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Staying in Polokwane Limpopo Prov. South-Africa !
Married to an angel and blessed with 3 kids !
Enjoying wildlife, safari's, 4x4's and photography !

After marriage I stopped working fulltime as a safari-guide ,now doing safari's and bookings only parttime.... for the pure love of people and nature. Focus on those tourists who don't want to do the "big group" thing , but rather explore nature and places in small personalised groups.

Being a wildlife/nature photographer myself, I do know the needs in terms of filming wildlife and nature in this photo- heaven in which I'm blessed to live.

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sb4life Jean
Tikimal... Arnaud BLANCHER
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nextppl David Irvin
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Berndt... Berndt Weissenbacher
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NATURE'S PRIME (post 1 award 4) Contest: RED Cardinals ~ ENTER 203,037 photos, 14,186 members
Flickr Photographer 25,650 photos, 1,938 members
The Best Wildlife Photography on Planet Earth. 6,804 photos, 250 members
Antique Common Cars 39,262 photos, 395 members
Amazing Wildlife Photography ~ Post 1 / Award 3 Winners Posted 12,890 photos, 1,317 members
Super Group Photographic 78,457 photos, 3,158 members
.»TRANSPORTATION« unusual, inventive, amazing 5,253 photos, 293 members
Magnificent Southern African Wildlife 4,528 photos, 320 members
pre*Game DUEL Showcase 2,188 photos, 92 members
pre*Game Sweep Showcase 10,586 photos, 188 members
South Africa 77,521 photos, 3,772 members
The Wild Life 4,823 photos, 428 members
Fotógrafos del Mundo - Photographers of the World - P 1 C 2 9,277 photos, 524 members
iPhone Camera Shots 284,658 photos, 10,983 members
Cats - Small to Big 99,202 photos, 9,005 members
Flickr Number One !! 272,670 photos, 9,263 members
Non Rock 16 photos, 1 member
Desert Breath 2,464 photos, 456 members
Nature Watching (Post 1 : Award 2) 179,811 photos, 13,087 members
Golden Hour!! 34,020 photos, 6,337 members
Ultimate Wildlife Photography 19,227 photos, 1,016 members
high quality nature 90,130 photos, 3,408 members
One Bottle 15,637 photos, 4,054 members
Wonders of Oxidation 35,733 photos, 7,617 members
World Wildlife Showcase (By invitation only) 853 photos, 133 members
pre*Game Challenges - Celebrating Our Second Birthday! 41,000 photos, 1,096 members
Your Art Has Touched the World, Level 4 ~ Invite only! 95,648 photos, 8,915 members
BEST OF NATURE'S PRIME (post 1/award 3) Contest ~ENTER 25,425 photos, 3,658 members
Ruins and Rust~Photo Challenge#97 OPEN! 14,106 photos, 817 members
Non Gold 121 photos, 1 member
Non Silver 292 photos, 1 member
Wildlife, KEEP IT WILD!!! 14,807 photos, 438 members
Steam trains of South Africa 470 photos, 60 members
100 faves, 100 comments and 1000 views - post 1, comm & fave 1 1,425 photos, 280 members
@ Large and Out of Africa 18,159 photos, 632 members
Rock On Winners 426 photos, 40 members
Wildlife Contest Gold (Nov-Jan winner announced) 114 photos, 51 members
"BEST OF" Post only with 5 Wildlife Awards !!! 2,206 photos, 1,029 members
Wildlife Contest: Water, Insects - Voting in Horns, Injured 23,452 photos, 1,708 members
Smoke & Steam 28,807 photos, 656 members
The World Through My Eyes - Portrait Thursdays **OPEN** 2,881,902 photos, 86,529 members
Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty 229,041 photos, 9,090 members
Afrikaners en Afrikaans 375 photos, 72 members
PLATINUM WILDLIFE/ Post 1 - Award 1 (P2-A2) with CODE step 4 6,176 photos, 1,348 members
You Rock! Challenges 8,023 photos, 697 members
Foto Competition Gold 1,189 photos, 211 members
True African Wildlife Photography 6,292 photos, 257 members
Foto Comp Silver Elite 4,765 photos, 428 members
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Testimonials (8)

Cat_tac says:

"Chris has an eye for the beauty of his country and its nature which his photography brings to the rest of the world through some of the most stunning photography I have seen. I love he has continued to grow as a photographer, unafraid to experiment and explore, but most of all that he shares it with us. I have no doubt he will continue to astound us with his work, and that we will continue to see why he loves Africa so much."

30th May, 2009
Riaan van Rensburg says:

"Chris,
Baie dankie dat jy my 1 van jou kontakte gemaak het. Ek is deur al jou fotos en het dit ongelooflik geniet! Ek sit in 'n kantoor in die hartjie van die beton oerwoud maar voel nou SO trots om Afrika my huis te noem! Jou fotos is ongelooflik mooi! Jy MAG maar fotos neem...!
Groete
Riaan"

6th June, 2008
Killian77 says:

"Chris is one of the most amazing photographers I have ever seen. The beauty and magic that he captures are just breathtaking. I love browsing his sets when I need to escape everyday life."

16th July, 2007
wildphotons says:

"Chris is the best African wildlife photographer I've see on flickr. What is so great about his work is that the intrepetations are so unique in a field where almost every idea has already been shot. He has an amazingly creative eye and I always love seeing his latest shots."

8th May, 2007
Nigel Dourley says:

"The images in Chris's portfolio show him to be an expert photographer. His wildlife shots are some of the best you will see on Flickr... he captures the colours, the atmosphere and above all the sheer majesty of his subjects... fantastic!"

27th February, 2007
Rhys Jones Photography says:

"Chris's photo's are inspiring."

13th February, 2007
zpaperboyz says:

"Chris's photo's are awe inspiring. Proof of a creator is evident in his absolutley fantastic wildlife work. These photos makes me want to visit his country. These photos are what photography should be about I think."

29th January, 2007
Bob.Fornal says:

"The photographs that I see from Chris are full of life ... his life. They are absolutely incredible views of life ... these photographs are views of, to put it simply, another world to most of us!

Keep up the excellent work!"

29th January, 2007