Landscape and Wildlife Photography of Africa

by Mark Dumbleton

The African continent boasts a rich diversity of wildlife, as well as landscapes to match and surpass the sheer beauty of any other on this planet. I travel through Africa photographing the events and nuances of this amazing continent. Welcome to Mark Dumbleton Photography, and thank you for visiting. Enjoy my Landscape and Wildlife Photography by browsing the Galleries, purchasing a Print, writing in the Guestbook, viewing my Timelapse Photography, reading the Blog or joining me on a photographic Workshop/Safari to experience and photograph the unique beauty of Africa.

Latest Images

Cape Fox pups play-fight with each other in the golden light of an afternoon in the Kalahari.
A tall Camelthorn Tree stands proudly under the star-filled night sky. With the Milk Way burning brightly, a hidden moon brightens the Kalahari sky.
Late afternoon sunlight splashes onto heavy clouds above Giants Castle Nature Reserve and the tall peaks of the Escarpment.
A beautiful specimen of the iconic Kalahari Black-maned Lion walks along the Nossob Riverbed roaring as a new summer dawn approaches.
Unbelievable sunrise light shines through underneath heavy, stormy skies, transforming the flooded landscape in magical colour. Previous night storms flood the Nossob Riverbed with much needed water. This is the road which leads to the Polentswa campsite across the Nossob Riverbed in northern Kgalagadi.
  • Late afternoon light illuminates falling rain over the Namib Rand in brilliant colours, creating a double rainbow, complementing the incredible landscape of the Excelsior Farm.
  • Late afternoon setting sunlight illuminates the Earth's atmosphere in wonderful hues of pinks over the Kokerboomkloof valley in the Richtersveld.
  • Storms approach the wide open grassy plains of the Masai Mara, engulfing the landscape with dramatic skies, dwarfing the massive Elephant cow and calf.
  • Two male Cheetah stand on the ridge of the Nossob River just outside of the Rooiputs Campsite with a bleating and kicking baby Springbok.
  • A herd of Wildebeest whip up huge amounts of dust at dawn, running along the banks of the Mara River during their annual migration across East Africa.
  • The small, compact Grey Kestrel fly's towards a frequented perch with a small mouse in it's talons. I was incredibly lucky to have captured this bird in flight with prey in talons, and together with a slowish shutterspeed, the wing blur created quite a nice effect, showing motion. The Masai Mara is home to many Raptors, but this surely is one of my favourite photographs of all Raptors captured in the area.
  • Huge herds of Wildebeest and Zebra churn up a lot of dust close to the banks of the Mara River. Ethereal scenes of these dust blankets cover huge numbers of game, waiting for their turns to cross this raging river.

News and Blog

Apr 15: Adding Warmth to Images

In wildlife and landscape photography, we are always chasing golden light, early mornings and late afternoons. It’s the low angle of the sun we like, penetrating through the atmosphere that creates the warm glow during the “golden hours”.


Mar 12: Web Sharpening Tutorial

As a photographer in the modern era, 99% of images people see are displayed on the web. Preparing images for web display is a crucial process, provided the website can display the web images properly.


Nov 22: Originality in Photography

Originality in Photography, I personally feel to a large degree has been lost. I know it’s extremely difficult in this modern era to create unique images due to the fact that there are so many people with cameras.


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