The son of a renowned Kenyan hotelier, Sam spent much of his formative years in the Maasai Mara with young tribesmen training to become lodge managers under his father’s tutelage. By the age of 15 he was a certified guide and, at 17, he travelled to South Africa to complete the FGASA Professional Safari Guide course. Along the way, he picked up advanced qualifications in trail guiding, birding and game tracking. Sam’s specialties are the game- ruled plains of southern Kenya – and particularly the sweeping Mara-Serengeti ecosystem. He has been leading privately guided safaris around Africa for close to ten years – allowing him ample opportunities to develop and hone his keen photographic skills.