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Edward Selfe Photo Safaris Edward Selfe is a specialist photographic guide offering superb photographic safaris in Zambia's world-famous South Luangwa National Park.

Edward Selfe moved to Zambia early in 2009, pursuing his love of wildlife and the outdoors. Working first as a camp management assistant and then as a safari guide, he has built up 9 years' of wild-Luangwa experience and honed his knowledge of its astonishing array of life. Edward also holds Luangwa's coveted Grade 1 walking licence, allowing him to lead safaris on foot in dangerous game areas, an

d proving his exceptional understanding of mammal behaviour. Edward has been a keen photographer since the age of 10, learning from his Dad with an old film SLR. Finding a perfect environment for his skills in Zambia, he has since turned his passion into a successful wildlife photography and guiding business. He has taken many photographers on safari, assisting keen amateurs to develop their skills and helping professionals turn Luangwa's great sightings into award-winning photographs. Edward's guiding style is one of 'exploring with his guests' and he loves nothing more than to discover new areas, try new techniques or sit and wait for a sighting to develop. As a highly skilled naturalist, he is as interested in wildlife as he is in photography and is the ideal guide for someone with a passion for both.

BIRDING IN BOTSWANA?•I have 1 single space on a special trip to Botswana in May 2025. Join me for a wildlife photo safar...
15/12/2024

BIRDING IN BOTSWANA?
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I have 1 single space on a special trip to Botswana in May 2025. Join me for a wildlife photo safari with a special focus on bird photography.
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We’ll enjoy everything there is to see in the special concessions of Pom Pom & Kwara but with additional time allocated to getting great images of cranes, water birds, owls, raptors and more. The finale will be time on the Chobe River with Pangolin Safaris.
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4 nights Splash Camp, 4 nights Pom Pom & 4 nights Pangolin Chobe.
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Send me a direct message for more info.
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SAFARI OPENING•Due to a cancellation, I have 1 space on a tour to Lower Zambezi National Park next year. 8 nights with ...
28/11/2024

SAFARI OPENING
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Due to a cancellation, I have 1 space on a tour to Lower Zambezi National Park next year. 8 nights with at the best time of year!
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Superb light, dusty conditions, great concentration of game, cool mornings allowing long safari photo sessions, good guides, two-camp tour. Single occupancy.
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DM for details and please share to spread the word. 🙏
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AFRICA? INDIA!!•Watch out for the highlights from my October India safari with my family on my story.•So many great safa...
28/11/2024

AFRICA? INDIA!!
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Watch out for the highlights from my October India safari with my family on my story.
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So many great safari experience to be enjoyed — and memories to be made — with in Rajasthan.
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Keep watching.
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HOME•A camera trap set up on our verandah at home reveals a night-time visitor….and her cub! We’ve been hearing a lot of...
15/11/2024

HOME
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A camera trap set up on our verandah at home reveals a night-time visitor….and her cub! We’ve been hearing a lot of leopard activity around the house this dry season, and that would correlate with a leopardess’s efforts to rear a cub.
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As the dry season took hold in late September, the kids paddling pool became a good watering hole for all sorts of wildlife. I’ll share more of these in the coming weeks.
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The final slide shows both cats looking towards our living room, just 4m to the left of the image. We were at home at 20:40 that night, so perhaps they heard us talking…?!
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Some time ago, we found a young leopard hiding under one of our vehicles when we went out in the evening. We live in their space and it’s very much part of life. We just hope it wasn’t waiting there for our dog….
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UPWARD TREND•Due to significant investment of time and effort by the Department of National Parks and , the Luangwa’s wi...
15/11/2024

UPWARD TREND
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Due to significant investment of time and effort by the Department of National Parks and , the Luangwa’s wild dog population has reached a strong and healthy state.
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This large population now gives researchers the chance to pose interesting questions about population dynamics with respect to prey and competing predators. What limits a wild dog population’s size? Is it prey availability or is the competition from other predators? Which factor is first to impact the growth rate?
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Follow for interesting insights into questions like these and to understand what is involved in running a complex, multi-location project in wild spaces with poor access and very high seasonality.
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This image was taken just outside the South Luangwa NP, just a few hundred metres from my house. As these populations grow within the parks, they inevitable meet with the human impact coming in from outside.
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TAU•The lions of the Kalahari Desert are among the most spectacular in Africa. I’ll be back in the CKGR in December and ...
06/11/2024

TAU
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The lions of the Kalahari Desert are among the most spectacular in Africa. I’ll be back in the CKGR in December and I’m excited to look for this handsome male in the greenery of the early rainy season.
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PALMS•It’s been a busy year, and this image from June in Kenya — which is a bit of a favourite — feels like a lifetime a...
03/11/2024

PALMS
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It’s been a busy year, and this image from June in Kenya — which is a bit of a favourite — feels like a lifetime ago.
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Despite being in direct sunlight, the brisk breeze kept this Olive Baboon cool while he feasted on ripe palm fruits in Meru NP.
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WHERE WILL YOU BE IN MAY 2025?•I have a final space on a small group photo safari to the Lower Zambezi National Park. I’...
04/10/2024

WHERE WILL YOU BE IN MAY 2025?
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I have a final space on a small group photo safari to the Lower Zambezi National Park. I’ve run 11 tours to this special place since 2019 and it has always delivered extraordinary encounters and vivid memories.
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Based at Anabezi Camp for 8 nights, in the remote Eastern end of the park, we’ll leave camp early each morning and enjoy our days in solitude amongst the towering trees & rich wildlife.
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May offers lower rates, allowing for an extended stay, and the results from May 2024’s Safari speak for themselves. Check out the trip report on my blog.
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JUST 1 SPACE LEFT•Take the remaining space on my Emerald Season Lower Zambezi Safari for 2025.•13-21 May 2025 - 8 nights...
27/09/2024

JUST 1 SPACE LEFT
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Take the remaining space on my Emerald Season Lower Zambezi Safari for 2025.
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13-21 May 2025 - 8 nights at Anabezi Camp privately guided by me - spectacular scenery, wonderful light and brilliant sightings.
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Guaranteed departure. Contact me for more info.
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HUNTING IN THE HALF-LIGHT•It’s hard to know exactly what view of the world is enjoyed by species other than our own. For...
27/09/2024

HUNTING IN THE HALF-LIGHT
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It’s hard to know exactly what view of the world is enjoyed by species other than our own. For predators and ungulates in an African context, it’s likely that they give up sharp, colour vision in favour of low-light ability and peripheral acuity. This is supported by looking at retinal composition…but of course, we still don’t know exactly what their brains can interpret from the retinal signals.
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But whatever the capability of antelopes’ eyes, we can be pretty sure that this leopard — sitting motionless on the lip of a drainage channel — will be very hard to spot.
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Come hunt for leopards with me in the wilds of South Luangwa in 2026.
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FINAL SPACES IN 2025•I have 2 spaces left on photo safaris in 2025. Join me on an extended safari of 8 nights in the Low...
25/09/2024

FINAL SPACES IN 2025
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I have 2 spaces left on photo safaris in 2025. Join me on an extended safari of 8 nights in the Lower Zambezi NP in May. Clear, rich light with incredible sunsets and backlighting opportunities. Dense game sightings, endless elephants and some of Zmmbia’s best predator viewing. All these images taken on one 8-night safari in May 2024.
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PS - low season rates too!
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Contact me or check out my website SAFARIS page for more. Else get in touch for plans for 2026.
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BADGER!•In a trip with so many highlights, a long viewing of a honey badger stands out as very memorable. She gave us so...
22/09/2024

BADGER!
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In a trip with so many highlights, a long viewing of a honey badger stands out as very memorable. She gave us so much time that we were able to allow a second vehicle to join us and add a sidelight!
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These shots are achieved by setting a wide aperture, a high ISO and then spot metering off the lighted area of the scene only to ensure the correct exposure.
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CHASING LIGHT•For the last month, I’ve been on a long trip through 4 areas of Botswana before finishing with a week at L...
21/09/2024

CHASING LIGHT
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For the last month, I’ve been on a long trip through 4 areas of Botswana before finishing with a week at Lion Camp in South Luangwa.
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Taking on a 4-week tour was challenging, but it was also a complete pleasure; at each of 6 different camps, we were fortunate to find & enjoy superb wildlife sightings, often involving interesting & energetic behaviour.
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Throughout, I pursued the best sightings, rising early and working hard to deliver my guests the chance to photograph ‘that precise moment’ of wildlife behaviour when the light was at its best. Such is the aim of a photographic safari…and it’s the part that keeps me energised to go out each day and see what Nature brings.
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To see my daily Safari Diary from this trip, look for “Botswana Exclusive” in the highlights section on my profile.
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Much more to come from this trip on my IG stories & my website blog. Meanwhile, happy weekend from the meerkats of Mkgadikgadi Pans!
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CHOBE•Greetings from Botswana, with Pangolin Photo Safaris.•I’m here for a couple of days before heading on into the Del...
23/08/2024

CHOBE
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Greetings from Botswana, with Pangolin Photo Safaris.
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I’m here for a couple of days before heading on into the Delta to meet my guests. Excited to get started, but meanwhile I’m loving it here!
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BANGWEULU•Where the water meets the sky… The Bangweulu Wetlands are a remarkable, special destination in central Zambia....
16/08/2024

BANGWEULU
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Where the water meets the sky… The Bangweulu Wetlands are a remarkable, special destination in central Zambia. Best visited in May-Aug, the area offers beautiful birding, wildlife and landscapes.
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Go check out Travel Africa’s recent article about Bangweulu, written by Sarah Kingdom, using some of my images from previous trips. If you don’t subscribe to TA, I’ll put a link in my Bio LinkTree. Congrats again for great long content.
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RECOLLECTIONS OF MANA•Wondering what’s going on here? Have a read of the latest blog on my website about this memorable ...
15/08/2024

