With an abundance of wildlife, coupled with rugged landscapes ranging from
the sprawling Serengeti to lush rainforests and pristine beaches, the region
is truly a destination for the ultimate traveler. The sunsets seem richer,
the water seems more blue, the smiles of locals more sincere. Photographers
often insist that taking pictures in Africa is the easiest assignment there
is...since the pictures really take themselves. The descriptions and
stories told by others who had seen the continent’s raw beauty and
witnessed its visual and soulful magic firsthand, inspired me. So after
graduating from college I volunteered and served as a Communications Director
at Daystar University in Kenya. It was a position that was indeed
challenging, but provided me with the tremendous opportunity of being able to
explore wondrous locales that had previously existed only ... (more)