Facebook Pic of the Week: 14 to 20 September 2015

Trawling through our 2015 archives on Facebook...

The theme for the week of 14 to 20 September was an open theme, meaning #AnythingGoes!

This beautiful photo of a Baobab tree on the famous Kubu Island in the Makgadikgadi salt pans of Botswana caught our eye. Check out more photos from the photographer, Farida Carim, on her WEBSITE.

This photo is the copyright of Farida Carim and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature
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GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 29 June to 5 July 2015

We keep seeing a steady stream of quality nature photos taken in Africa over on our Google+ page: +AFRICANature 

If you haven't started sharing your nature photos taken in Africa with our exciting daily theme on Google+ yet - what's keeping you???


+Linda Villers keeps amazing us with her photos from the island of Madagascar. This is from the avenue of Baobab trees.

This photo is the copyright of Linda Villers and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Facebook & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 22 to 28 June 2015

We ran an open theme again for this particular week - so indeed #AnythingGoes was the hashtag.


We received some wonderful images, like we do every week, which makes selecting one to feature a tough task.

Felix Reinders captured this perspective of a mountain stream in the Drakensberg mountain range of South Africa. See more of his work on his WEBSITE.

This photo is the copyright of Felix Reinders and unauthorised use is prohibited.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! 

We are also on Google+ & Twitter: @AFRICA_Nature

GooglePlus Pic of the Month: December 2014

Hey friends! As stated in our last post, we decided to select a couple of photos from December 2014 to feature for the month of December, since it was a festive season month where activity and posts were lower than normal.

So, without further a due, here are our selections, aiming for variety and quality as always!


1. +Anne McKinnell 

This photo is the copyright of Anne McKinnell and unauthorised use is prohibited

2. +Derek Evens 

This photo is the copyright of Derek Evens and unauthorised use is prohibited

3. Karin Lisa Atkinson

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4. +Carole Deschuymere 

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The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! We look forward to sharing many more amazing African moments with you in 2015...

Facebook Pic of the Month: December 2014

Hey friends! As stated in our last post, we decided to select a couple of photos from 8 to 31 December 2014 to feature for the month of December, since it was a festive season month where activity and posts were lower than normal.

So, without further a due, here are our selections. One "wildlife, one "macro", one "avian" and one "landscape" photo!


PHOTOGRAPHER: Shannon Benson
WEBSITE: www.shannonwild.com

This photo is the copyright of Shannon Benson and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: William Steel
WEBSITE: http://millzbaker.wix.com/steelphotography

This photo is the copyright of William Steel and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: Charl Senekal
WEBSITE: www.zimanga.com

This photo is the copyright of Charl Senekal and unauthorised use is prohibited

PHOTOGRAPHER: Mark Dumbleton
WEBSITE: www.markdumbleton.com

This photo is the copyright of Mark Dumbleton and unauthorised use is prohibited

The AFRICANature brand is about high quality imagery. You don't have to be a professional photographer to produce high quality imagery, but you need to know your equipment, know your subject and know how to process your photos properly.

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please do share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! We look forward to sharing many more amazing African moments with you in 2015...

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 24 to 30 November 2014

The images keep rolling in - it's an honour for us to represent some of the finest talent on the internet when it comes to showcasing photography of Africa's natural heritage.

This week's choice is a beautifully serene scene of "Ol Doinyo L'engai", the "mountain of God", in Kenya - taken by +Andrea Catelli! Thanks for sharing with us, Andrea.

This photo is the copyright of Andrea Catelli and unauthorised use is prohibited.

Thanks again to everyone who is contributing to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 6 to 12 October 2014

The theme for this specific week on our Facebook Page was #TallTrees. We asked our community to show us photos of the iconic trees of Africa - in a landscape, or with an animal/bird in the frame or under the tree or in the tree, etc.

As usual, we received some incredible images to share with our community.


We as curator team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the contributing photographers who make this community the success that it is!

This elephant seemed to have hit a roadblock on his way - we just love the quirkiness of this photo while still showing a tall tree of Africa. This image was captured by Denis Roschlau and you can see more of his work on his Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/WildlifeAddicts 

This photo is the copyright of Denis Roschlau and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! Also check out our new discussion group on 500px: https://500px.com/groups/africanature

Facebook Pic of the Week: 29 September to 5 October 2014

It was an OPEN WEEK again on our Facebook Page - so the hashtag was #AnythingGoes.

As usual, we received some incredible images to share with our community.


We as curator team would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the contributing photographers who make this community the success that it is!

