The Pangolin Podcast

Host Toby Jermyn is joined by Steve & Ann Toon, former senior magazine journalists who now spend much of the year in Africa creating images, leading photo workshops and safaris, and occasionally returning to conservation-focused storytelling.

They discuss their different creative approaches, working as a true team under a joint byline, and how embracing conditions, patience, and enjoyment on safari can lead to stronger photographs.

Across five featured images, they share stories from rare nocturnal encounters, challenging weather in the Kalahari, and an intimate night hide in Kenya, before choosing an admired photograph by Bence Máté that showcases small-scale natural history with striking artistry. 
Gallery of Steve & Ann's images:
https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Steve-and-Ann-Toon/Meet-The-Pros-Steve-and-Ann-Toon

Connect with the Toons:
https://toonwildlife.com/
https://toonphotosafari.com/category/safari/
https://www.instagram.com/steveandanntoon/

Guest Image:  A marvel of ants, by Bence Máté
https://www.bencemate.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BenceMatesPhotography
https://www.instagram.com/bence_mate_photography/
Pangolin Photo Safaris
Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner.

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Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world. 
https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community
We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond!
Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris
Love wildlife photography? Join us in the Pangolin Photo Club, a friendly, free-to-join community where you can share your images, learn, and take part in the conservation work of Pangolin Africa. Join us here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/photo-club-bz

Host Toby Jermyn welcomes London-based Leica ambassador Alan Schaller, known for high-contrast black-and-white street photography featured at the Saatchi Gallery and in major publications. 
Alan discusses selecting images for the show and his upcoming book Street Safari, explaining how photographing animals in cities helped him connect with people and build confidence. He describes a cover image of “yin and yang” swans shot in St James’s Park on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, his use of a Leica Monochrom and pre-visualisation, and a desert scene in Dubai created on assignment. 
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Alan shares how he transitioned from a music career into photography, co-founded Street Photography International, and developed a relationship with Leica. He talks about photographing Japanese band ONE OK ROCK, launching the photo-only platform Iris and Iris Publishing, choosing a dog portrait on Millennium Bridge, and admiring Pentti Sammallahti’s work. 
Connect with Alan:
https://www.alanschaller.com/
https://www.instagram.com/alan_schaller/
https://www.youtube.com/@alan_schaller

Guest Image:
Pentti Sammallahti
The Pangolin Podcast was produced and edited by Bella Falk: https://www.passportandpixels.com 
Pangolin Photo Safaris
Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world. 
https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community
We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond!
Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris
Love wildlife photography? Join us in the Pangolin Photo Club, a friendly, free-to-join community where you can share your images, learn, and take part in the conservation work of Pangolin Africa. Join us here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/photo-club-bz

Host Toby Jermyn welcomes award-winning South African wildlife photographer and private guide Nelis Wolmarans, known for extensive experience with Africa’s great apes, including 131 gorilla treks.

Nelis shares the story behind his grand-prize-winning Rwanda mountain gorilla mother-and-infant photo that was displayed at the Smithsonian, plus an encounter where a silverback charged, knocked him over, and sat on his legs.

They discuss differences between Rwanda/DRC and Uganda gorilla habitats and permit prices, why two treks help guests settle into photographing gorillas, and practical guidance on settings and lens choices.

Nelis also presents images from a Mara wildebeest river crossing, an elephant bull among winter thorn trees in Lower Zambezi, and a young chimpanzee in Kibale, with tips for forest light challenges and chimp habituation treks. He highlights an admired leopard image by Mark Nicholson and discloses his remote “humble dwelling” location.

