Meet The Pros - 4 Wildlife YouTubers visit The Pangolin Voyager

Meet The Pros - 4 Wildlife YouTubers visit The Pangolin Voyager

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Pangolin Podcast. Usually, we sit down with one expert, but for this edition week we have a massive crossover event. Pangolin Photo Host Janine Krayer is joined by four of South Africa’s most talented wildlife photography creators: Villiers Steyn, Mark Dumbleton, Lance van de Vyver, and Richard van Haght. The Pros chat onboard the Pangolin Voyager Houseboat, about why a boat safari on the Chobe River offers a very different (and often better) photography and filming experience than a vehicle.  They discuss standout Chobe subjects—especially birds like skimmers, kingfishers, jacanas, night herons, and pratincoles—alongside elephants, hippos, and iconic silhouettes, plus how seasonality shifts opportunities from lush green to harsh dry conditions. The conversation includes practical tips on lens choices, the benefits of houseboat comfort and social space, and recommended timing to visit The Chobe. Villiers Steyn (The Safari Expert) * YouTube: @TheSafariExpert * Website: http://thesafariexpert.co.za [http://thesafariexpert.co.za] * Instagram: @thesafariexpert Mark Dumbleton * YouTube: @MarkDumbletonPhoto * Website: http://markdumbleton.com [http://markdumbleton.com] * Instagram: @markdumbletonphoto Lance van de Vyver (Panthera Photo Safaris) * YouTube: Shared channel platform under Panthera Photo Safaris YouTube * Website: http://pantheraphotosafaris.com [http://pantheraphotosafaris.com] * Instagram: @panthera_photo_safaris Richard van Haght * YouTube: @RichardvanHaght * Instagram: @richardvanhaght Pangolin Photo Safaris [https://www.pangolinphoto.com/photo-safaris] Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world.  https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community] We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond! Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris]

Meet the Pro: Wildlife Photographer Lance van de Vyver

Host Toby Jermyn welcomes wildlife photographer and photographic guide Lance van de Vyver, a New Zealand-born zoology graduate who moved to South Africa in 2012 and now runs specialist photographic safaris and co-hosts the Safari Shots podcast. Lance discusses trips to Tanzania and Botswana’s Makgadikgadi and possible travel to India. He shares a career-launching black-and-white image of a pangolin being handled by a lioness, explaining the brief sighting and that the pangolin later died from heat and prolonged stress, prompting discussion about stricter guidelines and the Pangolin Guardians program. He also describes a portrait of a captive-born pangolin pup later released, a flash-at-sunset leopard technique and ethics, a black-and-white giant anteater (“broomstick”) in Brazil, and a stitched telephoto lion portrait. His admired image is Thomas Vijayan’s camera-trap photograph of an Amur leopard. Lance struggles to choose a single ‘humble dwelling’ location, considering several safari regions. Here is a link to a gallery of Lance's images: https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Lance-van-de-Vyver/Meet-the-Pro-Lance-van-de-Vyver [https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Lance-van-de-Vyver/Meet-the-Pro-Lance-van-de-Vyver] Connect with Lance https://www.lancevandevyver.com/ [https://www.lancevandevyver.com/] https://www.instagram.com/lancevandevyver [https://www.instagram.com/lancevandevyver] https://www.youtube.com/c/lancevandevyver [https://www.youtube.com/c/lancevandevyver] GUEST IMAGE - Thomas Vijayan https://www.thomasvijayan.com/ [https://www.thomasvijayan.com/] https://www.instagram.com/thomasvijayan/ [https://www.instagram.com/thomasvijayan/] 00:00 Welcome 00:58 Meet Lance 04:03 1st Image (1A) - Scaly Protection 13:16 1st Image (1B) – Fragile Future 16:10 2nd Image – Leopard Flash 22:54 3rd Image - Broomstick 27:08 4th Image – Queen of Mana 34:36 5th Image - Guest Image Amur Leopard 37:55 Where to Photograph Forever 39:38 Podcast Farewell and Credits The Pangolin Podcast was produced and edited by Bella Falk: https://www.passportandpixels.com [https://www.passportandpixels.com] Pangolin Photo Safaris [https://www.pangolinphoto.com/photo-safaris] Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world.  https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community] We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond! Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris]

