Ricky Johnson

Rick Johnson

photographer

Victoria Falls in Southern Zambia, Africa

First Place Award, 2007 Land O'Lakes Photography Contest

Elephant Hump, Malawi, Africa

Can you make out the elephant with your imagination? It is all there down to the tail!

Here is the most common way of hauling wood from the forest to town in Malawi to either sell or us as firewood.

Most is sold--as this would be the family's income.

Butcher Shop in Zimbabwe

Everywhere I went in the African Bush these butcher shops were in every little bush community. When you get to the big cities it is different sort of. In the tourist parts of the cities it is all nice and pretty grocery stores. In the not so pretty parts of the cites, 75% of the city, the meat markets pretty much resort to daily kill on a hook in the sun

Victoria Falls is one of the Great Wonders of the world. Almost 10 miles long and a drop of 1500 meters makes it unreal! That's why it is one of the Wonders of the World ! Victoria Falls in Southern Zambia and The Drop in Victoria Falls were both photographed in the dry season, April to November. Victoria Falls at its Highest Volume was taken about in the same spot as my prize winning Victoria Falls in Southern Zambia only during the rainy season, December to March--when it rains just about every day at least a little bit. The crops get going that were planted during the dry season, October and November, and left for water to come. At its highest volume, 5 million gallons per second fall!!! This was late February of 2008 when Patty and I where there vs August 2007 when the other shots of the Falls were taken.

Typical African Bush Community: Living on south wind and rabbit tracks these proud people with still wear a Suit Coat and sometimes a tie if they own one. The building behind is the local Feed Mill and Store!! I was in shorts and a tee shirt as it was well over 100 and the people that live there like I said are in coats and long sleeves'. Imagine the transition when they come to the USA in the Winter.

If any body wants to see more, or anything in particular anything particular about Africa I am sure I have photographed it. Let me know what is your main area of interest is! I have been from Nigeria in the North to Zambia in the south.

Ricky