Gallery of Nelis' images:
https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Nelis-Wolmerans/Meet-the-Pro-Nelis-Wolmerans
Guest Image
Mark Nicholson
https://www.instagram.com/marknicholson83
https://www.facebook.com/mark.nicholson.33449/

Connect with Nelis
Nelis Wolmarans
https://www.neliswolmarans.com/
https://www.instagram.com/neliswolmarans_ guided _safaris/ 
The Pangolin Podcast was produced and edited by Bella Falk: https://www.passportandpixels.com 
Pangolin Photo Safaris
Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world. 
https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community
We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond!
Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris
Love wildlife photography? Join us in the Pangolin Photo Club, a friendly, free-to-join community where you can share your images, learn, and take part in the conservation work of Pangolin Africa. Join us here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/photo-club-bz

Host Toby Jermyn welcomes wildlife and nature photographer Juan Pons, a Puerto Rico-born, Florida-based workshop leader with over 30 years of experience. 
In this episode, Juan selects five wall images for his humble dwelling: an African wild dog spy-hopping in Botswana’s Okavango Delta while hunting red lechwe; king penguins in South Georgia set against misty mountains, featuring a flying skua and a discussion on low-angle shooting restrictions; a wide composite sequence of a Yellowstone red fox mousing, stitched together in Photoshop; and a close-up encounter with a ghost-like snow leopard in the remote Himalayas stepping into view before a frozen waterfall. 
Juan also recounts discovering photography at boarding school, teaching early digital techniques, building his workshop business, and co-hosting The Digital Photo Experience podcast for nine years. Finally, he shares his admiration for Frans Lanting’s sunset elephants in Chobe and reveals his dream bases in Botswana and Costa Rica.
Gallery of Juan's images:
https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Juan-Pons/Meet-the-Pro-Juan-Pons

Guest Image
Chobe Elephants by Frans Lanting
https://lanting.com/
https://www.instagram.com/franslanting/
Connect with Juan
https://juanpons.org/
https://www.youtube.com/juanpons
https://www.instagram.com/jpons/
https://www.facebook.com/juanpons
The Pangolin Podcast was produced and edited by Bella Falk: https://www.passportandpixels.com 
Pangolin Photo Safaris
Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world. 
https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community
We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond!
Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris
Love wildlife photography? Join us in the Pangolin Photo Club, a friendly, free-to-join community where you can share your images, learn, and take part in the conservation work of Pangolin Africa. Join us here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/photo-club-bz

Host Toby Jermyn welcomes British wildlife photographer, tour leader, and conservationist Andy Rouse to the Pangolin Podcast, where guests choose four of their own images and one by another photographer for their remote “humble dwelling.” 

Rouse recounts winning a humorous category at BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year as a student with an image of a fox chewing a garden gnome, then shares stories and technique behind his chosen photographs: subadult tigers fighting in Ranthambore, a wide-angle spectacled bear portrait from Ecuador’s cloud forest, an atmospheric roe deer image made through stalking and underexposure for mood, and a creative night pan of Kenya’s black leopard “Geezer” shot at ISO 51,200. 

He discusses fieldcraft, ethical distance, guiding clients, publishing standards, creativity through failure, and mental health, then chooses rural Wiltshire as his forever location and admires Sergey Gorshkov’s backlit elephant photograph.
Gallery of Andy's images:
https://pangolin.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Website/Pangolin-Podcast/Andy-Rouse/Meet-the-Pro-Andy-Rouse

Guest Image
Sergey Gorshkov
https://www.instagram.com/sergey_gorshkov_photographer/

Connect with Andy:
https://www.andyrouse.co.uk/
http://instagram.com/wildmanrouse
http://www.facebook.com/wildmanrouse
http://www.youtube.com/@wildmanrouse
The Pangolin Podcast was produced and edited by Bella Falk: https://www.passportandpixels.com 
Pangolin Photo Safaris
Africa's premier photo safari operator and lodge owner.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Join our growing community of wildlife photography enthusiasts by signing up for the Friday Focus newsletter which Is full of camera gear advice, photo tips, and safari specials around the world. 
https://link.pangolinphoto.com/Pod-Community
We are Pangolin Wildlife Photography, based in the Chobe, Northern Botswana. When we are not making videos for our channel, we host our guests and clients from all over the world on our Wildlife Photography safaris throughout Botswana and the rest of Africa—and sometimes beyond!
Learn More about our safaris here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/BZ-Safaris
Love wildlife photography? Join us in the Pangolin Photo Club, a friendly, free-to-join community where you can share your images, learn, and take part in the conservation work of Pangolin Africa. Join us here: https://link.pangolinphoto.com/photo-club-bz