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Alex Strachan
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Biogeographer. Digital nomad. Climate campaigner. Bourdainophile. Image maker at ©alexstrachan.net. Working on unfinished busyness.
"I regret that I had but one Twitter account to sacrifice for my principles."
On a Bluesky day, you can see forever.
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"The mural of souls"
Twyfelfontein, Namibia

Gondwana Collection NamibiaGondwana Collection Namibia #potd #Namibia 🇳🇦 #rockart #Twyfelfontein #sanart #rockcarving #rockcarvings #blueskyphotography #bluesky #photography #outdoorphotography
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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A convocation of the spirits.
Etosha, Namibia in August.
#etoshanationalpark #namibia 🇳🇦 #waterhole #gazelles #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #blueskyphotographers #photography #wildebeest #etosha #zebras 🦓 #zebra
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Maasai child.
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#maasai #maasaiculture #tanzania #ngorongoro #tribal #potd #masai #ngorongoroconservationarea #photography #photoperday #tribalphotography #peoplephotography Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority #blueskyphotography #bluesky #art #portrait
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Rainy season.
Africa
#rainyseason #africa #namibia 🇳🇦 #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #rains #photoperday Namibia Photographers Group Namibia from the Roadside Namibia Travel & Tourism Forum #blueskyphotography #storms #squalls
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Gathering of the clans under the hot midday sun.
Namibia, Africa
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #zebras 🦓 #photography #potd #oryx #gemsbok #nature #naturelovers #bluesky #landscape #blueskyphotographers #vistas #landscapehotography #etosha #namibia 🇳🇦 #etoshanationalpark @cop30brazil.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Sunset over the Benguela Current, Namibia.
Nothing here but the South Atlantic all the way down to Antarctica.
Don't try swimming it, tho' — it's a long way.
#namibia 🇳🇦 #benguela #current #sunset #photography #seascape #seascapephotography #environment #climate #southatlantic #blueskyphotographers
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Oryx on the move.
Fischer's Pan, Etosha National Park
Namibia
#oryx #gemsbok #etosha #namibia 🇳🇦 #wildlife #nature #potd #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #wildlifeplanet #landscapes #bluesky #naturephotography #picperday #landscapephotography #saltpan #blueskyphotographers #photoperday #unicorn
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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That sky.
Etosha, Namibia.
#sunset #sunsetvibes #etosha #potd #namibia 🇳🇦 #nature #landscapephotography #landscapes #outdoorphotography #photoperday #wildafrica #bluesky #photography #naturelovers #naturephotography Etosha National Park #blueskyphotographers #bluesky
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Ellies in the dust.
Etosha National Park, Namibia 🇳🇦
#elephant #elephants 🐘 My Namibia #wildlifephotography #potd #etosha #etoshanationalpark #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #photographersofbluesky #photography #biodiversity #BiodiversityMatters #environment #climatechange #dusty #blueskyphotography
November 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Rough day.
Lioness, Ngorongoro Crater, during "green season."

#lioness #ngorongorocrater #tanzania 🇹🇿 #lions #wildlife #wildlifephotography#wildlifeconservation #potd #photography #blueskyphotography #photographersofbluesky #photoperday #naturevibes #naturelovers #bigcats
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The killing field.
Tarangire, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#tarangire #tarangirenationalpark #tanzania #nature #blood #vultures #carcass #photooftheday #potd #photography #photographersofbluesky #naturephotography #naturevibes #lionking #africanwildlife #survivaloffittest
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Himba village
Opuwo, Namibia 🇳🇦
#himbatribe #ovahimba #himba #opuwo #peoplephotography #tribal #pastoral #nomads #herders #namibia #photography #potd #photooftheday #portraitphotography #streetphotography #anthropology #villages #blueskyphotography #bluesky #photographersofbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Zebra confab.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 🇹🇿
#zebras 🦓 #tanzania #ngorongorocrater #wildlifephotography #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #wildlifeplanet #naturelovers #potd #blueskyphotography #bluesky #AnimalBehavior #conversation #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #photooftheday #picperday
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Rhino pair.
Hluhluwe-Imolozi Game Reserve, SA 🇿🇦
#rhinos #southafrica #wildlife #wildlifephotography #potd #kwazulunatal #kwazulunatalprovince #photography #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography Rhinos Without Borders #photooftheday #hluhluweimfolozi #blueskyphotography #bluesky #conservation
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Meet the family.
Panthera leo, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
#ngorongorocrater #lions 🦁 🐾 #tanzania 🇹🇿 #wildlife #nature #photography #naturelovers #wildlifephotography #potd #picoftheday #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #blueskyphotography #green #panthera #conservationphotography
October 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Maasai youth on walkabout.
Ngorongoro Highlands, Tanzania
#tanzania 🇹🇿 #ngorongoro #ngorongoroconservationarea #maasai #walkabout #ritual #ceremonies #traditional #tribal #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #photography #potd #portraitphotography #picperday #peoplephotography #tribalphotography #masai
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Himba mother & child, taken yrs back, in the days of slide film while on a Skeleton Coast 4-day fly-in w. the Schoemans (Henk Schoeman was our pilot, 4 of us in all)
#Namibia 🇳🇦 #ovahimba #himbatribe #himba #skeletoncoast #peoplephotography #bluesky #photographersofbluesky #photography #nomads #life
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Serengeti lioness and her cub lapping up rainwater, December. Christmas rains!
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #natureloversa #lions🦁 #bigcats #catsofafrica #africancats #photographersofbluskey #bluesky #naturephotography #thursdaythrowback #serengeti #tanzania 🇹🇿 #africanwildlife
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Namibia Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres), also known as Cape griffon and Kolbe's vulture. Critically endangered.
#birds #birdphotography #namibia 🇳🇦 #photogrpahy #bluesky #photographersofbluesky #nature #naturelovers #wildlife #pics #potd #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #picperda\y
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Kalahari country: weaver bird nests on the road to Namibia's Fish River Canyon
#Namibia 🇳🇦 #weaverbird #weaverbirdnest #kalahari #birds #birdphotography #naturelovers #potd #photographersofbluesky #bluesky #naturephotography #photography #picperday #nests #wildlifephotography #fishrivercanyon
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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One of my faves from Etosha over the years. There's something about early morning light — and this was very early in the morning.
#etoshanationalpark Etosha National Park #Namibia 🇳🇦 #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #elephants 🐘 #nature #naturelovers #naturephotography #motherhood
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Deadvlei, Namibia.
#namibia 🇳🇦 #landscapes #landscapephotography #bluesky #photography #namib #sossussvlei #naturereserve #potd #picperday #lphotography #deserts #fossiltrees #sanddunes #dunesea #photographersofbluesky
October 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Leopard in the grass, back in the day at one of those guest farms just north of #Windhoek #Namibia 🇳🇦.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #africancats #namibiatravel #photography #nature #naturephotography #bigcatsofafrica #leopard #leopards #conservation #naturelovers #potd #picperday #photoperday
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Etosha giraffe stoops to — well, if not conquer exactly — take a good, long drink.
#etoshanationalpark #namibia 🇳🇦 #nature #naturelovers #landscapes #biodiversity #wildlifephotography #water #conservation #bluesky i #naturephotography #wildlife #photography #giraffe 🦒 #giraffes #potd #picperday #life
October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Lions in the grass.
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanz. — one of my favorite places in the world
#photographersofbluesky #lions #wildlifephotography #potd #naturelovers #naturephotography #blackandwhitephotography #tanzania 🇹🇿 #ngorongoro #ngorongorocrater #picperday #nature #wildlife #bigcats #bigcatsofafrica
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM