If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa – John Hemingway
From breathtaking sunsets, sunrises, rainbows and thunderclouds, to enchanting full moons and highways of stars – Africa truly has the most magical skies. A canvas silhouetting the wildlife walking home after a long day, the African skies exhibit a wonderful phenomenon. Here are some of the entries from Africa Through My Lens in Africa’s Photographer of the Year capturing Africa’s beautiful horizon:
Pierre Bassani Photoman: Rest, tomorrow’s another day
“Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest” -Freya Stark
Alex Hill: Necking at Sunset
“I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” – Vincent van Gogh
Travis Bester: This is Africa!
“It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream” -Bern Williams
Conny Müller: Beautiful Morning
“Where does the rainbow end, in your soul or on the horizon?” -Pablo Nerunda
Bhargava Srivari: The Magic Called Africa It was an overcast afternoon and we were on the lookout for a feline of the spotted variety (read Leopard). Out of no where, clouds gathered and it started to pour. We knew that the rain had to stop soon, giving way to a rainbow. We drove around the plains in search of any subject to shoot against the backdrop of the rainbow, and stumbled upon this Waterbuck just in time! Masai Mara, Kenya
“Never go too long without watching a sunset” -Atticus
Arnfinn Johansen: Fighting topis before sunrise
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add colour to my sunset sky.” -Rabindranath Tagore
Cliff Rosenberg: Wildebeest beautifully-highlighted by the rays of the setting sun in Amboseli National Park Kenya
“Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth” -Roman Payne
Conny Müller: A beautiful sunset with a hornbird in the foreground. Seen and experienced in the crisp national park in South Africa
Chris Minihane: Lone rhino on the shores of Lake Nakuru Kenya
“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire” -Pamela Hansford Johnson
David Cox: Luangwa Sunset
George Blatt: A morning trip over the Serengeti
“The moon is magic for the soul and light for the senses.” -Anonymous
Neil Preyer: Soetwater Vlakte
“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.” -Ram Charan
Jacha Potgieter: Sundowner
Chris Minihane: Mother rhino and baby head home after a long day of grazing
Mike Geyer: Sunrise Fisherman off East London
“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” -Dorothy
François Jorion: Rainbow in Kenyas savannah
“Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.” -Vincent Van Gogh
Alex Hill: African Stars
Arnfinn Johansen: Lioness calling for her cubs
“There’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same” -Carlos Santana
Dionysius Hungerbühler: Rhino Africa
“The sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.” -Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Michael Le: Sunset at Victoria Falls
“Lost – yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes.” -Horace Mann
Conny Müller: Breakfast in the Kruger National Park
Jaymin Patel: Kenya zebra with amazing African sunrise
Brigitte Cottet: Sunrise in Namibia
“Delight in the little things.” -Rudyard Kipling
Agnes Schildorfe: Kokerboom in Namibia Southern Africa
Greg Metro: 6 giraffe stop and pose at the horizon in the Serengeti in Tanzania
“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” -Sarah Williams
John Mullineux: Quivers in evening
Harald Pieta: Sunset at Amboseli National Park
View Comments (5)
Unbelievably beautiful photos of the most beautiful place in the world.
Thanks Ronny-Ann. We so happy with the entries- they are all stunning!
Stunning blog Jemma!
Thank you Rolf, glad you enjoyed it! Can't beat the African sky.
you star