Ute Sonnenberg's Blog

Ute Sonnenberg

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

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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 toRead full post »

MARCH 29, 2013 4:13AM

The Discovery of "Thunder"

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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 »

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“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 fromRead full post »

MARCH 27, 2013 3:01AM

Christo: Swimming in Light

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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 toRead full post »

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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 andRead full post »

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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 toRead full post »

MARCH 24, 2013 8:18AM

ePhoto Book: Roma

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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 theRead full post »

MARCH 23, 2013 4:47AM

On Photo Safari: Animal Behavior

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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 photographerRead full post »

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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 SalgadaRead full post »

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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 »

MARCH 20, 2013 2:58AM

Street Photography: Inspiration

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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 »

MARCH 19, 2013 2:41AM

Intuition Training Explained

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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 »

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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, theRead full post »

MARCH 17, 2013 6:27AM

ePhoto Book: Middle-Earth

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“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 photographyRead full post »

MARCH 16, 2013 8:45AM

On Photo Safari: Meet the Lion

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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 enjoyingRead full post »

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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 aRead full post »

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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 creativeRead full post »

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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 wireRead full post »

MARCH 12, 2013 3:59AM

Nikon's Awesome New Photo Gear

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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 lensRead full post »

MARCH 11, 2013 3:14AM

Annie Leibovitz: Reflection

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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 videoRead full post »

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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.

InRead full post »

MARCH 7, 2013 7:48AM

How Photography Inspires

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Photography has become a part of our daily life, to capture snap shots ofRead full post »

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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 photographRead full post »

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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 visitRead full post »

MARCH 1, 2013 2:47AM

Ho Photography fixes Things

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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 situationRead full post »