Award-winning wildlife photographer Michael Poliza shares a selection of his favourite images from Africa, portraying the fragile eco-systems and the amazing creatures that roam there
Lion cub playing, Kings Pool, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Red Colobus monkey, Zanzibar, Tanzania (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Elephants in autumn colours, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Rhino on the beach, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Buffaloes, Duba Plains, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Drinking giraffe, Zibalianja Lagoon, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Marching desert elephants, Damaraland, Namibia (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Lion king, Duba Plains, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Great white egret amongst Black Egrets, Mombo, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Warthog with yellow oxpecker, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Michael Poliza. All rights reserved. www.michaelpoliza.com)
Michael Poliza is an award-winning wildlife photographer. This is a selection of images from his book, Africa, published by teNeues. A new pocket edition is available for £ 8.95. You can order your copy directly from the teNeues website.
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