Meet The Pro: Wildlife Photographer - Thomas Nicolon

In this episode, host Toby Jermyn welcomes wildlife photographer and National Geographic Explorer Thomas Nicolon to the Pangolin Podcast. Based in southern France, Thomas shares his experiences documenting the fragile bond between humanity and the natural world, focusing heavily on his work in the Congo Basin.  In a unique turn for the podcast, Toby and Thomas meet for the first time on air, discussing Thomas's path from journalism to earning National Geographic grants and his future expeditions to the DRC and Cameroon.  Here is a link to a gallery of Thomas's images: https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Thomas-Nicolon/Meet-the-Pro-Thomas-Nicolon [https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Thomas-Nicolon/Meet-the-Pro-Thomas-Nicolon] CONNECT WITH THOMAS * https://www.thomasnicolon.com/ [https://www.thomasnicolon.com/] * https://www.instagram.com/thomasnicolon/ [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.instagram.com/thomasnicolon/] * https://www.youtube.com/@thomas.nicolon [https://www.youtube.com/@thomas.nicolon] Thomas shares four of his own powerful images, including a portrait of the exceptionally old habituated western lowland gorilla, Kingo, taken shortly before his death, and a dramatic shot of a forest elephant at a Congo research camp that later charged his team. He also discusses the logistics of GPS-collaring forest elephants, tips for rainforest photography, and selects an admired sunset giraffe image by David Chancellor as his "guest" photo.  GUEST IMAGE Sunset Giraffe by David Chancellor * https://www.davidchancellor.com/ [https://www.davidchancellor.com/] * https://www.instagram.com/chancellordavid/ [https://www.instagram.com/chancellordavid/] Pangolin Photo Safaris Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Pangolin Photo Safaris [https://www.pangolinphoto.com/photo-safaris] Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world.  https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community] We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond! Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris]

Meet The Pro: Dani Connor - Wildlife Photographer

Hosted by Toby Jermyn, this episode of the Pangolin Podcast features wildlife photographer, filmmaker, and Canon Ambassador, Dani Connor, known for her viral red squirrel stories from northern Sweden. CONNECT WITH DANI https://www.daniconnorwild.com/ [https://www.daniconnorwild.com/] https://www.instagram.com/daniconnorwild/ [https://www.instagram.com/daniconnorwild/] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx9JiwPgJHy4cMThY4nmQmA [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx9JiwPgJHy4cMThY4nmQmA] Here is a link to a gallery of Dani's images: https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Dani-Connor/Meet-the-Pro-Dani-Connor [https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Dani-Conner/Meet-the-Pro-Dani-Conner] Dani shares her experience hand-rearing a squirrel named Roo. She also discusses an image from her first safari in Zambia, and another image from an East Greenland expedition. Dani talks about building a career through cinematic storytelling on YouTube, becoming a Canon Ambassador, and choosing a polar bear photograph as her admired guest image, before naming her ideal “humble dwelling” location. GUEST IMAGE Marco Gaiotti https://www.instagram.com/marcogaiotti_naturephotography/ [https://www.instagram.com/marcogaiotti_naturephotography/] https://www.facebook.com/MarcoGaiottiPhotography/ [https://www.facebook.com/MarcoGaiottiPhotography/] Pangolin Photo Safaris [https://www.pangolinphoto.com/photo-safaris] Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world.  https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community] We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond! Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris]

Meet The Pro: Wildlife Photographer - Sabine Stols

In his episode, host Toby Jermyn welcomes Pangolin Photo Host Sabine Stols, a German-born wildlife photographer who transitioned from cruise-ship people photography to a full-time nature career with her husband, Charl. The couple have spent the last 10 years hosting with Pangolin Photo Safaris.  Here is a link to a gallery of Sabine's images: https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Sabine-Stols/Meet-the-Pro-Sabine-Stols CONNECT WITH SABINE https://www.instagram.com/sabine_stols/ https://www.pangolinphoto.com/sabine-stols Sabine shares four favourite images chosen for the praise they received from fellow photographers. She discusses balancing stills and video, the growing demand for video, and selects Hannes Lochner’s backlit lion-breath image as her admired “guest” photo.  GUEST IMAGE Roar by Hannes Lochner www.hanneslochner.com https://www.instagram.com/hannes_lochner/ Pangolin Photo Safaris [https://www.pangolinphoto.com/photo-safaris] Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world.  https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community] We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond! Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris [https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris]