Ute Sonnenberg's Blog
Ute Sonnenberg
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Birthday
- May 29
- Title
- owner
- Company
- Roho Ya Chui
- Bio
- Welcome, my name is Ute Sonnenberg. I write this blog about photography and especially wildlife photography with the connected adventures on photographic safaris. I try to share my experience and knowledge about the subject to help people finding their way around in this complex matter and to inspire photographic adventures. The name of my company is Roho Ya Chui, Swahili for “soul of leopard”. We help people organizing their photographic safaris, wildlife photography courses and team building photographic safaris.
Please feel free to ask any questions and please share your thoughts and feedback.
Thank you for visiting and reading the blog.
Thank you for your continus support.
Kindest regards, Ute
MY RECENT POSTS
- Where is Your Camera Right
Now?
May 23, 2013 02:47AM - How to Choose Your
Photographic Safari
May 22, 2013 03:21AM - Can You Leave Office Behind?
May 21, 2013 02:48AM - Do You Feel Like Richard
Avedon?
May 20, 2013 04:27AM - On Photo Safari: When You See
Busses
May 18, 2013 02:54AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Hi Libby, thank you for
sharing this beautiful story.
You are
absolutely right,
t…”
6:58AM - “Thank you Ger. Only a
pleasure :-)”
2:32AM - “Thank you Libby
:-)”
May 22, 2013 06:40AM - “I think you describe
black and white quite right
:-)”
May 07, 2013 02:53AM - “Thank you guys
:-)))”
May 05, 2013 02:35PM
Ute Sonnenberg's Links
On Photo Safari: Safety Travel Tips for Photographers

Traveling for photography is the most wonderful thing to do; yet one needs to be conscious of the dangers involved to ensure a great experience and fantastic photos.
This applies to… Read full post »
The Discovery of "Thunder"

This year celebrates the 200th anniversary of Dr. David Livingston’s birthday. He was one of the most remarkable explorers, crossing Africa on foot in 1856 from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.… Read full post »
How to Learn with Photography in an Innovative Economy

“The demands of a collaboration-based, talent-hungry, global, wired economy are evolving so quickly that success depends on nothing less than continuous learning. Fall behind and you may find yourself disqualified from… Read full post »
Christo: Swimming in Light

Christo’s art might be controversial, but what he always accomplishes is awe, surprise and a new experience. Many of us know his work only from photographs, but if you are able to… Read full post »
Photo Gear Reviews: Canon, Leica, Fuji and Apps

There is news on the photographic equipment market. Canon announced the new entry-level photo camera Rebel T5i and the tiny new Rebel SL1 DSLR. Read a detailed review of the T5i and… Read full post »
Eugene Atget: Nostalgia and Surrealism

Eugene Atget, French photographer, was born in 1857 and his photography breathes the air of nostalgia, with his images telling the story of Paris at the turn of centuries. He seemed to… Read full post »
ePhoto Book: Roma

There is a new pope, pope Francis, and he resides in Rome. Well, the photo book was made long before the new pope came, but it just gives a glimpse into the… Read full post »
On Photo Safari: Animal Behavior

Photo safaris are of course for the purpose of seeing animals and photographing them, but that can be challenging at times, when the animals just are who they are and the photographer… Read full post »
The Paradox of Photographing People's Lives

Sebastiãno Salgado is an amazing photographer, traveling the world photographing people’s lives in difficult circumstances. His images go deep, show the people’s struggle and the respect he feels for them. Sebastiãno Salgada… Read full post »
How to Accelerate Innovative Leadership with Photography

Something is innovative when it is qualitatively new and in order to be an innovative leader, executing innovative leadership an innovative leadership tool is what is needed.
Times are fast,… Read full post »
Street Photography: Inspiration

As a response to an earlier post about Bill Brandt’s street photography, Steve Kenny and Jeanette DeMain provided some more inspirational street photographers to be worth looking at and they really are.… Read full post »
Intuition Training Explained

Intuition is not something we need to train for to have it; it is something that is always there, we only need to train ourselves to identify it and to utilize it.… Read full post »
Alfred Wertheimer: Photographing Nina Simon

Photographer Alfred Wertheimer was hired by Anne Fulchino, the person who hired him already for the famous photo series of young Elvis Presley, in the mid 60ies to photograph Nina Simon, the… Read full post »
ePhoto Book: Middle-Earth

“Middle-Earth is a far away place where elves look after those who embark on journeys and where nature caresses the courageous.”
The images were taken during a series of photography… Read full post »
On Photo Safari: Meet the Lion

On photo safaris probably the most popular events are the stops in the bush for coffee and sundowners. Being right there in the middle of the animals, overlooking beautiful landscape and enjoying… Read full post »
When Business Leaders Use Photography

When business leaders use photography the first that comes to mind might be images of top managers on photo safari wildlife photography courses with big telephoto lenses enjoying their hobby during a… Read full post »
Innovative Brainstorming with Photography

Brainstorming is often the way we try to find ideas regarding a certain project, a new product or for problem solving. We use it in business, in personal life and for creative… Read full post »
Philippe Petit: When Art Looks Effortless

Philippe Petit is the high-wire-walker, famous for walking across the void between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York in 1974.
“I knew as a wire… Read full post »
Nikon's Awesome New Photo Gear

The wildlife photographers who use Nikon camera gear are most likely the ones who had been waiting for years that Nikon comes with a new 80-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 telephoto lens. This lens… Read full post »
Annie Leibovitz: Reflection

Sometimes a photographer needs moments of contemplation to reflect on the work she/he is doing, the photography she/he is doing and how happy one is with what one does. In this video… Read full post »
Bill Brandt: Pioneer of Street Photography

In the age of cell phone cameras probably all smart phone users are street photographers, snapping around wherever they are, collecting an amazing body of work about our society.
In… Read full post »
How Photography Inspires

Photography has become a part of our daily life, to capture snap shots of… Read full post »
Conservation, Photography and Fashion

Photographic safaris are helping not only to create jobs and to bring income to communities in Africa; they also play an important role for conservation. Where people go on safari to photograph… Read full post »
Gregory Heisler: Master of Portrait Photography

Gregory Heisler’s portraits were TIME Magazine covers, show world leaders and in many ways impressing people. What is it that makes his portrait photography different and mesmerizing?
When you visit… Read full post »
Ho Photography fixes Things

Sometimes we enter a room full with people and we feel that there is somehow an undercurrent, something is going on, although everybody seems to enjoy him(her)selve and having fun. This situation… Read full post »
Salon.com