Ben Wilhelmi

the streets of Arusha, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tanzania, portraits

 

 

 

 

 

Paris, street photography

 

By accident, we ran into the Tour de France arrival in Paris. I’ll do a few posts just on that theme: there were plenty of funny people around. I suspect a cyclist or were American.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Various portraits, the bush in Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

Brussels and street photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portraits, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

Paris, street photography

 

Place des Vosges, lovely spot.

 

 

 

 

I guess it is a good thing I didn’t become  a fashion designer…

 

Eiffel Tower, 2nd floor.

 

lake Natron, B/W aerial photography

 

 

 

 

 

Street photography, Brussels

 

 

Some contrasts here…

 

 

 

Random pictures, South Sudan

 

A special welcome in Pibor, a bit surprising when I landed…

 

 

 

A man on water duty.

 

A patriotic woman.

 

 

A female soldier, I haven’t seen many.

 

Nairobi, street photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brussels, street pictures

 

 

 

 

 

Portraits in B/W, Tanzania

 

 

 

 

 

vehicles, US roads, photography

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m tempted to put a elephant skull on my Land Rover bonnet…here in Tanzania, that wouldn’t be too exotic, nor too redneck. Or not….?

 

Taos, Nw Mexico, just in case one wonders about the adobe buildings.

 

Next they’ll have an helipad on those monsters…

 

 

I’m sure his Mom told him to wear a helmet.

My new life, Tanzania, round two

 

So I left South Sudan about 2 months ago, for a better company, much better company, Safari Air Link, based in Dar es Salaam. On top of various aircraft, the company also operates a few camps and lodges in the country. One is based in the Ruaha nat’l park and a lovely house there will my main residence for a few months a year! The location is aptly named Ruaha River Lodge, for the river passing by.

 

The first day I arrived an elephant welcomed me by the restaurant! Back in my old element for sure.

What a view to have for lunch…

 

And on one game drive, we saw the following amongst many others:

A  black-faced sandgrouse and one of her 3 chicks, yes the furry ball on her left. Good camouflage isn’t it?

 

It’s baobab country out there.

 

A leopard foot print. No luck in meeting the owner though.

 

 

A greater kudu, a lovely antelope that is common in Ruaha, not so in all the other parks I know. So I was thrilled.

A young bull, his horns are not twisted yet.

 

Darn, he didn’t get on his hind legs for foraging!

Brussels, street pictures

 

 

 

 

 

Random pictures in Tanzania

 

some of my very pictures in Tanzania, still shot on films.

Rhinos in the legendary Ngorongoro Crater.

 

The best place in the world to see chimpanzees is Mahale nat’l park. They are habituated to humans but without interferences from researchers or visitors. Other parks have chimpanzees who stay far up in trees or live in dangerous countries or are spoilt by human contacts. Mahale is da place.

 

A Maasai warrior. They are quite good at resisting the modern pressure.

 

Apparently a rare occurrence of a lion eating a dead elephant by the anus. I have sold such a picture to a scientist who specialised in that feat.

 

A Maasai choir.

 

Giraffes running while I was walking in the Ngorongoro area.

 

Many advertisements are still painted instead of printed posters.

 

A drunk Maasai man in a bar, again a painting on the wall.