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We are excited to announce that FROST Photo Safaris will be hosting another small-group photographic tour to South Sudan in Feb 2024 alongside our upcoming private/custom tours confirmed in the region for 2023 and 2024.
Dates: 1-11 February 2024 (11 Days/10 Nights)
Group size: limited to an exclusive group of only 4 guests
Full PDF itinerary available on request
Email [email protected] to start your journey.
Ready to explore West Africa in the new year? There are 2 spaces available to join FROST Photo Safaris in March 2023 (guaranteed departure).
Our photo tour to Benin explores the very best photographic opportunities and authentic cultural experiences that West Africa has to offer. We have designed a circular route that reveals stories of python temples, stilted lake villages, secret mask societies, and Voodoo traditions. This ultimate West African experience is ideal for the intrepid photographer interested in unique and remote destinations off the beaten track.
Email [email protected] or send us a message for bookings and enquiries.
FROST Photo Safaris is proud to present an exploratory photographic expedition deep in the heart of northern Africa, to a destination few people have heard of, never mind having the privilege of experiencing.
Chad - Ennedi ‘The Eden of the Sahara’ Photo Tour 2023. Not without reason is this region often dubbed the Eden of the Sahara. An unmistakable landscape of sandstone cliffs, pillars, and labyrinths, as well as small desert ponds known as gueltas, it supports an abundance of both fauna and flora that one would likely assume impossible given Ennedi’s extraordinarily remote location.
Our exploratory tours are carefully organized expeditions to new frontier destinations. We are constantly searching deeper, looking for unique experiences to add to our portfolio of ‘ungoogleable’ tour offerings. 75% of the Ennedi Massif is yet to be explored. Chad is our newest and most ambitious offering to date.
Join us on this expedition as we discover the hidden photographic gems of this dream desert destination. [email protected].
FROST Photo Safaris is proud to present an exploratory photographic expedition deep in the heart of northern Africa, to a destination few people have heard of, never mind having the privilege of experiencing.
Chad - Ennedi ‘The Eden of the Sahara’ Photo Tour 2023. Not without reason is this region often dubbed the Eden of the Sahara. An unmistakable landscape of sandstone cliffs, pillars, and labyrinths, as well as small desert ponds known as gueltas, it supports an abundance of both fauna and flora that one would likely assume impossible given Ennedi’s extraordinarily remote location.
Our exploratory tours are carefully organized expeditions to new frontier destinations. We are constantly searching deeper, looking for unique experiences to add to our portfolio of ‘ungoogleable’ tour offerings. 75% of the Ennedi Massif is yet to be explored. Chad is our newest and most ambitious offering to date.
Join us on this expedition as we discover the hidden photographic gems of this dream desert destination. [email protected].
Portraits from the Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
Made of layer upon layer of narrow cloth panels, the Egungun costume entirely covers the dancer, who peers out through a knotted fabric in front. In this scene, a dancer is blurred in the background as he twirls his outfit in a circular motion. The Egungun masquerade honors the Yoruba ancestors, and the masked dancer becomes the ancestor, spinning and twirling to send the colorful panels flying out in all directions, giving “breezes of blessings.”
There's so much to learn when venturing out from our small towns, away from our comfort zones and our perceived norms. This is where magic happens. We will travel back to Benin in 2023 and 2024.
We are constantly looking for new ways to explore. We want to show you lands in perpetual change and the people who occupy them. It's a style of travel where the emotional journey far exceeds expectations.
We documented the most amazing Gelede Mask festival in a small town off the beaten track in Benin. While most kids kept well clear of the crocodile mask, these two young boys slowly crept closer.
“In hiding our faces, masks paradoxically reveal human nature, in all our desires and deadly sins.” - Chris Rainier
*Update* Only 1 Space Available on our FROST Benin Voodoo Festival & Sacred Masks Photo Tour 2024.
A small village in Benin is where we first laid eyes on the Egunguns - men draped in elaborate materials representing the spirits of departed ancestors who periodically revisit the human community for remembrance, celebration, and blessings. These mysterious living works of art are both fascinating and ominous. It is a unique cultural tradition practiced by the Yoruba and their descendants in the African Diaspora.
