About Me
Hi, I'm Lindsey
Wildlife photographer, birder, and tour leader.
I’ve always been drawn to animals and the natural world, but over the years that curiosity grew into something much bigger.
Birding taught me how to slow down, pay attention, and notice the little things happening around me. Photography gave me a way to connect more deeply with wildlife, preserve those moments, and tell their stories.
Where it all began
I fell in love with safari photography almost instantly. My first real safari was in Botswana’s Chobe and Okavango Delta, on a trip my grandmother took my family on.
She loved Africa. She traveled there many times throughout her life, and getting to experience it with her for the first time completely changed me.
I remember the feeling of being surrounded by wildlife in a place that seemed almost impossibly real. Every drive held the possibility of something we couldn’t predict. I was completely captivated.
That trip became one of the most magical experiences of my life, and the beginning of a love for Africa that has never left me.
My grandmother has since passed away, but every time I return to Africa, a small part of that first trip comes back with me. She gave me the opportunity to explore a continent that would ultimately become such an important part of my life, and I’ll always be grateful for that.
In a way, every trip back allows me to carry a little piece of her with me.
Through my travels and photography, I get to continue something she loved so deeply. And now, I get to introduce other people to the same part of the world she first introduced to me.
A few memories from my first trip to Africa, and some early photographs that sparked my photography journey.
HOW I GOT HERE
Before wildlife photography became the center of my creative life, I spent years immersed in art. I studied art through painting and later in cosmetology school, which might seem like an unusual path to wildlife photography, but both helped shape the way I see.
Color, light, composition, balance, and small details were already things I was learning to notice long before I started pointing a camera at wildlife. Photography simply became a new medium, and wildlife became the subject I couldn’t get enough of.
After Botswana, that interest quickly became an obsession. I wanted to understand my camera, improve my photography, and learn as much as I could about the animals I was photographing.
Birding became an especially important part of that journey. Learning to identify species, find animals, recognize behavior, and spend hours simply observing wildlife changed the way I approached photography. I became less interested in simply documenting what I saw and much more interested in creating photographs that communicate something about the animal, the environment, or the moment.
My Approach to Photography
I’m much more interested in telling the story of an animal than simply documenting that I saw it.
I love behavior, movement, beautiful light, and those fleeting moments that reveal something about the animal in front of me.
Sometimes that means photographing nonstop while a scene unfolds in seconds. Other times it means sitting with the same animal for hours waiting for absolutely nothing to happen... until suddenly, everything does.
That unpredictability is probably my favorite thing about wildlife photography.
There’s a moment on safari when an ordinary drive can suddenly become one you’ll remember for the rest of your life. You never quite know when it’s coming.
I’d rather spend meaningful time with one incredible sighting than rush from animal to animal simply to check things off a list. And no photograph is more important than the animal itself. Patience and respect for wildlife are at the center of how I photograph.
Why I Keep Coming Back
There are photographs I’m incredibly proud of, but when I think about the places I’ve traveled, it’s rarely just the photograph I remember.
It’s enjoying a coffee at breakfast, overlooking hippos grunting in the water.
The silence when everyone realizes an animal is beginning to hunt.
The hours spent waiting.
The excitement when a guide suddenly stops the vehicle.
The moments when you forget about your camera entirely because you can’t quite believe what you’re watching.
And perhaps most of all, it’s knowing that none of it can be completely planned.
That little bit of uncertainty is what keeps me coming back. There will always be another animal, another behavior, another location, and another story I haven’t seen yet.
And every time I return to Africa in particular, I’m reminded of the person who first showed me how magical it could be.
FROM PHOTOGRAPHER TO TOUR LEADER
As wildlife photography began taking me farther from home, I realized that some of my favorite experiences were the ones I wanted to share with other people.
There's something incredibly special about watching someone see an animal they've dreamed about their entire life, or seeing the excitement when they realize they just captured a photograph they're genuinely proud of.
Today, I lead small-group expeditions in Africa, Asia, and South America, working alongside experienced local guides and operators who know these landscapes and wildlife intimately.
These trips aren’t photography workshops where you’re expected to spend every moment talking about settings. We're serious about wildlife and photography, but I don’t want the experience to feel serious all the time. Ultimately, we're here to enjoy these special places and its wildlife, and have fun!
We’re going to have early mornings, long days in the field, unpredictable wildlife, changing plans, dusty clothes, missed shots, incredible sightings, and probably a lot of laughing in between.
I want my groups to feel supportive rather than competitive. Beginners shouldn’t feel intimidated by experienced photographers, and experienced photographers should still have the freedom and opportunities they came for.
More than anything, I want these trips to feel like a group of people who genuinely love wildlife getting to experience something extraordinary together.
What’s in My Camera Bag
For the photographers who always want to know what everyone else is shooting with - I get it.
My current setup includes:
Main Camera: Sony A7V
Backup Camera: Sony a6700
Wildlife lens: Tamron 150-500mm
Travel lens: Tamron 35-150mm
Everyday/walk-around lens: Sigma 18-50mm
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