Facebook Pic of the Week: 27 October to 3 November 2014

Our theme for this particular week was a goodie - #PowerPortraits. Our community members posted their powerful portraits of Africa's wildlife, birds and insects to the AFRICANature Facebook Page and we had a hard time choosing a favourite...

In the end, the low angle and high key processing on this elephant photo made it stand out. The photographer is Amanda Marais, and you can check out more of her work on her FACEBOOK PAGE.

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 25 to 31 August 2014

Hello fellow African nature fanatics! This specific week was an open theme on our Facebook Page - thus #AnythingGoes was the hashtag for the week.

We had some great images to wade through and our choice this week goes to the in-your-face quality of this leopard portrait captured by Anthony Goldman, a South African who lives in the USA. You can see more of his work on his WEBSITE. 

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 4 to 10 August 2014

Our theme for the week on our Facebook Page was #UpCloseandPersonal, and we were looking for engaging closeups of Africa's wild creatures.

It's hard to ever see a closeup like this of the elusive Fossa - which is why we chose it. The Fossa is the apex predator on the island of Madagascar, and was made famous by the antics of the lemurs in the animated movie of the same name.

This photo was taken by Alison Buttigieg of Finland. You can see more of her work on her website: www.alisonbuttigieg.com

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 31 March to 6 April 2014

Last week, we had an open theme again on our Facebook Page - "anything goes" actually.

There were many interesting and beautiful photos shared - as usual - but this one just captured our attention. It was taken by a very talented multi-disciplinary photographer from Durban called Kierran Allen. It shows the dust and drama of a massive river crossing building up on the banks of the Mara river during the annual Great Migration.

You can see more of Kierran's work on his website: www.kierranallen.com

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Facebook Pic of the Week: 24 to 30 March 2014

Our theme last week was called Elephantastic and we used the hashtag #Elephantastic on our Facebook Page.

The amount of totally stunning photos we received was very encouraging - we've got some talented people participating in the AFRICANature project. Unfortunately, we can't feature EVERY photo submitted, but take heart that many of the photos not featured this week might just be shared at a later stage.

Our pic of the week was especially tough, since there were so many diverse and amazing photos to choose from. Ultimately, there was one photo that really just stole the show...a sublime piece of photographic art capturing natural history and the soul of an elephant so beautifully.

Brett Greenaway is the photographer, so be sure to check out his online portfolio at 500px:
http://www.500px.com/BrettGreenaway

Brett's photo has reached 69,440 people at the time of writing this post! Thanks to everyone for sharing and promoting the work of our talented photographers.

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