Travel & conservation company, since 1991
See how we earn 5 starsTrustpilot - 5 stars
×
SEARCH OUR STORIES
OR
SEARCH OUR SAFARIS
AND / OR

The best photos
of the week

by

Africa Geographic Editorial

Friday, 29 March 2019

Our Photographer of the Year 2019 is now in full swing and there is only a month left to go before entries close!
There are three galleries showcasing this week’s Weekly Selection. To see the other two galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2 and Weekly Selection Gallery 3.

A spotted hyena and his prize in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Hilda le Roux
A spotted hyena and his prize in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Hilda le Roux
A cheetah cub takes a morning stroll in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Caleb Shepard
A cheetah cub takes a morning stroll in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa © Caleb Shepard
A leopard relaxes up in a tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Caleb Shepard
A leopard relaxes up in a tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania © Caleb Shepard
A leaping springbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Professor Gert Lamprecht
A leaping springbok in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Professor Gert Lamprecht
A view of the Mara River from a hot air balloon, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Caleb Shepard
A view of the Mara River from a hot air balloon, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Caleb Shepard
A relaxed, but ever wary female nyala in Motlala Game Reserve, South Africa © Sarah Curtis
A relaxed, but ever wary female nyala in Motlala Game Reserve, South Africa © Sarah Curtis
A leopard leaps at the chance to catch a scrub hare in Khwai, Botswana© Giovanni Frescura
A leopard leaps at the chance to catch a scrub hare in Khwai, Botswana © Giovanni Frescura
A tender moment between a mother spotted hyena and her cub in Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Margie Botha
A tender moment between a spotted hyena mother and her cub in Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Margie Botha
A cheetah with her cubs on the lookout in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Sven E. Fredriksen
A cheetah with her cubs on the lookout in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya © Sven E. Fredriksen
"To save a life" – a white rhino is dehorned in South Africa © Caleb Shepard
“To save a life” – a white rhino is dehorned in South Africa © Caleb Shepard
A black-backed jackal launches himself at doves at Cubitje Quap waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter
A black-backed jackal launches himself at doves at Cubitje Quap waterhole in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter
A dominant male lion walks through his territory in Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Deborah Jordan
A dominant male lion walks through his territory in Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana © Deborah Jordan
A water monitor snatches up an insect in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter
A water monitor snatches up an insect in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Ernest Porter
An elephant grazes in the water in the Okavango Delta, Botswana © Darryn Haltmann
An elephant grazes in the water in the Okavango Delta, Botswana © Darryn Haltmann
One of the many rock arches in Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho © Hesté de Beer
One of the many rock arches in Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho © Hesté de Beer
An elephant takes a dust bath by a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia © Melanie Maske
An elephant takes a dust bath by a waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia © Melanie Maske
A leopard relaxing in the branches of a fallen tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Marijke Claassen
A leopard relaxing in the branches of a fallen tree in Kruger National Park, South Africa © Marijke Claassen
A silhouetted eland with a yellow-billed oxpecker flying across his back, Amboseli National Park, Kenya © Abby Tochterman
A silhouetted eland with a yellow-billed oxpecker flying across his back, Greater Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya © Abby Tochterman

ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE

STORY
The Honey Badger – Delving into the world of Africa’s most fearless and tenacious carnivore.

GALLERIES
To see the other two galleries for this week’s selection, click here: Weekly Selection Gallery 2 and Weekly Selection Gallery 3.

To comment on this story: Download our app here - it's a troll-free safe place 🙂.


HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC:

  • Travel with us. Travel in Africa is about knowing when and where to go, and with whom. A few weeks too early / late and a few kilometres off course and you could miss the greatest show on Earth. And wouldn’t that be a pity? Browse our famous packages for experience-based safaris, search for our current special offers and check out our camps & lodges for the best prices.

    Enquire now

  • Subscribe to our FREE newsletter / download our FREE app to enjoy the following benefits.

AG Logo
About

We're the Africa Geographic editorial team – a diverse set of writers, editors, designers and social media natives, all united by our passion for this addictive continent.

[wpforms id="152903"]
<div class="wpforms-container wpforms-container-full" id="wpforms-152903"><form id="wpforms-form-152903" class="wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form" data-formid="152903" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" action="/stories/photographer-year-2019-weekly-selection-week-17-gallery-1/" data-token="888d45b51630c0b00c684cabed8c8255"><noscript class="wpforms-error-noscript">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.</noscript><div class="wpforms-field-container"><div id="wpforms-152903-field_1-container" class="wpforms-field wpforms-field-email" data-field-id="1"><label class="wpforms-field-label wpforms-label-hide" for="wpforms-152903-field_1">Email Address <span class="wpforms-required-label">*</span></label><input type="email" id="wpforms-152903-field_1" class="wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required" name="wpforms[fields][1]" placeholder="Email " required></div></div><div class="wpforms-submit-container"><input type="hidden" name="wpforms[id]" value="152903"><input type="hidden" name="wpforms[author]" value="284"><input type="hidden" name="wpforms[post_id]" value="122129"><button type="submit" name="wpforms[submit]" id="wpforms-submit-152903" class="wpforms-submit" data-alt-text="Sending..." data-submit-text="Subscribe" aria-live="assertive" value="wpforms-submit">Subscribe</button><img src="https://africageographic.com/wp-content/plugins/wpforms/assets/images/submit-spin.svg" class="wpforms-submit-spinner" style="display: none;" width="26" height="26" alt="Loading"></div></form></div> <!-- .wpforms-container -->