RECOLLECTIONS OF MANA
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Wondering what’s going on here? Have a read of the latest blog on my website about this memorable sighting from 2019 when a pack of wild dogs challenged an eland and her calf. Caution: graphic content.
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Link in bio.
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GRUMPY•Inter-predator competition is well understood and described. Lions often steal carcasses from wild dogs and both ...
10/08/2024

GRUMPY
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Inter-predator competition is well understood and described. Lions often steal carcasses from wild dogs and both cheetah & leopard lose their kills to hyaenas.
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Competition between individuals of the same species occurs regularly too. But with leopards it is less often observed since it requires that both leopards are habituated enough to vehicles that they do not leave the location.
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South Luangwa increasingly allows sightings of inter-leopard competition as the population of habituated leopards grows. This is especially true in the remote areas where fewer vehicles allows unhindered natural sightings.
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This female leopard had killed an impala and was feasting in a tree near the gulley where she launched the ambush. On day 3, and unknown young male leopard arrived and chased her off the kill. She was visibly irritated, regularly growling and snarling. When the male dropped a small part of the carcass, she was quick to grab it…but first she made sure he wasn’t rushing down to reclaim it.
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I’m on safari in South Luangwa. 5 days so far and quality leopard sightings on every one!
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BUSANGA•48 hours with Classic Zambia at their Ntemwa-Busanga camp gave us hours of incredible time with a coalition of 3...
01/08/2024

BUSANGA
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48 hours with Classic Zambia at their Ntemwa-Busanga camp gave us hours of incredible time with a coalition of 3 cheetah brothers.
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Many great memories and images from this sighting still to come.
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MAY 2025 IN THE LOWER ZAMBEZI • Clear light, extraordinary scenery, great sightings, beautiful colours and a small group of just 4 photographers. Where else would you prefer to be?! 😃 • Final space. DM for details. • #lowerzambezi #lastminutetravel #anabezicamp #smallgrouptravel #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

ONLY 1 SPACE REMAINING IN MAY 2025 • Enjoy 8 nights of superb sightings in the renowned Lower Zambezi National Park, staying at Anabezi Camp. • Learn to shoot excellent animalscapes in the picturesque winterthorn forests, capture high impact images of water birds along the banks of the river and maximise leopard photo opportunities in the open woodland of the floodplains. Guided and mentored throughout by Edward Selfe, building on 15 years’ experience of Zambia’s great national parks. • Contact me to take up this last space. • #lowerzambezi #luxurytravel #sustainabletravel #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

UGANDA 2024 - follow for updates from my 2024 tour of this special, diverse and beautiful equatorial country. • #uganda #travelwithme #edwardselfephotosafaris

TOGETHER • Take a moment…. • #owls #owl #verreauxseagleowl #magicluangwa #onlyinLuangwa #southluangwa #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

THRILLS • In the first light of morning, their calls echo off the trees, breath clouding in the cold morning air. There’s not much to beat this….except the sight of a serval moving through the grass in the distance!! • Having spent much of the week in search of small cats at Namiri Plains in the Serengeti, this was a brilliant early start to the day! • Filmed on @canonuk EOS R5 & 500mm f4 • #lion #lionscalling #dawn #namiriplains #serengeti #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5

RETRIBUTION • Predators compete for an ultimately finite prey source leading to a fierce rivalry. Some of these feuds are well-documented, such as the battles between spotted hyaenas and lions. • However some inter-predator competition is harder to explain. What this large-spotted genet did to anger the young leopard will remain a mystery, but it paid a high price. • More likely, the genet sparked the leopard’s playful or chasing instinct and wasn’t fast enough to escape. Whatever the story, it’s sightings like this which keep me exploring and searching for amazing experiences. • Taken in the Lower Zambezi NP on safari from @anabezicamp • #leopard #genet #rivalry #competition #DiscoverZambia #edwardselfephotosafaris #phototour #LivingOnSafari #photosafari #zambia #safari #EveryoneFallsForZambia #TravelAfrica #canon #canonr5 #lowerzambezi

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Edward Selfe moved to Zambia early in 2009, pursuing his love of wildlife and the outdoors. Working first as a camp management assistant and then as a safari guide, he has built up 9 years' of wild-Luangwa experience and honed his knowledge of its astonishing array of life. Edward also holds Luangwa's coveted Grade 1 walking licence, allowing him to lead safaris on foot in dangerous game areas, and indicating his exceptional understanding of mammal behaviour. Edward has been a keen photographer since the age of 10, learning from his Dad with an old film SLR. Finding a perfect environment for his skills in Zambia, he has since turned his passion into a successful wildlife photo safari business. He has taken many photographers on safari, assisting keen amateurs to develop their skills and helping professionals turn Luangwa's great sightings into award-winning photographs. Edward's guiding style is one of 'exploring with his guests' and he loves nothing more than to discover new areas, try new techniques or sit and wait for a sighting to develop. As a highly skilled naturalist, he is as interested in wildlife as he is in photography and is the ideal guide for someone with a passion for both.