I snapped this candid photograph on the wonderful Gold Coast. I love it so much. It appears the father and son are about to enter a new world. A simple but effective image. Queensland, Australia.
Red Sail Without The Sunset
The song title is ‘Red Sails in the Sunset’, but I have red sails without a sunset which I snapped on the Gold Coast Broadwater. Queensland, Australia.
Floating Halo
A black swan with a halo I snapped just across the park from where I live on the Gold Coast, Australia. The halo is caused by a ripple in the water distorting the swan’s reflection. How about that?
Delicate And Delicious
The dear little Impalas in the Delta flood plains in beautiful Botswana are a top food source for lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, hyenas, crocodiles and humans – you name it. The people of Botswana love them cooked slowly and gently on a spit-roast. And so do I. The taste is divine.
The Hype On Hippos
I snapped this seemingly gentle Hippopotamus and baby on the Zambezi River during the afternoon in Africa: Ungainly as it is, the hippopotamus is the world’s deadliest mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa. Hippos are bloody aggressive creatures, and they have fucking sharp teeth. You would not want to get stuck under one; at up to 2,750kg they can crush a human to death. But they do love their youngsters. 
The Flight Of The Vulture
Vultures are frightening looking birds, but I’m pretty pleased with this one I snapped zipping across the Delta floodplains in Botswana, Africa. Hey, ho.
Ready To Hide
This African bush elephant, also known as the African savanna elephant was right onto me when I pointed my camera at it. I was ready to hide behind a huge tree – not a little tree. The African bush Elephant, is the larger of the two species of African elephants, and the largest living terrestrial animal. These elephants were previously regarded as the same species but studies proved that to be wrong. I knew that. Hooray.
Owl Ears
How wonderful it was to see this magnificent Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl while on a long walking safari at Camp Okavango on the Delta floodplains in Botswana. It is the largest owl in Africa. Without my 600mm lens I would not have been able to successfully snap this image. Hey, ho.
The Death Walk
Female baboons refuse to give up their young after they die. The baboons believe they could come back to life. They will carry the dead infant until it decays – then it is left for the vultures. That’s very sad indeed. It is rare for someone to photograph this type of behaviour – but I got lucky. I snapped this picture in the Delta floodplains near Camp Moremi.
I’m All Ears
I saw these African Elephants coming towards me at the Elephant Camp in Zimbabwe, so I decided it was a perfect opportunity to keep shooting pictures until their ears were all up and flapping together. I shot fifteen frames with a 18-300 mm lens before I decided their ears were all up and flapping how I wanted them to be. Then I scampered off. A lucky shot. Yippee.
Richard Tommy Campion - Photographer 