This spellbinding photo from Savute in Botswana was captured by Joey Nel. You can see more of her amazing photography on her FACEBOOK PAGE.

This photo is the copyright of Joey Nel and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa! Also check out our new discussion group on 500px: https://500px.com/groups/africanature

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 18 to 24 August 2014

We are starting to receive more and more high quality submissions to the #AFRICANature theme on Google+ and it's making it harder and harder to pick weekly selections!

This hauntingly beautiful image of the Namib desert evokes a sense of peace and quiet in you, no matter where you are when you view it. It was taken by +Sandy Schepis. Check out her website for more of her work: www.sandyschepis.com

This photo is the copyright of Sandy Schepis and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 18 to 24 August 2014

Our Facebook Page came alive during this week with epic skies, "cloudporn" and the vastness of Africa. Our theme was #BigSkyCountry and we asked our community to be creative and share their photos that showed Africa's vast expansive skies.

There are few places as instantly recognisable and iconic as Table Mountain in Cape Town. This photo is one of the best we've seen of the bunch - and it was taken by arguably South Africa's top landscape photographer: Hougaard Malan. You can see more of his amazing work on his website (www.hougaardmalan.com) and join one of his landscape photography workshops in Africa and around the world: www.capturearth.com

This photo is the copyright of Hougaard Malan and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa!

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 28 July to 3 August 2014

We've been featuring a lot of wildlife photos, so this week's Google+ feature is a welcome change.

This beautifully simplistic Namib desert scene was shared by +Christa Niederer. 

This photo is the copyright of Christa Niederer and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 28 July to 3 August 2014

During this particular week we had a theme on our Facebook Page that resulted in many awe-inspiring and jaw-dropping photo submissions. We will share our 2 favourites with you today...

The them was titled #PureGold and it was all about photos taken during the "golden hour" - the hour after dawn and the hour before sunset, when the light in Africa is purely sublime.

Our first selection is an absolutely stunning image of a lioness at first light in the Masai Mara (Kenya), with her steamy breath forming a mist around her head. It was taken by Richard Peters from the UK, and you can see more of his amazing work on his website: www.richardpeters.co.uk

This photo is the copyright of Richard Peters and unauthorised use is prohibited

Our second selection shows that it's not all wildlife in our community - we've seen some amazing landscape photos every week, and this photo taken from the air using an open-door helicopter shows the Namib desert in Namibia in all its glory. The photographer is James Gradwell from Cape Town, and you can check out his website here: www.photographytours.co.za

This photo is the copyright of James Gradwell and unauthorised use is prohibited

We hope you enjoyed this selection. Please share our webpage with those who are also interested in the natural heritage of Africa!

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 19 to 25 May 2014

Hello everyone!

Our featured photo from our +AFRICANature page on Google+ is by a travel blogger called +Susan Portnoy. You can see more of her work on her blog: http://theinsatiabletraveler.com

There are few things more iconically African than a huge Baobab tree, and to capture it in a brewing storm like this is special.

This photo is the copyright of Susan Portnoy and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

GooglePlus Pic of the Week: 21 to 27 April 2014

Fresh from the +AFRICANature page. our Google+ pic of the week for 21 to 27 April goes to +Rudi van den Heever. It shows a lovely presentation of the annual bloom of Cosmos wildflowers on the South African countryside in Autumn.

You can check out more of Rudi's wildlife and landscape photography on his website: www.linruphotography.com

This photo is the copyright of Rudi van den Heever and unauthorised use is prohibited

Thanks again to everyone who is starting to contribute to the AFRICANature theme on G+. Remember to tag your quality African wildlife and landscape photos on G+ with the hashtag #AFRICANature and also tag the +AFRICANature page so we can consider your work for resharing and a possible feature here on the blog.

Facebook Pic of the Week: 3 to 9 February 2014

Well, it's about high time we start putting some updates on this blog. For those of you who follow the AFRICANature Facebook Page, thanks so much for your support and photo contributions. Without you, the page is dead!

We had a THEME for the week of 3 - 9 February 2014, and the theme was "Landscapes of Africa", using the hashtag #ScenicAfrica on Facebook.

Our pick of the week comes from Jay and Jan Roode, whose aerial photography is on display at www.skyhawkphotography.com - if you've never checked out their work, make sure you do!

This photo shows the arid landscape of northern Namibia - the flow of the ephemeral (seasonal) Kuiseb river. Seeing Africa from the air surely gives you a wonderful perspective!

This photo is the copyright of Jay Roode/Skyhawk Photography and unauthorised use is prohibited.