• The Things We’ll do For Penguins

    An Expedition from South America to Africa to (Hopefully) see the Northern Rockhopper

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  • Our Most Ambitious Expedition Yet

    An expedition to Snow Hill to see Emperor Penguins

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  • Second Time's the Charm

    Our (second) once-in-a-lifetime expedition to Antarctica

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  • The Best Place to See Brown Bears in the Wild

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  • In Search of Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada

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  • The Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani

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  • The Perfect Safari Experience in South Africa

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  • Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

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Somewhere along the way, wildlife photography became more than a hobby.
It became the framework for how we experience the world.

Andy and Jennifer Martin at Moraine Lake in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

We’re Andy and Jennifer, two former corporate professionals who chose experiences over stuff and adventure over routine.

We retired early to build a life around full-time slow travel, with wildlife photography guiding where we go, how long we stay, and which experiences we prioritise.

Through our stories, photography, videos, and book, we share what we’re learning along the way in the hope of inspiring others to pursue their own adventures, whether that’s a trip of a lifetime or a complete redesign of how they live.

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Featured Post

The Best Places for Wildlife Photography

People often ask us what destinations we’ve enjoyed the most, or the best places for wildlife photography. It’s a fair question, but an impossible one to answer. Each encounter feels like a chapter in a story that’s still being written, shaped by weather, light, the animals themselves, and sometimes sheer luck.
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Recent Adventures

African penguin walking on the sand beside kelp at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town, South Africa.

African Penguins in Simon’s Town: Our First Visit to Boulders Beach

True to form for the rest of this trip, our journey to Simon’s Town did not go according to plan. […]

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Close-up portrait of a leopard partially concealed among green leaves in a tree.

An Unexpected MalaMala Safari in April

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that a trip to Mala Mala Game Reserve wasn’t the plan. Which really […]

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Cape Town beneath Table Mountain, Lion’s Head and Signal Hill, viewed across Table Bay under cloudy skies.

Four Days at Sea and the Unexpected End to Our Tristan da Cunha Expedition

After everything it had taken to reach Nightingale Island, four and a half days at sea didn’t sound particularly exciting. […]

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Edinburgh of the Seven Seas settlement beneath the steep volcanic slopes of Tristan da Cunha, viewed from the sea.

Landing on Tristan da Cunha - the Most Remote Habituated Island in the World

During lunch, the Silver Wind moved the short distance to Tristan da Cunha. There were several options for the afternoon: […]

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Northern rockhopper penguin standing on dark volcanic rocks at Middle Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago.

Nightingale Island: The Landing We Couldn't Count On

After four days at sea, the Tristan da Cunha archipelago was finally in sight. The plan was ambitious. We would […]

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Close-up portrait of an Antarctic fur seal pup at Stromness, South Georgia.

Stromness, Gritviken & Four Days at Sea

After the frustrations of the previous day, it was a relief to wake to sunshine at Stromness. A Landing at […]

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