FROST Photo Safaris will journey back to Benin in 2023 & 2024
Sacred Masks of West Africa - Secret societies, in Africa, represent the traditional society, a kind of parallel authority. They reveal themselves through the mask’s appearance: every mask has its own meaning, and its appearance brings a clear message to the community members.
FROST Benin - Magic on Earth Photo Tour 2023
Dates: 1-10 March 2023
*Only 2 Spaces Available
FROST Benin - Voodoo Festival & Sacred Masks Photo Tour 2024
Dates: 7-16 January 2024
*Only 1 Space Available
For details and to secure your booking email [email protected]
FROST Photo Safaris is proud to present you with a photo tour of the little-visited West African nation of Benin. This carefully crafted expedition reveals stories of python temples, stilted lake villages, secret mask societies and Voodoo traditions.
This tour explores the very best photographic opportunities that Benin has to offer and is perfectly timed to experience the renowned Voodoo Festival, located in Ouidah every year in January. The festival is a fascinating cultural treat commemorating the recognition of Voodoo as the official religion
of Benin since 1969. The celebration includes performances, rituals, large banquets and sacrifices which draw fe**sh priests, traditional chiefs, voodoo healers and onlookers from far and wide. Devotees assume the identity of gods, dressing up and transforming into them as they dance to the rhythmic drumming with the realm of the magical close at hand. This is the ideal photo tour for the intrepid traveler interested in remote places and cultures.
Join FROST Photo Safaris on this ultimate West African expedition to Benin in January 2024. There are only 2 spaces available on this exclusive small-group photo tour. Email [email protected] for details.
Journeys to the little-visited West African nation of Benin. Some believe that there is a thin veil separating human and spirits. If there is, it’s surely at its most translucent in Benin, where traditional practices allow these two worlds to glimpse each other momentarily. Our carefully crafted expeditions reveal stories of python temples, stilted lake villages, secret mask societies and Voodoo traditions.
FROST Burkina Faso Sacred Masks Photo Tour 2023. Dates: 1st-10th March 2023 (10 Days/9 Nights)
FROST Photo Safaris is proud to present you with a photo tour to Burkina Faso “land of the honest people”. The country is known as one of the friendliest countries in Africa. Located in West Africa, it is bordered by Mali in the North and West, Niger to the northeast, and Benin, Cote d’lvoire, Ghana and Togo to the South. Burkina Faso really is West Africa’s hidden gem.
This tour explores some of the very best photographic opportunities that Burkina Faso has to offer, ideal for the intrepid photographer interested in remote destinations and cultures. Join FROST Photo Safaris on this once-in-a-lifetime expedition that will leave you feeling in awe of the magic and wonder of remote West Africa.
Interested in joining? Send us a message and we will send you all the details.
‘Leaf Masks of Burkina Faso’ - It’s amazing how a simple idea, a seed planted, can become reality with time and consistency. 5 years ago I heard stories of the most fascinating masks occurring in remote West Africa. Details about the destination were incredibly scarce and good photographs few and far between. Fast forward a few years later and FROST Photo Safaris is traveling deeper.
Sacred Masks of West Africa.
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‘Sacred Masks of West Africa’ - It’s amazing how a simple idea, a seed planted, can become reality with time and consistency. 5 years ago I heard stories of the most fascinating masks occurring in remote West Africa. Details about the destination were incredibly scarce and good photographs few and far between. Fast forward a few years later and FROST Photo Safaris is traveling deeper.
[email protected]
Scenes from Burkina Faso & Benin, West Africa
We’re traveling beyond the mainstream in search of authentic experiences, knowledge, and unique photographic opportunities in West Africa.
‘Sacred Masks of West Africa’. In the African traditional society, the mask plays a crucial role: it represents the appearance of a spirit coming from the forest or the savanna to rule men’s actions, to scare people or entertain them, to impose peace or instigate war, celebrate funerals or initiation rituals.
In the whole Africa the word ‘mask’ doesn’t indicate just what’s covering the face of the man but it means incarnate spirit, present spirit. The mask wearer loses his individual identity to transform himself into something else. The mask wearer may die, the mask not: ‘A man may leave me (die), and he will be replaced. But a mask will never die. You’ll never see a mask’s grave. We’re above men’.
