As I was thinking about all the posts I’ve done about Africa, photography, and missions. I’ve done posts on the people I’ve met and the broader concepts of all things related to Africa, but I’ve never published a post about the landscape of Africa. When people think of Africa, they usually think of herds of animals on the grasslands with the occasional Acacia tree breaking up the horizon. Sure, there’s that aspect of Africa, but there is so much more to it than that. There are jungles, scrublands, deserts, big cities, mountains, even glaciers. Today I decided to feature some of the landscapes I’ve seen on my travels in East Africa. These are all from South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya, so you can imaging all there is to see in the other fifty or so counties. I’ve specifically tried to exclude people from these shots to focus on the landscapes, but there are some. Let these give you a sense of place, and please enjoy them. All can be clicked on for a larger view.
tea plantation on the slopes of Mt Kenya, Kenya
View of Juba, South Sudan from the top of Jebel Kujur
orange glow of sunrise over the Ethiopian highlands
giraffe grazing with the skyline of Nairobi, Kenya in background
Kibera, the largest slum in Africa and the third largest in the world.
dry landscape and mountains of eastern Ethiopia near Somalia
180 degree panorama of Nairobi Kenya taken from rooftop.
aerial view of village in south sudan
village and livestock along the white nile in South Sudan
Sunrise and acacia tree in Africa, (the cliche Africa shot)
lush waterfall in the cloud forest on Mount Kenya, Africa
street scene in Juba, capital of South Sudan
village with grassfire in background, South Sudan
wide panorama of mount Kenya at dawn. Mt Kenya is the second highest mountain in Africa at over 17,000 feet.
aerial view of Juba, South Sudan and the white nile river
Hyenas at dawn in Kenya
low aerial panorama of Juba, South Sudan
patchwork of farms in Ethiopian highlands
Bor, South Sudan at night with star trails
Aerial panorama of the downtown area of Nairobi, Kenya
Roundabout in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with light streaks from time exposure
Juba, capital of South Sudan at night
wild impala in forest in Kenya
Ethiopian Orthodox church backlit by morning sun rays in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
aerial view of nile river and town in south sudan along the Juba-Bor road.
Tank along the road between Torit and Juba, South Sudan
The elephants at the Castle Forest Lodge in Kenya
The Sudd, where the Nile spill outside its banks to form one of the worlds largest wetlands in South Sudan.
Beautiful, John.
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Loved the landscape photos!
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Wow… beautiful photos!
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