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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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African Cosmos Photo-sharing Project 39 photos, 29 members
NATURE'S PRIME (post 1 award 4) Contest: Mountains ~ ENTER 218,873 photos, 14,753 members
Flickr Photographer 26,396 photos, 1,982 members
The Best Wildlife Photography on Planet Earth. 7,555 photos, 257 members
Antique Common Cars 45,812 photos, 401 members
Amazing Wildlife Photography ~ Post 1 / Award 3 14,301 photos, 1,363 members
[][][]Super Group Photographic[][][] 94,655 photos, 3,595 members
.»TRANSPORTATION« unusual, inventive, amazing 5,487 photos, 301 members
Magnificent Southern African Wildlife 4,809 photos, 334 members
pre*Game DUEL Showcase 2,441 photos, 93 members
pre*Game Sweep Showcase 11,463 photos, 194 members
South Africa 80,141 photos, 3,870 members
The Wild Life 5,037 photos, 437 members
Fotógrafos del Mundo - Photographers of the World - P 1 C 2 10,528 photos, 528 members
iPhone Camera Shots 310,578 photos, 11,906 members
Cats - Small to Big 101,495 photos, 9,124 members
Flickr Number One !! 282,965 photos, 9,295 members
Non Rock 16 photos, 1 member
Desert Breath 2,713 photos, 507 members
Nature Watching (Post 1 : Award 2) 183,118 photos, 13,083 members
Golden Hour!! 35,179 photos, 6,371 members
Ultimate Wildlife Photography 20,584 photos, 1,040 members
high quality nature - Vote for Icon and Scavenger Hunt** 95,148 photos, 3,426 members
One Bottle 16,018 photos, 4,078 members
Wonders of Oxidation 37,075 photos, 7,806 members
World Wildlife Showcase (By invitation only) 1,100 photos, 163 members
pre*Game Challenges - Mrs. S.A. wins icon competition 43,667 photos, 1,102 members
Super~Six Stage #4 ~ Your Art Has Touched the World 103,078 photos, 9,302 members
BEST OF NATURE'S PRIME (post 1/award 3) Contest ~ENTER 27,593 photos, 3,865 members
Ruins and Rust~Photo Challenge# 111 OPEN! 15,514 photos, 788 members
Non Gold 121 photos, 1 member
Non Silver 292 photos, 1 member
Wildlife, KEEP IT WILD!!! 16,429 photos, 446 members
Steam trains of South Africa 506 photos, 63 members
100 faves, 100 comments and 1000 views - post 1, comm & fave 1 1,640 photos, 299 members
@ Large and Out of Africa 18,624 photos, 637 members
Rock On Winners 465 photos, 40 members
Wildlife Contest Gold (Nov-Jan winner announced) 113 photos, 50 members
"BEST OF" Post only with 5 Wildlife Awards !!! 2,190 photos, 1,021 members
Wildlife Contest: Water, Insects - Voting in Horns, Injured 24,577 photos, 1,752 members
Smoke & Steam 31,132 photos, 667 members
The World Through My Eyes - Monochrome Mondays is *OPEN* 2,946,446 photos, 87,851 members
Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty 240,975 photos, 9,322 members
Afrikaners en Afrikaans 386 photos, 74 members
PLATINUM WILDLIFE/ Post 1 - Award 1 (P2-A2) with CODE step 4 6,942 photos, 1,420 members
You Rock! Challenges 8,318 photos, 704 members
Foto Competition Gold 1,212 photos, 217 members
True African Wildlife Photography 6,622 photos, 270 members
Foto Comp Silver Elite 4,853 photos, 434 members
Blue Ribbon PHOTOGRAPHY (INVITE ONLY) 304,909 photos, 44,104 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