NAMIBIA

Two Photographers, One Vision

Richard Bernabe and Ian Plant

Namibia: Two Photographers, One Vision

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NAMIBIA
Namibia is a land of contrasts and extremes. Situated between the Namib and the Kalahari deserts, Namibia gets less rain than any other country in sub-Saharan Africa. Namibias Coastal Desert is one of the planets oldest, with powerful offshore winds sculpting the highest sand dunes in the world. Wateror more to the point, its absencedefines life in Namibia. Hot and arid in the interior, Namibias coast is surprisingly cool and moist, the product of the cold Atlantic colliding with Africas warm and dry southern tip. Seals and sea birds come by the thousands to congregate in this narrow temperate zone. In the rest of the country, only where there is water is there life. Here is our vision of this untouched and primal land, with its towering red dunes and wild animals struggling to survive. Here is our vision of Namibia.

Richard Bernabe

Ian Plant


Twilight skies and the Moon over a grove of quiver trees, Quiver Tree Forest (Richard Bernabe)


A wild Namibian horse, Aus (Ian Plant)


Sand invades an abandoned house, Kolmanskop Ghost Town (Ian Plant)


Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A mother cape fur seal and her pup, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Richard Bernabe)


Streaking moonlit clouds, Quiver Tree Forest (Ian Plant)


Red hartebeest males dueling, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Greater flamingo, Dorob National Park (Ian Plant)


An elephant gives itself a mud bath, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Three ostriches running, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Male lion, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Wild horse mare and colt, Aus (Richard Bernabe)


A slender mongoose surveys its surroundings, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Abandoned building, Kolmanskop Ghost Town (Ian Plant)


An oryx crosses the Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Flamingos searching for food, Dorob National Park (Ian Plant)


Crashing surf, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Ian Plant)


Dead camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Impala cautiously approach a water hole, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Sunset and spirit tree, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Cape fur seals, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Ian Plant)


Lesser flamingos taking off, Dorob National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Zebra pair, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


A Kori bustard keeps a watchful eye, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Twilight, Quiver Tree Forest (Ian Plant)


A dik-dika shy species of tiny antelopeforages for food, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Patterns emerge from the dunes, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Zebras at a water hole, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


An elephant squirts water out of its trunk, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Oryx pair at first light, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A cape fur seal pup curls up for a nap, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Ian Plant)


Abstract pattern of dead camel thorn trees on the Dead Vlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Ian Plant)


Sunset skies, Quiver Tree Forest (Richard Bernabe)


Elephants greet at dusk, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernbabe)


Black rhino at night, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A jackal stretches after a morning nap, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Life clings tenaciously to the edge of a dune, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A springbok drinks from a water hole, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Cape fur seal and pup in heavy surf, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Ian Plant)


A wild Namibian horse taking a dust bath, Aus (Richard Bernabe)


A springbok passes between two giraffes drinking from a water hole, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


A pair of lesser flamingos, Dorob National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A lion roars at dawn, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Wild Namibian horses in dawn mist, Aus (Ian Plant)


Alert springbok, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Abandoned hospital, Kolmanskop Ghost Town (Ian Plant)


Flamingos and dune, Dorob National Park (Ian Plant)


A zebra mother and her nursing colt, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


Elephant trunk, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)


Sunset light on dunes, Namib-Naukluft National Park (Ian Plant)


Cape fur seals, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Richard Bernabe)


Quiver trees at night, Quiver Tree Forest (Ian Plant)


A zebra herd comes to a water hole to drink, Etosha National Park (Richard Bernabe)


A cape fur seal pup nursing, Cape Cross Seal Colony (Ian Plant)


The spirit of Africa, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)

Come face to face with your wild side!

May 25June 6, 2014
The highlights? Stunning desert and mountain landscapes, massive red sand dunes, and some of the best wildlife shooting on the planet. Take the photos youve always dreamed of making on the Wild Namibia Photo Tour with Richard Bernabe and Ian Plant.

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Mud-caked elephant, Etosha National Park (Ian Plant)

ian plant richard bernabe

Richards passion for adventure has taken him to Africa to the Amazon to the Arctic and has been the driving force behind his lifes quest to capture the moods and character of the worlds most amazing natural places. His clients include The National Geographic Society, Audubon, Popular Photography, Canon, Patagonia, Orvis, REI, and many others. Thousands of his images have been published in magazines, books, calendars, and advertising campaigns around the world. To see more of his work, visit his website www.richardbernabe.com. Ian is a blogger and frequent contributor for Outdoor Photographer Magazine, a Contributing Editor to Popular Photography Magazine, a monthly columnist for Landscape Photography Magazine, and a Tamron Sponsored Pro. In addition to being published worldwide, he is the author of several dozen print and electronic format books, including critically acclaimed titles such as The Ultimate Guide to Digital Nature Photography and Visual Flow: Mastering the Art of Composition. You can see more of his work at www.ianplant.com.

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