Meet Michael

Michael grew up on a game farm in Zimbabwe, located near the famous Victoria Falls Nature and Hangwe National Park. His inherent wilderness affinity led him to study Zoology at Roehampton University in London, before relocating to Western Australia in 2008.

The stark beauty of the outback sparked his interest in landscape and wildlife photography. His hobby quickly turned into a passion after returning to Africa to start his career as a field guide.

The spectacular wildlife in renowned game reserves such as the Parfuri section of the Kruger National Park and the Sabi Sands presented Michael with plenty of opportunity to develop his skills.

Today he is an aspiring field guide at AndBeyond’s Ngala Private Game Reserve and focuses his photography on the animal and bird interaction.

Get involved

To find out everything about what a safari guide does and what it takes to become one please check out our definitive guide to the Safari Guiding.

See Mike’s latest photographs and observations on his Facebook page. Prior to getting his first job in the safari industry Michael did the professional safari guide course, why not check out whether it is something that you’d like to do?

Posts by Michael

Wildlife – The rutting of wildebeest

Wildlife – Photo portrait: The African wild dog

Wildlife – The impatient hornbill and the mongoose