The journal

Field notes, quietly written.

Essays, photographs and dispatches from the IMANA YAWIZA field team. Written slowly, published when they're ready.

On patience: three days for one leopard

March 2026

On patience: three days for one leopard

What happens when the light gives you nothing, and then, on the third afternoon, gives you everything.

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Field notes from Ol Doinyo Lengai

February 2026

Field notes from Ol Doinyo Lengai

An overnight climb of the Mountain of God, and a dawn that turned the Rift Valley pink for six minutes.

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The stillness before a leopard

January 2026

The stillness before a leopard

There is a moment in Tarangire when the bush holds its breath. Our guide writes about the first meeting.

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