Creation Reflected

Yvonne Smuts

About Me

Nothing gives me quite as much joy as traveling and exploring new cultures with all the associated sights and sounds and smells. Having visited some twenty countries my hope is to continue to explore this amazing planet of ours and embrace the diversity through the lens of my camera. The ongoing and compelling nature of being a photographer began seriously around 10 years ago.

My Work

The Diversity of God's Creation is what motivates me and I see through my lens all the nuances of a God Who is limitless. In His Light I see light... and light of course is the essence of what sets an image apart.... The Mystery of wildlife in their natural habitat is my primary passion, and I am always delighted by the unexpected. Photographing a moment of intense activity brings the reward of being able to later explore that moment in depth as the images reveal the "so much more". Most images on my Portfolio are set in Botswana and South Africa, but I have also spent many hours in the Coorong South Australia, observing and photographing the local and migrant birds.

Impala.        As the Deer Pants...

Impala. As the Deer Pants...

Waterhole Mashatu, Botswana

The Chase

The Chase

Coorong, South Australia

Steenbok

Steenbok

Ingwelala, South Africa 2016

Lilac Breasted Roller

Lilac Breasted Roller

Baby Cheetah - first sighting

Baby Cheetah - first sighting

Mashatu, Botswana 2018

New Holland Honey Eater

New Holland Honey Eater

Adelaide South Australia

Sunset Silhouette 1

Sunset Silhouette 1

Mashatu, Botswana

Sunset Silhouette 2

Sunset Silhouette 2

Mashatu, Botswana

Crested Tern

Crested Tern

Coorong South Australia

Drinking at the hide

Drinking at the hide

Botswana Mashatu June 2018

Elephant drinking at the hide

Elephant drinking at the hide

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

Draw Near...

Draw Near...

Mashatu, Botswana

Young cheetahs

Young cheetahs

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

Untitled

Untitled

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

Lion cubs

Lion cubs

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

Feeding frenzy - jackals and vultures

Feeding frenzy - jackals and vultures

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

Vultures waiting... their turn

Vultures waiting... their turn

Mashatu Botswana June 2018

By Still Waters....

By Still Waters....

Mashatu Botswana

Family Time

Family Time

Elephants in a dry River Bed. Mashatu Botswana

Black Backed Jackal

Black Backed Jackal

Mashatu, Botswana

Leopard Tortoise

Leopard Tortoise

Mashatu, Botswana

Lilac Breasted Roller

Lilac Breasted Roller

Ingwelala South Africa

Peek a Booo

Peek a Booo

Vervet Monkey. Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

Virginia Pond, USA

Seagull

Seagull

Coffin Bay, South Australia

Just for Fun...

Just for Fun...

Baby Warthog, Ingwelala, South africa

.... and more fun

.... and more fun

Ingwelala, South Africa

Ho....

Ho....

Hippopotamus Ingwelala South Africa

...hummmm.

...hummmm.

Hippopotamus Ingwelala South Africa

Peace ....

Peace ....

Mashatu, Botswana

Cheetah

Cheetah

Mashatu Botswana

Impala

Impala

Ingwelala South Africa

Baby Ellie

Baby Ellie

Kruger National Park, South Africa

European Roller

European Roller

Ingwelala, South Africa

Young Impala

Young Impala

Kruger National Park, South Africa