Art for Conservation
‘Art for Conservation’ is the birth child of Juliet Shenton; collaborating with local artists to sell their imagery, donating 20% of the proceeds to the Conservation or Community project of our guests’ choice. We’ve been fortunate enough to meet several different artists over the years and are using our gift shop at Kaingo as a base to start off this initiative.
Francois D’Elbee’
Born in Paris, Francois d’Elbee has lived and travelled throughout Africa since he was nineteen. Seeking the adventure of youth he first served time in the army in Chad and stayed on to follow the tracks of the old adventurers and hunters in the bush of Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya and Zambia. His photographic artwork embodies many aspects of his life, from wildlife to people as subjects.
Vic Guhrs
Vic Guhrs is an artist and writer who takes his inspiration from the natural world, the mysteries of wilderness, and the uncharted no man’s land of the soul where man and animals meet. Born in Germany, he came to Africa at the age of twenty-two in search of a life in remote places among wild animals.
After completing his art studies in Johannesburg, he moved to Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, where he spent the next twenty years observing, sketching and painting, and learning the ways of the wild. Since leaving his camp he divides his time between Lusaka and Cape Town, but the lessons learnt there still infuse his work with a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of all life and the healing power of wilderness.
Photography for their Future
Since 2016, Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust has been running photography workshops and monthly camera club sessions for some of their conservation students with the intention of giving students a new hobby.
A few of the students have become very proficient photographers and are now able to offer client work. Please enquire if you would like to give a budding young photographer an opportunity