Endless Safari
@ericgaabo.bsky.social
Veteran aid worker, environmentalist and photographer (freelance). American émigré since '88 with Cornhusker roots. Currently in Dakar, Senegal. #travelphotography #photography
This week in Florence, Italy brought me face-to-face with some of the greatest artistic geniuses of western civilization. Creativity so profound that it birthed the Renaissance - a fusion of the human and divine in classical forms.
#art #photography #italy #travel
#art #photography #italy #travel
October 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This week in Florence, Italy brought me face-to-face with some of the greatest artistic geniuses of western civilization. Creativity so profound that it birthed the Renaissance - a fusion of the human and divine in classical forms.
#art #photography #italy #travel
#art #photography #italy #travel
Wandering through the Kasbah in Akka.
#morocco #photography #streetphotography #fotografia #travel #documentary #portrait #travelphotography
#morocco #photography #streetphotography #fotografia #travel #documentary #portrait #travelphotography
May 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Wandering through the Kasbah in Akka.
#morocco #photography #streetphotography #fotografia #travel #documentary #portrait #travelphotography
#morocco #photography #streetphotography #fotografia #travel #documentary #portrait #travelphotography
This morning we enjoyed the vast, silent majesty of the Sahara desert in Morocco. #morocco #desert #photography #fotografia #travel #documentary #landscape #travelphotography
May 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This morning we enjoyed the vast, silent majesty of the Sahara desert in Morocco. #morocco #desert #photography #fotografia #travel #documentary #landscape #travelphotography
Kenyan Somali women erect a shelter called an “aqal” in northwest Kenya. These portable shelters are dome shaped and covered with thick grass mats and carried on the backs of camels when disassembled.
#photography #africa #kenya #somalis #documentaryphotography #portrait #nomads #travel
#photography #africa #kenya #somalis #documentaryphotography #portrait #nomads #travel
April 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Kenyan Somali women erect a shelter called an “aqal” in northwest Kenya. These portable shelters are dome shaped and covered with thick grass mats and carried on the backs of camels when disassembled.
#photography #africa #kenya #somalis #documentaryphotography #portrait #nomads #travel
#photography #africa #kenya #somalis #documentaryphotography #portrait #nomads #travel
Kenya in two portraits: coastal Swahili and Northern Samburu.
#kenya #africa #portrait #portraitphotography #photography #travel #safari
#kenya #africa #portrait #portraitphotography #photography #travel #safari
March 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Kenya in two portraits: coastal Swahili and Northern Samburu.
#kenya #africa #portrait #portraitphotography #photography #travel #safari
#kenya #africa #portrait #portraitphotography #photography #travel #safari
Walking down a narrow chasm to the Treasury of Petra, one walks in the footsteps of the ancients.
#jordan #petra #history #archaeology #travel #voyages #photography #landscape #adventure #middleast
#jordan #petra #history #archaeology #travel #voyages #photography #landscape #adventure #middleast
February 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Walking down a narrow chasm to the Treasury of Petra, one walks in the footsteps of the ancients.
#jordan #petra #history #archaeology #travel #voyages #photography #landscape #adventure #middleast
#jordan #petra #history #archaeology #travel #voyages #photography #landscape #adventure #middleast
“All at once the desert was everywhere, and I was overcome with a feeling of relief. Sand, rocks, hills — the whole landscape was tinted the same shade of orange as the sky.” — Jasmin Darznik
#photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #jordan #desert
#photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #jordan #desert
January 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“All at once the desert was everywhere, and I was overcome with a feeling of relief. Sand, rocks, hills — the whole landscape was tinted the same shade of orange as the sky.” — Jasmin Darznik
#photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #jordan #desert
#photography #landscape #travel #nature #sunset #landscapephotography #naturephotography #jordan #desert
I used to take photos for Doctors Without Borders, which took me to some far-flung places. In this case the war troubled region of (now) South Sudan. This is a Dinka boy in front of a crashed food transport plane.
#photography #documentary #MSF #africa #portraits #travel
#safari #people #southsudan
#photography #documentary #MSF #africa #portraits #travel
#safari #people #southsudan
January 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I used to take photos for Doctors Without Borders, which took me to some far-flung places. In this case the war troubled region of (now) South Sudan. This is a Dinka boy in front of a crashed food transport plane.
#photography #documentary #MSF #africa #portraits #travel
#safari #people #southsudan
#photography #documentary #MSF #africa #portraits #travel
#safari #people #southsudan
Sleepy kitty at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem.
#photography #cats #islam #travel #portrait #wander #middleeast #felines #furface #animalworld #jerusalem
#photography #cats #islam #travel #portrait #wander #middleeast #felines #furface #animalworld #jerusalem
January 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sleepy kitty at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem.
#photography #cats #islam #travel #portrait #wander #middleeast #felines #furface #animalworld #jerusalem
#photography #cats #islam #travel #portrait #wander #middleeast #felines #furface #animalworld #jerusalem
It was 1988 when I made this photo of a Somali man and his daughter filling water skins at a mountain stream in northern Somalia. This was right before the civil war when I could still travel safely. Pastoral traditions continue even now.
