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Savute

Savute

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SAVUTE    

SIZE: 260mm x 245mm, hard cover    

PAGES: 168

ISBN: 9780994692429 

James Gifford

In a quest to capture the essence of this unique ecosystem and the remarkable behaviour Botswana's Savute has engendered, internationally-awarded photographer James Gifford embarked upon a project spanning two years, during which he tracked and followed Savute’s inhabitants, sharing their struggles, triumphs and tragedies. His photographs, accompanied by his lyrical and sensitive prose, depict their fascinating, interconnected stories as they strived to survive. The resulting book is incredibly evocative and moving.

Author Biography

Award-winning photographer James Gifford has always been an avid traveller. It was the continent of Africa and its wildlife that captivated him from an early age, beckoning repeatedly until he could eventually call it home. He has spent the past decade living in Botswana on the edge of the world-famous Okavango Delta, photographing wildlife for editorial features, running specialist photographic safaris and conducting commercial photographic and video shoots for luxury safari lodges.     

In 2016 James won the Photograph of the Year award in Nature's Best Photography Africa competition and was a finalist in the Big Picture Natural World competition. His work has been published in numerous magazines, including Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Geographical, Travel Africa and The Times. In 2010 he wrote and published the popular handbook Wildlife Photography in Botswana. His images have also featured in a range of other publications, from glossy coffee-table books to ubiquitous best-selling guidebooks.     

His fascination with Savute began with the resurgence of the channel, growing with every day he spent there. Before long he realised that its bewildering environment and the incredible tales of its inhabitants would combine to form an enthralling story that the rest of the world deserved to hear, a rare beacon of hope amongst the depressing outlook for the continent's wildlife portrayed with disheartening regularity in the media. With the roof of his vehicle as a bed and a canopy of stars as his ceiling, camping wild in the bush gave him the best opportunity to capture the images he believed would do justice to this remarkable habitat. And, in the two years he devoted to the project, the incredible array of sightings he witnessed is testimony to Savute's status as one of Africa's great wildlife destinations.

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11/07/2023

Beautiful Savute

An absolutely amazing book with fascinating stories and incredible photography. We had visited in June this year, so to have been and then read the book was wonderful. I know display pages on a book stand in our braai room.

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Diane H.
South Africa South Africa
04/06/2021

Savute

Lovely book, bought as a gift for a friend who will be celebrating his birthday in Savute - so a very appropriate gift! I'm sure he will like it as much as we did.

LM
Lynne M.
South Africa South Africa
04/02/2021

Savute

Beautiful book, loved the photography as well as the narrative that accompanied it. Great service from Emma at HPH, the book was a little late arriving, she was very quick to sort out the reason for the delay for me.

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Debbie E.
New Zealand New Zealand
02/07/2021

SAVUTE

super-excellent!!!

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Roland N.
South Africa South Africa
02/07/2021

Savute. Botswana's Wildlife Kingdom

The book is a "must have" for anyone who is interested in wildlife and in particular wildlife in Savute. The size of the book is user friendly and the quality of the photographs is superb. James has also put an enormous amount of work into text which makes for interesting reading.

EA
Edmund A.
South Africa South Africa

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