New Portfolio Boxes Available

I am announcing the availability of my portfolio boxes today, and I am extremely proud of these bodies of work!

I have two separate portfolios that are available at this time, my Timeless Africa Collection and my Colors of Africa Collection. Each portfolio is a collection of fifteen (15) hand made prints by yours truly, and are available in 8.5x11 and 13x19 sizes. The fifteen prints will come in a hand made, linen covered presentation box, and each print will be signed.

Timeless Africa Collection Portfolio Box - Small (sold out)

Timeless Africa Collection Portfolio Box - Large

Colors of Africa Collection Portfolio Box - Small (sold out)

Colors of Africa Collection Portfolio Box - Large

Each portfolio contains a cover sheet, the original prints, presentation gloves and interleaving between each print. All prints are printed on 100% cotton fine art Moab Entrada Rag paper.

The 8.5x11” portfolio boxes are $495 plus $50 for domestic shipping, and the 13x19” portfolio boxes are $1295 plus $75 for domestic shipping. International shipping costs may vary, so please inquire. I have only 15 of each size available on hand, and there will be a delay if those numbers are exceeded. It takes up to a month to have these boxes manufactured, as they are made by hand by an artisan. These boxes represent an excellent value, as my prints are normally priced at a level that would make 15 prints much more expensive. I enjoy creating photographic prints, and enjoy pricing my prints so that many people can enjoy them.

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to receive on of these portfolio boxes.

Here are the links to the images for the Timeless Africa Collection and Colors of Africa Collection

Here are some sample images from each of the collections:

Timeless Africa

Giraffe under an Acacia Tree

Serengeti National Park, June 2007

Two Giraffe Heads

Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, October 2007

Siblings

Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa, April 2008

Colors of Africa

Skeleton Coast of Namibia

BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008 ‘Wild Places’ winner

Namibia, April 2006

Sparring Wildebeest

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, February 2007

Lioness Hiding in the Grass

Ngorongoro Crater, July 2004

Zoogle News interview

Zoogle News recently posted a quick blurb about my photography and also of my portfolio box announcement. You can read it online here.

NANPA Trade Show

Gura Gear will be at the North American Nature Photography Association's conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico from February 18-22, 2009. Please come and visit us if you are planning on attending the show. We will have our Kiboko bag with us at the booth! I will be offline for the next few days as a result of my heading over to Albuquerque tomorrow.

For more information, please click on the logo below.

Timeless Africa and Colors of Africa portfolios

I will be releasing two new portfolios next week, my Timeless Africa collection of black and white images and my Colors of Africa collection of color images. Each portfolio will contain fifteen (15) hand made prints by yours truly, and will be available in 8.5x11 and 13x19 sizes. The fifteen prints will come in a hand made, linen covered presentation box, and each print will be signed.

Here is a quick photograph from my Colors of Africa portfolio in 13x19"

Each portfolio will have a cover sheet, presentation gloves and all prints are printed on 100% cotton fine art Moab Entrada paper, and the interleaving sheets are Japanese washi paper, which is made from mulberry fibers. Mulberry fibers are a great 'green' paper because the mulberry tree does not need to be cut down to harvest the fibers. After cutting away the fibers, the tree is allowed to grow back.

The 8.5x11" portfolio boxes will sell for $495 plus $50 shipping via FedEx to any destination in the world, and the 13x19" portfolio boxes will sell for $1295 plus $75 shipping via FedEx to any destination in the world. I have only 15 of each size available on hand, and there will be a delay if those numbers are exceeded. It takes up to a month to have these boxes manufactured, as they are made by hand by an artisan.

I will be posting the images in each portfolio box next week.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact me before the full announcement. I am very happy and proud to have these two bodies of work, as I have spent much time working on them in the past 6 years!

Photo of the Day

Lioness in a Tree

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. January 2009

Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1/320 @ f/8, ISO 800

1 Spot available for Botswana safari this July

2 spots 1 spot just become available on my July 19-28, 2009 Botswana safari. Please read below for trip details.

Botswana: The Premier Wildlife Safari

• We will have private vehicles during the entire safari, with only 1 person per row of seating.
• A virtually unlimited amount of weight per person. Bring as much gear as you can, but please keep it within reason! Standard weight allowance is typically only 44 pounds by comparison.
• This safari offers superb game viewing and photographic opportunities in some of the best areas in Southern Africa.
• We will have the option of photographing aerial shots from a helicopter (additional cost).
• This itinerary focuses on a real wildlife experience from the surroundings of your premier accommodations.
• The reserves you will visit offer an insight to the fantastic wildlife in Botswana.
• Game viewing is done in open 4x4 vehicles and you will be led by some of the leading guides in Botswana.

If you are interested in joining this fantastic safari, please contact me right away. You can use the contact form on this blog, or by sending me an email to info@andybiggs.com.

Photo of the Day

Gang of Three

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. January 2009.

Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1.7x TC (550mm), 1/500 @ f/8, ISO 640

Safari recommendations from a past traveler

Martin Doonan just posted a wonderful blog entry about his own thoughts and advice for how to prepare for an African photographic safari. Martin writes:

"First, get to know your camera. I was surprised that people weren't fully familiar with the functions of their camera. They have expensive gear and don't know how to use it to its best. Out on safari is not the time to learn. Based on what I experienced, these would be my top things to learn (this should all seem a bit basic): RAW shooting, Av & Tv, metering and compensation, depth of field control, servo focus, thumb focus button, ISO setting & auto-ISO, panning & tracking subjects, manual exposure."

This is wonderful advice, and something that he easily summed up in a few sentences.

You can read more on Martin's blog here.