#photography #film #somalia #nomads #documentary #portrait
#photography #film #somalia #nomads #documentary #portrait
January 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It was 1988 when I made this photo of a Somali man and his daughter filling water skins at a mountain stream in northern Somalia. This was right before the civil war when I could still travel safely. Pastoral traditions continue even now.
#photography #film #somalia #nomads #documentary #portrait
#photography #film #somalia #nomads #documentary #portrait
Ma’in Hot Springs in the hills above the Dead Sea. Once the therapeutic retreat for Herod the Great to bathe his skin sores, it’s now a popular waterfalls and thermal springs site for Jordanian visitors.
#photography #jordan #landscape #landscapephotography #history #waterfalls
#photography #jordan #landscape #landscapephotography #history #waterfalls
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ma’in Hot Springs in the hills above the Dead Sea. Once the therapeutic retreat for Herod the Great to bathe his skin sores, it’s now a popular waterfalls and thermal springs site for Jordanian visitors.
#photography #jordan #landscape #landscapephotography #history #waterfalls
#photography #jordan #landscape #landscapephotography #history #waterfalls
A Samburu guide on our walking safari in the Mathews Range mountains in northern Kenya. His antique era rifle still seemed serviceable.
#photography #safari #kenya #portrait #portraitphotography #travel #adventure #wanderlust #holiday#voyages #people #landscape #culture #samburu #fotographia
#photography #safari #kenya #portrait #portraitphotography #travel #adventure #wanderlust #holiday#voyages #people #landscape #culture #samburu #fotographia
January 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A Samburu guide on our walking safari in the Mathews Range mountains in northern Kenya. His antique era rifle still seemed serviceable.
#photography #safari #kenya #portrait #portraitphotography #travel #adventure #wanderlust #holiday#voyages #people #landscape #culture #samburu #fotographia
#photography #safari #kenya #portrait #portraitphotography #travel #adventure #wanderlust #holiday#voyages #people #landscape #culture #samburu #fotographia
When I lived in Jordan I followed the path of the Arab Revolt in the Great War. Instrumental to the ouster of the Ottoman authorities was T.E. Lawrence. This castle in Azrak was one of the bases from which attacks were launched.
#photography #history #landscape #WWI #travel #documentary #middleast
#photography #history #landscape #WWI #travel #documentary #middleast
January 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
When I lived in Jordan I followed the path of the Arab Revolt in the Great War. Instrumental to the ouster of the Ottoman authorities was T.E. Lawrence. This castle in Azrak was one of the bases from which attacks were launched.
#photography #history #landscape #WWI #travel #documentary #middleast
#photography #history #landscape #WWI #travel #documentary #middleast
You meet the nicest people in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In this case, a Coptic Cleric from Egypt deep in the cavernous recesses of the church.
#photography #portraitphotography #christianity #portrait #religion #travel #jerusalem #travelohotography #voyages #middleeast #church
#photography #portraitphotography #christianity #portrait #religion #travel #jerusalem #travelohotography #voyages #middleeast #church
January 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You meet the nicest people in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. In this case, a Coptic Cleric from Egypt deep in the cavernous recesses of the church.
#photography #portraitphotography #christianity #portrait #religion #travel #jerusalem #travelohotography #voyages #middleeast #church
#photography #portraitphotography #christianity #portrait #religion #travel #jerusalem #travelohotography #voyages #middleeast #church
In Kenya you meet the most interesting people. Here, I photographed Lupita Nyong’o on a fashion shoot in Tsavo West National Park before she attained Hollywood glory some years later.
#portrait #portraitphotography #fashion #celebrity #hollywood #kenya #photography #hollywoodstar #tsavo
#portrait #portraitphotography #fashion #celebrity #hollywood #kenya #photography #hollywoodstar #tsavo
January 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
In Kenya you meet the most interesting people. Here, I photographed Lupita Nyong’o on a fashion shoot in Tsavo West National Park before she attained Hollywood glory some years later.
#portrait #portraitphotography #fashion #celebrity #hollywood #kenya #photography #hollywoodstar #tsavo
#portrait #portraitphotography #fashion #celebrity #hollywood #kenya #photography #hollywoodstar #tsavo
I could spend years on the streets of Cairo trying to capture the ever shifting spirit of this loud, chaotic, dynamic city. If it doesn’t move, then it’s ancient history!
#photography #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel #voyages #streetphotography #documentary #culture #history #egypt #cairo
#photography #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel #voyages #streetphotography #documentary #culture #history #egypt #cairo
January 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I could spend years on the streets of Cairo trying to capture the ever shifting spirit of this loud, chaotic, dynamic city. If it doesn’t move, then it’s ancient history!
#photography #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel #voyages #streetphotography #documentary #culture #history #egypt #cairo
#photography #travelphotography #wanderlust #travel #voyages #streetphotography #documentary #culture #history #egypt #cairo
Two fishing pirogues glide serenely upriver in the Sine Saloum delta of Senegal. Days of perfect calm and peace.
#wanderlust #photography #fotographia #travelphotography ##africa #senegal #landscapephotography #landscape #zen
#wanderlust #photography #fotographia #travelphotography ##africa #senegal #landscapephotography #landscape #zen
January 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Two fishing pirogues glide serenely upriver in the Sine Saloum delta of Senegal. Days of perfect calm and peace.
#wanderlust #photography #fotographia #travelphotography ##africa #senegal #landscapephotography #landscape #zen
#wanderlust #photography #fotographia #travelphotography ##africa #senegal #landscapephotography #landscape #zen
An old fashioned merry-go-round at the Christmas market, 2024, Brussels, Belgium.
#photography #fotographia #streetphotography #brussels #travel
#photography #fotographia #streetphotography #brussels #travel
January 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
An old fashioned merry-go-round at the Christmas market, 2024, Brussels, Belgium.
#photography #fotographia #streetphotography #brussels #travel
#photography #fotographia #streetphotography #brussels #travel
"When you're in the desert, you look into infinity.... It makes you feel terribly small, and also in a strange way, quite big." ~ David Lean
#jordan #photography #fotographia #landscape #landscapephotography #desert #environment #wadirum #adventure #travel #travelphotography #adventuretravel #wander
#jordan #photography #fotographia #landscape #landscapephotography #desert #environment #wadirum #adventure #travel #travelphotography #adventuretravel #wander
December 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
"When you're in the desert, you look into infinity.... It makes you feel terribly small, and also in a strange way, quite big." ~ David Lean
#jordan #photography #fotographia #landscape #landscapephotography #desert #environment #wadirum #adventure #travel #travelphotography #adventuretravel #wander
#jordan #photography #fotographia #landscape #landscapephotography #desert #environment #wadirum #adventure #travel #travelphotography #adventuretravel #wander
A mountain village in Oman. One of my favorite countries to visit to get off the beaten track.
#photography #oman #travel #travelphotography #landscape #adventure #middleeast #arab #fotographia #adventuretravel
#photography #oman #travel #travelphotography #landscape #adventure #middleeast #arab #fotographia #adventuretravel
December 18, 2024 at 12:45 PM
A mountain village in Oman. One of my favorite countries to visit to get off the beaten track.
#photography #oman #travel #travelphotography #landscape #adventure #middleeast #arab #fotographia #adventuretravel
#photography #oman #travel #travelphotography #landscape #adventure #middleeast #arab #fotographia #adventuretravel
Anyone who has a cat knows this look.
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife #cats #samburu #travelphotography
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife #cats #samburu #travelphotography
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Anyone who has a cat knows this look.
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife #cats #samburu #travelphotography
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife #cats #samburu #travelphotography
Close encounter of the feline kind. While staying in a cottage in the Tsavo West national park a pride of lions wandered outside hunting buffalo. Here we came face to face to each other’s surprise!
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife
December 4, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Close encounter of the feline kind. While staying in a cottage in the Tsavo West national park a pride of lions wandered outside hunting buffalo. Here we came face to face to each other’s surprise!
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife
#wildlifephotography #kenya #safari #adventure #travel #conservation #lions #photography #wildlife
Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate! Since food is the center piece of this holiday (and life), I present to you Senegal’s national dish of fish and rice (ceeb-u-jeen). Magnifique!
#photography #travelphotography #senegal #food #culture #africa #travel #voyages #globalcuisine
#photography #travelphotography #senegal #food #culture #africa #travel #voyages #globalcuisine
November 28, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Happy Thanksgiving for those who celebrate! Since food is the center piece of this holiday (and life), I present to you Senegal’s national dish of fish and rice (ceeb-u-jeen). Magnifique!
#photography #travelphotography #senegal #food #culture #africa #travel #voyages #globalcuisine
#photography #travelphotography #senegal #food #culture #africa #travel #voyages #globalcuisine
“The Treasury" is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom. The ancient Middle East is a mind boggling patchwork of overlapping kingdoms and cultures.
#photography #jordan #petra #history #travel #wanderlust #archaeology #mideast #architecture #landscape
#photography #jordan #petra #history #travel #wanderlust #archaeology #mideast #architecture #landscape
November 26, 2024 at 12:33 PM
“The Treasury" is one of the most elaborate rock-cut tombs in Petra, a city of the Nabatean Kingdom. The ancient Middle East is a mind boggling patchwork of overlapping kingdoms and cultures.
#photography #jordan #petra #history #travel #wanderlust #archaeology #mideast #architecture #landscape
#photography #jordan #petra #history #travel #wanderlust #archaeology #mideast #architecture #landscape
Egypt: the fountainhead of civilization. When I was a child I used to pore over old pictures of the pyramids; visiting them was like walking through a dream.
#photography #fotographia #egypt #pyramids #archaeology #history #landscape #sphynx #mideast #travel #wanderlust
#photography #fotographia #egypt #pyramids #archaeology #history #landscape #sphynx #mideast #travel #wanderlust
November 26, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Egypt: the fountainhead of civilization. When I was a child I used to pore over old pictures of the pyramids; visiting them was like walking through a dream.
#photography #fotographia #egypt #pyramids #archaeology #history #landscape #sphynx #mideast #travel #wanderlust
#photography #fotographia #egypt #pyramids #archaeology #history #landscape #sphynx #mideast #travel #wanderlust