William Steel
Best of 2023 - My favourite photographs
Each year I try to put together a selection of my favourite images from the year. These may not even be technically perfect images, but...
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William Steel
- Dec 1, 2023
Wildlife photography in Mana Pools - Zimbabwe
In October I crossed the border into Zimbabwe to visit Mana Pools for the first time in my photography career. It has been so high on my...
William Steel
- Oct 30, 2023
Best of Masai Mara 2023
Each year I spend two weeks in the Masai Mara hosting guests for Pangolin Photo Safaris. This annual event is loosely based around the...
William Steel
- Mar 24, 2023
Botswana - Chobe in flood
So often people ask me when is the best time to come to Botswana, and the truth is there is no bad months in my opinion.
William Steel
- Jan 12, 2023
Best of Masai Mara 2022
A selection of my 15 favourite images taken in the Masai Mara in September 2022. I hope you enjoy this photographic journey through...
William Steel
- Dec 18, 2022
Green season in Savuti
While most people in the safari industry dread the onset of the green season, I personally welcome the first rains. The incredible...
William Steel
- Dec 18, 2022
Best of 2022 - My favourite images
Each year I try to put together a selection of my favourite images from the year. These may not even be technically my best images, but...
William Steel
- Nov 27, 2022
Best of Chobe - November 2022
November is almost at an end, and for Botswana that means a striking change for the wildlife, the rainy season is upon us! Chobe has turned
William Steel
- Feb 14, 2022
Why I love film photography
On safari to Botswana I brought an Olympus OM-10 35mm film camera with a 50mm f1.8 lens, and two rolls of Ilford HP5 Plus film.
William Steel
- Dec 27, 2021
Best of 2021 - My favourite images
Each year I try to condense my favourite 20 images from the year. Some of these images are my 'best' others are on the list because they...
William Steel
- Jan 1, 2021
Best of 2020 - My favourite images
a year 2020 has been. After spending the previous year travelling, spending less than 60 days in the bush, I had big plans for 2020....
William Steel
- Nov 18, 2020
CPR Monkeys - Full interview
You may have seen my monkey CPR series go viral in the news last week. My light-hearted series certainly created a flurry of interest,...
William Steel
- Oct 18, 2020
The fundamentals of a good bird photograph
What makes a good bird photograph? The truth is there really isn't a formula. This section isn't a tutorial, the internet is flooded with...
William Steel
- Oct 18, 2020
For the love of Elephants
Anyone who has glanced over my images on social media, will realise that I have a fascination with Elephant. As one of the most...
William Steel
- Sep 15, 2020
New from Isolation
With South Africa's borders still closed, and the Corona virus still a large part of everyone's life, I have tried to limit my movement...
William Steel
- Sep 14, 2020
Photo Story - Flower Season
While South Africa and the world still struggles with the ongoing challenges of Covid-19, the Western Cape and the Namaqualand is painted...
William Steel
- Jul 9, 2020
Photo Story - Desert Nomads
I have always loved trying to tell a story with my photography. To capture a mood, to set a scene, and to evoke an emotion. So often I find
William Steel
- Apr 29, 2020
The Rooftops - Short film
As a wildlife photographer it is often far too easy to get stuck in the notion that you have to be in the bush capturing the big five to...
William Steel
- Apr 7, 2020
Photo Story - Getting the close up
On the 3rd of April my series of images captured with action cameras was picked up by two national newspapers in the UK, The Daily Star,...
William Steel
- Apr 3, 2020
At home - Inspiration for isolation
As South Africa and most of the world are wrapped up in the Covid19 pandemic, most of us are confined to the four walls of our...
William Steel
- Mar 16, 2020
Slowing down - slow shutter speed and how to use it
In photography, shutter speed is the length of time the film or digital sensor inside the camera is exposed to light. This is determined...
William Steel
- Feb 27, 2020
Photo Story - A study in black
When I first started photographing African Black Oystercatchers almost 10 years ago, I didn't have a plan. I guess I still don't. What...
William Steel
- Feb 11, 2020
A green Christmas - With Pangolin Safaris
During the festive season I spent three weeks in Northern Botswana with Pangolin Safari's. Green season was in full swing and I have...
William Steel
- Jan 27, 2020
Best of 2019 - My favourite wildlife images
2019 was a year of shifting focus. After spending the previous three years almost solely in the bush, I wanted to spent 2019 pursuing...
William Steel
- Nov 29, 2019
Photo review - "The Guardian"
Photo review; where I break down why an image works, or how it could be improved. This will be a place where I can give an in depth...
William Steel
- Nov 5, 2019
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- Nov 4, 2019
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- Oct 6, 2019
Photo Story - Best of Botswana
When someone suggested to me I should do a photo story on Botswana I suddenly realised that I had next to no images that aren't wildlife...
William Steel
- Oct 2, 2019
Photo story - Namibia: A desert Eden
Namibia is a land of harsh environments, from its Sand Sea in the South to its vast Salt Pans in the North. It is a miracle that anything...
William Steel
- Sep 30, 2019
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Sep 30, 2019
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- Jan 1, 2018
Best of 2017 - My favourite wildlife images
It is 2020 and I have only now realised that I had never uploaded a blog of my best images of 2017, and 2018. While its surprisingly hard...
William Steel
- Dec 20, 2016
Best of 2016 - My 20 favourite images
It is finally that time of the year when I begin to recap some of my favourite moments from the year. 2016 has been an incredible journey...
William Steel
- Jan 29, 2016
Best of 2015 - My 20 favourite images
2015 was one of my most successful years for photography. 3 years into my photography story and I'm thrilled to look back and see how...
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