‘Sacred Masks of West Africa’ - FROST Photo Safaris continues to travel beyond the “googleable” as we return from a successful first-of-its-kind tour to Burkina Faso in West Africa.
Leaf masks of Burkina Faso represent Dwo, one of three sons of the creator God Wuro. Dwo is the god of new life and rebirth in the springtime, and of the power of nature and vegetation. His brothers are Soxo, the god of the wilderness, and Kwere, the god of lightning.
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‘Cattle Royalty in South Sudan’ - There’s something so special about experiencing ways of life in the world’s most remote destinations, both in a photographic sense and for the life lessons learned. In this video, we spend time with the Mundari people at one of their cattle camps on tour in South Sudan. Feb 2022.
FROST Photo Safaris will be traveling back to South Sudan to explore further and visit 4 remote tribes. Those with a keen interest in new destinations and cultural photography can email [email protected] for details.
Certain destinations naturally emanate a sense of atmosphere and mood, and the Mundari cattle camps are the perfect example of just that. Hundreds of large-horned cattle gather here, there’s dust, there’s fire, there’s smoke, there’s light and there are tall herdsman in the mix. I keep transporting back to these incredible scenes through these images.
It's always great to receive images and feedback from clients who purchase fine-art prints from www.FROSTprints.com. I was happy to see this series of three large 900x1200mm cultural portraits displayed in a client’s beautiful home in Australia.
‘Kings of Cattle’ - A journey to South Sudan. The Mundari are one of the ethnic groups indigenous to the Nile valley. To the Mundari, cattle is everything. Hundreds of cattle are based at this camp. The residents of the cattle camp are responsible for tending to and protecting their valuable assets at any cost.
FROST Photo Safaris will be heading back to South Sudan this December to visit 4 remote tribes. DM or email [email protected] if you’d like to join this exciting expedition. Tour Dates: 08-20 Dec 2021. Limited Spaces Available.
Celebrating the beauty of cultural heritage through photography.
This Male Gelada flared his lips in an effort to assert dominance. He proceeded to descend the cliff face before the sun dipped below the distant mountains. They are only found in the highlands of Ethiopia and sleep along sheer cliffs to be out of reach from predators such as leopards and hyenas.
Photographed while leading a wildlife photographic tour in Ethiopia.
A young Mundari boy hurries to wash his head and face while taking advantage of the antibacterial qualities of cow urine. An added benefit is that the ammonia of the urine will dye his hair a desired light brown colour.
Begin your journeys to remote places with an open mind. There’s so much to see and learn when observing and photographing the world without preconceived ideas of the ‘normal’ 🌍 ✈️
FROST Photo Safaris will be traveling back to South Sudan this December to visit its people and places. Celebrating cultural heritage and diversity through photography. Message or email [email protected] for more info.
‘Raw Nature’ - Two hippos going head-to-head in front of my tent along the Mara River on safari in Kenya’s Masai Mara National Reserve.
Image Copyright Kirsten Frost
'Protectors' - To the Mundari tribe of remote South Sudan, cattle are everything. The sight of hundreds of large-horned Ankole-Watusi cattle here was just spectacular. FROST Photo Safaris will be heading back to South Sudan this December to visit 4 remote tribes - the Mundari, Toposa, Larim, and Jiye. A bucket list destination for any travel and culture photographer. Get in touch to join (limited to 4-5 guests only). **Update: 2 Spaces Available.
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The hauntingly beautiful Deadvlei in Namibia from the ground and from the air. Photographed last month while leading a photo tour exploring Namibia's desert landscapes and desert-adapted wildlife.
Golden moments in Namibia
The scenic beauty and stillness of Namibia is like no other. Here, guest Dennis Stogsdill strolls through Deadvlei looking for creative compositions of the rising camel thorn trees, white clay pan, and towering dunes. The dusty conditions added a soft moody atmosphere to the images created this morning.
Namibia is open for international travel, with availability for last-minute travel. Truly isolation at its purest.
FROST Photo Safaris in association with ORYX Photo Tours.
