The Sarcastic Lens
We are back. Guided Safaris delivered everything they said they would. It was a great trip the entire way. The wildlife sightings and experiences were incredible in Mombo. However, we did have our single greatest wildlife experience of all time while we were at Singita — wow and horrific at the same time.Richard Lynn
When one is so passionate about animals, a candidly shared moment from a travel encounter quickly becomes a personal issue that one finds mutual empathy with among like-minded souls. That is the beauty of venturing out on safari and staying in these small and intimate camps, sharing a vehicle and guide to explore the bush, and campside stories swapped till late hours around a bonfire.
The Lynns have a proud kitchen wall bulletined with photographs of ‘Welcome to’ signs from all fifty US states. A simple joy of travel: to document and share with others.
Come for the photos, but stay for the stories.
Richard & Amy Lynn · The Sarcastic Lens
Documenting journeys from the ’80s to today’s frantic air-travel world, the Lynns meet and relay their odds and familiars with a salt-of-the-earth charm. The photography in The Sarcastic Lens is realistic, and the beautiful subjects wow you to reach for your camera and set off to far-off lands.
It is an enjoyable and purely inspirational read, one that you probably will not do all at once. Like spinning a globe, flip over to destinations that appeal on that particular day or mood — an inspiring companion to count down the days with, till you venture out on your own far-flung adventure.
They had a front-row Land Rover seat when the last moments of Lady Ravenscourt were shed at Singita Game Reserves in South Africa — this resident alpha female leopard, one of Africa’s great legends and a constant subject for enthralled rangers and travelers, met her fateful maternal stand-off against a dominant male on that wintery encounter.
A morning that started with the mother and cub frolicking in the sunlight to the sudden entry of a third leopard on the scene. In their words, “wow and horrific at the same time”.
