Douglas Portz

Beyond the Sidelines: A Sports Photographer's First Wildlife Safari

Same instincts, new arena: trading sidelines for savannahs, split-second plays for split-second predators. A sports photographer's first safari — where the only home team is the wild.

This site is a working journal from a single trip — a photography workshop and safari through Zimbabwe and Botswana in August 2026.

Eleven days, three places: Victoria Falls, the Chobe River, and the Okavango Delta. I'll be publishing photographs, short video clips, and field notes here as they come in from the field.

For prints, questions, or to follow along, drop me a line.

africa@portz.ca

Hand-painted illustration of Douglas crouched with a large white telephoto lens, photographing an elephant and a kudu in golden savanna light, with ghosted stadium floodlights fading into the background and Victoria Falls in the distance