Spending time photographing, journalling and reflecting in solitude, while walking among wild animals, will give you the space to explore your senses and begin to understand what it is that shapes and influences you, your needs and perceptions.
You will learn essential photographic tools and techniques, the characteristics of light, the elements and principles of composition and visual communication. Additionally, the one-to-one mentoring by the facilitator guarantees personal attention which will improve your photography skills drastically.

Wild Rivers Nature Reserve in South Africa is a game reserve within the Blyde and Olifants Conservancy. It boasts a diverse landscape with rocky outcrops and savanna where plains game roam freely. And the Pafuri district in Northern Kruger is regarded as the best walking area in the Kruger National Park. This ancestral land of the Makuleke people or Pafuri, is blessed with exceptional biodiversity and scenery.

This trip will take you to both of these stunning locations. Over six days, two days in Wild Rivers nature reserve and four days in Pafuri, you will learn how to compose photographs that represent a more in-depth perspective, both inwards and outwards. You will also learn how to connect intuitively and consciously with nature, and access your creative potential with a camera. The workshop will steer you back towards a deeper relationship with nature and conscious engagement with your creative impulse. Through daily practices you’ll meet nature with an expanded awareness to develop and refine your inner conversations.

Your facilitator for this trip is Herbert Brauer, a filmmaker, photographer and coach who has spent many hours in remote wilderness, mostly in Southern Africa. His passion for animals and a sense of deep connection with the wilderness inspired his commitment to conservation from a young age. Herbert’s professional experience includes guiding safaris, stills photography and Creative Nature Facilitation. He’s best known for his appearance as a wildlife cameraman in the National Geographic documentary, The Last Lioness, a conservation classic widely acknowledged internationally.

The programme is developed for both beginner and experienced photographers, videographers and filmmakers dedicated to creating a new, more harmonious vision for themselves and our beautiful planet. It’s expected that you will have a basic understanding of your cameras (charging batteries, formatting cards, digital workflow, etc) and the basic photographic process (selecting iso, aperture, shutter speed, focus) to make the most of your time. It’s important to note that the emphasis of the tuition, experiences and practices during this workshop lies on the multitude of processes and aspects happening before you press the shutter, rather than during post-production editing.