About Wild Picha
When we were students we traveled around the world and took snapshots to tell friends and family back home about the places we had visited. Since then we have met great photographers and guides on our travels, who inspired us and taught us a lot about wildlife photography. Nowadays our pictures show our adventurous travels and tell the stories of endless landscapes, animals in their environment, magic light and surprising details of nature. As an illustrator Tanja used our pictures for her twikga children’s books and took the story telling one step further.
In the section below you will find some of our pictures. Have a look in the Gallery for more. Under Stories you will find more about our travels and the making of our pictures. More about Tanja’s illustrations and publishings on the twikga site.
Family Ties
Being part of a family is essential for survival in the animal kingdom. Stories of bonding, caring, rivalry and what it means to be part of a family.
The Hunters
Eat and be eaten. The story of life. This gallery shows pictures of the predators that are at the top of the food chain most of the time.
Up Close
Sometimes we overlook the details in the world around us. Often closeups reveal surprising details that tell an intimate story.
Endless Spaces
This gallery tells the stories of the wilderness. Endless skies and vast open landscapes inhabited by wild animals.
Wild Picha Stories
We like to take pictures that tell a story, to trigger the imagination of our audience, to make your mind wander. What happened in that scene, what might happen next? Most of our pictures were taken in far away places, in Africa, South America and in the Arctic. But since our return to The Netherlands we started to photograph wildlife and landscapes in our region, including the famous tulips and windmills. We are lucky to live on the edge of a forest, so rain or shine, the scenery is often breathtaking. Even our garden is a busy place full of birds and small mammals. Framing a scene with a camera plays a central part in our lives, at home and on our travels. Our photographs have been awarded and featured in books. Below three of our latest stories, for more have a look in our Stories section.
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…
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…