by btharp | Jan 11, 2018 | Africa, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Namibia, nature photography, wildlife photography
Giraffes seen on our Namibia Photo Tour. In colloquial terms, a herd of giraffes is called a journey of giraffes – and it’s appropriate, since they travel over vast areas on a journey to find food in the savannas and bush of Africa. On our photo tours in...
by btharp | Dec 21, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, documentary photography, Namibia, photographing people, travel photography
Day 10 – Humbled by the love and tenderness of a Himba woman with her child. Family is at the core of their survival. Celebrate humanity – of all...
by btharp | Apr 15, 2017 | bird photography, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Namibia, nature photography, workshops & photo tours
My wildlife photography has mostly been about telling a story – by capturing a moment, a gesture, an interaction, of the animal(s). While I love portraits, too, gestures make the picture more exciting and storytelling to me. Last August-September, our tour...
by btharp | Oct 6, 2016 | bird photography, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, Namibia, nature photography, workshops & photo tours
In all my crazy travel schedules this past summer/early Fall, I only did one post from our fantastic tour in Namibia! I can’t believe it. So here’s another posting from that journey. The trip was amazing this year, too. Because of the extreme drought...
by btharp | Aug 23, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, general photography, Namibia, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
Hello, everyone. I’m back from Namibia (and Italy, Germany and Switzerland), and hard at work finalizing the manuscript on my book, but it’s been so long since I posted anything, I just had to share a picture or two with you! Kolmanskop, the...
by btharp | Jan 21, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Landscape Photography, Namibia, nature photography, photography, workshops & photo tours
Those of you who know me well know that I love visual design. So it’s no surprise that when faced with these huge dunes in Namibia, I was seeing shapes everywhere. The reach of my Tamron 150-600mm lens created an optical compression of the depth, furthering the...