There are only 2 spaces available on our South Sudan Photo Tour Dec 2021. South Sudan is the first destination in a collection of photo tours entitled FROST’s Most Isolated - and for good reason. When you get to travel to an area that rivals remote Ethiopia & Kenya in cultural photographic opportunities, you know you’ve got a special trip at your disposal!
This carefully crafted 13 Day (12-Night) photo tour is for the keen photographer looking to explore unique and remote destinations. Limited to a small group of like-minded travelers with an experienced ground team of local guides, drivers, a personal camp cook, and a dedicated photo tour leader.
Join FROST Photo Safaris on a guided expedition to the world’s youngest nation. Email [email protected] to reserve the last spaces.
I’ve just returned home from another fantastic photographic tour, this time to Namibia. We visited two prime destinations for iconic desert wildlife scenes. What the Namib desert lacks in biodiversity it makes up for in exceptional scenic beauty. You have to put in the effort to create wildlife images here, but it's the reward of pure photographic gold that makes it well worth it! Here, two Oryx run along the red dunes of Sossusvlei.
Guided by FROST Photo Safaris, in collaboration with the team at ORYX Photo Tours.
Crafting the best photo tours to Namibia and beyond.
New Tour: South Sudan Photo Tour December 2021
South Sudan offers photographic opportunities like no other and is the first destination in a collection of photo tours entitled FROST’s Most Isolated - and for good reason. When you get to travel to an area that rivals remote Ethiopia & Kenya in cultural photographic opportunities, you know you’ve got a special trip at your disposal!
This carefully crafted 13 Day (12-Night) South Sudan Photographic Expedition is for the keen photographer looking to explore unique and remote destinations. Limited to a small group of only 4-5 like-minded travelers with an experienced ground team of local guides, drivers, a personal camp cook, and a dedicated photo tour leader.
Join FROST Photo Safaris on a guided expedition to the world’s youngest nation and experience geographical beauty, intriguing ways of life, rural homesteads, and warm-hearted people.
Dates: 08-20 December 2021
Email [email protected] for bookings and inquiries.
Another image created during a recent photographic tour in South Sudan.
To the Mundari, cattle is everything. Hundreds of cattle are based at this camp. The residents of the cattle camp are responsible for tending to and protecting their valuable assets at any cost. Their entire lifestyle is geared around caring for their prized livestock, the Ankole-Watusi, a horned breed known as "the cattle of kings."
Send me a message or email [email protected] for more information.
‘Kings of Cattle’ - A journey to South Sudan. The Mundari are one of the ethnic groups indigenous to the Nile valley (Nilotic). Their main homeland is approximately 75 kilometres north of Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
To the Mundari, cattle is everything. Hundreds of cattle are based at this camp. The residents of the cattle camp are responsible for tending to and protecting their valuable assets at any cost.
Send me a message or email [email protected] for more information.
A few images from South Sudan created during a private photo tour earlier this month. A new and truly remote destination with incredible photographic opportunities.
Email [email protected] for more information.
Images copyright Kirsten Frost
‘Encounters with Giants’ - an African elephant drifts past, leaving only a trail of dust in its path.
Purchase an ‘Encounters with Giants’ print at www.FROSTprints.com. Shipped internationally 🌎✈️
In February we journeyed to where the world’s only grass-eating primates thrive. Geladas, one of the flagship species of Africa’s alpine grasslands, are found only in the Ethiopian Highlands. They are the smallest vestige of a genus that millions of years ago stretched from South Africa to Spain and into India. Once among the most prominent primates—one species was the size of a gorilla—they were likely driven to extinction by climate changes, competition with more adaptable baboons, and our ancestors, who butchered them. Today all that remains of Theropithecus are geladas, which offer valuable, if imperfect, insight into the world inhabited by our predecessors. There is no other animal like them.
Image by Kirsten Frost Photography
Text by National Geographic
A Verreaux’s Eagle swoops by with its prey, an Angulate Tortoise, clenched in its talons.
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‘Cattle Royalty in South Sudan’ - There’s something so special about experiencing ways of life in the world’s most remote destinations, both in a photographic sense and for the life lessons learned. In this video, we spend time with the Mundari people at one of their cattle camps on tour in South Sudan. Feb 2022.
