Two years ago on this date (3rd of January) I was lucky to spend some relaxing and peacfull time on a long white sandy beach close to the small village Uroa at Zanzibar Island. I had a great time observing the local fishermen and kids fishing and playing at the beach.

These are some of the shots I took this date two years ago.

Back in Januar 2011 I visited Tanzania as a part of a journey "around the world". Tanzania is one of the best safari destinations you can choose in Africa. There's an incredible amount of wildlife in a wide variety of national parks and game reserves, some of which only receive a hand full of tourists every year.

I was lucky to spend 16 days on dusty roads trough Tanzania, from Dar Es Salaam in South East to the city Musoma in the North West of the country. During this trip I visited four national parks. Selous Game Reserve in the South, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorogoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park in the North.
Wildlife photography is great fun but quite a challenge. You need to be prepared for anything in seconds, and changing lenses is always a risk with all the dust. During this trip I used a Canon 7D switching between a Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 and a Canon EF 70-200 f/4.0 lens. As a supplement I used a Nikon D3000 with a Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 lens.


These are some of the photographs I did as an assignment for Paka Adventures during this trip. The images is used at their webpage; pakaadventures.com and on different kinds of brochures, posters and books.


You can see a selection of the shots from the slideshow below or see all the photographs in this collection on Flickr.

Time is Nothing // Around The World Time Lapse from Kien Lam on Vimeo.

I never get tired of looking at this great travel video from Kien Lam. What a great way of telling a story with 6237 photographs from 17 countries around the world in just 5 minutes. A real inspiration!

Shot on this day one year ago @ Santa Theresa beach in Costa Rica. One of our last days with lazy days and surfing before moving on to Buenos Aires.

Shot at Varkala Beach in India.

Iguazu Falls with it´s 275 waterfalls, is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. The sound of 12,750 cubic m water per second is a powerful and exiting experience you can´t imagine before you get there.

Iguazu Falls is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and are also a part of the New7Wonders of Nature.

In top to the right is the view point of Devil´s Throat entering from Argentina. The platforms on the left is the view point entering from Brazil.

See more photographs of places around the world on my portfolio.

It´s something special when you meet lions up close at daytime. At first sight they look so relaxed and peaceful , but soon you realize your looking at a real killing machine.
This male lion was the leader in a group of 14 lions that was just a few meters from our safari car in Selous Game Reserve, south in Tanzania.

This split second, standing at Zanzibars shores watching a new day rises was one of many moments I felt totally free during my trip around the world. At the same time I felt so humble knowing that I´m probably one of the luckiest person in the world being able to leave my ordinary life and just explore and enjoy life. No worries, appointments or any other disturbing elements, just pure life for seven months!

Man am I lucky.