
Nikon Z9 · Z 70–200mm f/2.8 · f/2.8 · 1/250s · ISO 5000

An adult elephant and calf walking through dusty savanna — Calf in the hazeElephants · 16Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2025
Canon EOS R3 · RF 100–500mm · f/7.1 · 1/1000s · ISO 500

An aerial view of winding channels and islands in the delta — The delta from aboveLandscapes · 17Okavango, Botswana · Jun 2025
Sony α7R V · FE 24–105mm · f/5.6 · 1/2000s · ISO 200

A cheetah standing on a fallen log under a blue sky — Lookout logCats · 18Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2024
Nikon Z8 · Z 180–600mm · f/6.3 · 1/1600s · ISO 320

A blue and brown roller perched on a tree branch — Blue on barkBirds · 19Zimanga, South Africa · May 2025
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 600mm f/4 · f/4 · 1/2500s · ISO 400

A young gorilla sitting in lush wet vegetation — Juvenile, after rainPrimates · 20Volcanoes NP, Rwanda · Feb 2025
Sony α1 II · FE 70–200mm f/2.8 · f/2.8 · 1/400s · ISO 3200

A bull elephant with long tusks in side light — Ivory and shadowElephants · 21Okavango, Botswana · Jun 2024
Canon EOS R5 II · RF 100–500mm · f/7.1 · 1/640s · ISO 800

A lone acacia tree standing in open savanna — One acaciaLandscapes · 22Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2025
Nikon Z8 · Z 14–30mm f/4 · f/11 · 1/200s · ISO 100

A large eagle perched at the top of a tree — Raptor at the crownBirds · 23Lower Zambezi, Zambia · Sep 2024
Sony α1 II · FE 600mm f/4 + 1.4× · f/5.6 · 1/1250s · ISO 1000

A lion walking through green grass after rain — After the rainCats · 24Mara North, Kenya · Aug 2023
Canon EOS R3 · RF 600mm f/4 · f/4 · 1/1600s · ISO 400

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