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Sand-bashing in Namibia

Epic landscapes to explore, wildlife, safari lodges, great Colonial style architecture, amazing weather…so when I was asked last Autumn to shoot Discovery in Namibia with Land Rover & the Spark 44 guys it was a no-brainer. The images & films are released this week.
So we all arrived in the capital Windhoek back in September to meet with the German team, local crew & guides.

Our models – Adrienne & Michael check out the wildlife

The dusty plains from the middle of nowhere…

Epic horizons…

Sand bashing in the Namib desert

Epic landscapes…

Aerial drone still

The shoot took us through dunes & along dusty tracks, to the Skeleton Coast. The game reserves with rare black rhino, lions, giraffe – all pretty incredible to see.

Staying in the lodges was quite a fun experience too, with some of the local wildlife making their way inside on one occasion – all very good so long as you don’t have an issue with large hairy spiders (mentioning no names 😉 – at least it wasn’t anything bigger with teeth and a penchant for fresh meat!!

Land Rover Discovery

Land Rover Discovery

Our models Adrienne & Michael with the Discoverys

Very Discovery…

So, we spent a couple of weeks capturing all aspects of the Namibia Experience, exploring the landscapes in a fleet of Discoverys – Nick & Justin on moving footage, & myself on stills and aerial drone filming,  CD Toby with models Adrienne & Michael.

Spectacular exit at the waterhole

Endless vistas – aerial drone shot

Flying the drone in Namibia gave me a fantastic perspective on the epic landscapes – the Namibian CAA were really helpful on speedy processing of permits etc., so big thanks to them for making that possible.
Here are a few clips, thanks to Nick for editing these – enjoy…

And as always – a massive thanks to the team on the trip Toby, Nick, Justin, Adrienne & Michael for making work fun, the local team and the production team back at base….looking forward to working with you all again 🙂

If you want to explore Namibia for yourself take a look at the Discovery experiences here.

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