twikga stories about life, travels and other passions
What you love is what you cherish. We believe that opening your hart to the small wonders of life will make you appreciate what you have and passionate about preserving the world around you. Sadly, in times of climate change the urgency of wildlife conservation is brought right to our doorsteps. We realize how privileged we are to travel the world and hope that by sharing our pictures with a broader audience, through our websites, exhibitions and social media, that we may contribute to the protection of the places we were fortunate enough to visit over the years…
Zambezi Valley animalscapes
The winterthorn forests in the Zambezi valley with its blue haze, the arches, creepers and vines are a magical setting for animalscape photography…
Green Okavango Delta
In May we visited the Okavango Delta in Botswana. This year the rains were above average, resulting in very high grasses. The finding of animals was a challenge…
Okavango Hipsta moments
Water brings life to the Okavango Delta in Botswana. It fills the lagoons and spills over onto the river plains, creating a labyrinth of papyrus-fringed channels, lily-pad-dotted lagoons and green termite islands. Beautiful abstract patterns, shapes and colors emerge in this abundance of life. Especially when you quietly move through the reeds in a traditional mocorro. More information on the...
Big tuskers, hides and Big Five in Kenya
Kenya keeps amazing us, we keep on discovering new things. We photographed big tuskers and took amazing pictures from several hides…
There is a time for everything in the Kalahari
Seasons come and go, animals thrive or struggle depending on food, diseases and competition…
Pumas of Torres del Paine
Pumas are amazing cats. They are very resilient and blend in and adapt to many different habitats and extremely harsh conditions…
Serengeti Big Cat Plains
We enjoyed the wide open empty plains and the kopjes around Namiri. They are home to big prides of lions and other big cats…
Two Irish characters
How can two dogs of the same breed be so different? Duvel was a sweet dog, even as a puppy. Woody behaved more like a gremlin…
Estancia nostalgia in Patagonia
We visited one of the big estancias near Torres Del Paine. The old houses and facilities of the estancia are conserved to maintain the cultural heritage…
Patagonia, a trip down memory lane
In 1992 we did not have the time and the equipment to go hiking in Torres Del Paine. We promised ourselves we would come back…
