Africa Media
Why choose Africa Media?
Africa Media is a South African wildlife and environmental media company established by Ryan Johnson and Fiona Ayerst, a husband and wife team. We serve as specialist partners to broadcasters, publishers, corporations, media producers, and NGOs in the country and across the African continent. As a company focused on content creation related to nature and wildlife, we place emphasis on providing or...
Africa Media is a South African wildlife and environmental media company established by Ryan Johnson and Fiona Ayerst, a husband and wife team. We serve as specialist partners to broadcasters, publishers, corporations, media producers, and NGOs in the country and across the African continent. As a company focused on content creation related to nature and wildlife, we place emphasis on providing original written, video, and photographic media for clients. The strength of Africa Media lies in our strategic location, in the heart of South Africa, where we have access to vast aquatic and terrestrial platforms. These include offshore underwater atolls and private reserves. Our small team of professionals live and explore the best environments in Africa, an opportunity we give to environmenta...
Africa Media Reviews
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Best experience of my life
by: Haley Parker - United StatesProgram: Wildlife Photography & Conservation ProgramThis program will change your life! - I can't stress this enough. Every day was a different adventure. I met people from all across the globe who opened my eyes to so many extraordinary perspectives. From sleeping within hearing distance to lions, to swimming with sharks, to walking with elephants... from having my coffee order memorized day TWO by the sweetest barista at the most charming coffee shop I've ever set foot in, to breathtaking views of the unbelievable landscapes.. swimming in the o...
Experience of a lifetime
by: Jade Vajna - CanadaProgram: Wildlife Photography & Conservation ProgramI learned so much and became a lot more comfortable with my camera, especially my 600mm lens. If you love nature photography, I highly recommend this program.You won't regret it! Thank you, Ashleigh, for an amazing month!
Gave me the tools and support to be confident having a camera in the water
by: Andrew Maloney - United StatesProgram: Underwater Photography ProgramI did the underwater Photography internship program for the month of September a few years back. I didn't really know what to expect other that I'd seen some surreal photos of reefs and groups of divers. I was pretty new to diving and to be honest was a bit nervous going by myself to this program when I wasn't even a slightly experienced diver at the time. After the first few days of arriving in Mozambique, it felt like I was part of a family there. Every person running the dive center, doi...
Africa Media Programs
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Our 2 or 4-week wildlife filmmaking program allows you to conceptualize, film, and edit a wildlife documentary at a breathtaking African reserve ...
Master the art of underwater photography whilst exploring the underwater worlds of tropical Mozambique or the world-renowned Aliwal Shoal of Sout...
This specifically designed program provides practical training in wildlife and travel photojournalism techniques while enjoying African wildlife ...
Learn about building a career in underwater videography and combine it with your love for traveling and scuba diving in this program. Immerse you...
Interviews
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Michael Hewitt
Participated in 2018
Michael is a television and film student in the United Kingdom, and will graduate with his degree this year. He hopes to work for the BBC natural hist...
Michael Hewitt
Participated in 2018
I love wildlife documentaries and particularly David Attenborough programs. My dream is to become a documentary filmmaker and work for the BBC. I found the Africa Media program online, and it was the the best, as I wanted to film cool wildlife like lions and elephants, rather than foxes and badgers. That the program was based in South Africa, worked on free range wildlife reserves, and the past films from their students showed me this was a real professional program where I could learn more about becoming a wildlife filmmaker.
Rouxne van der Westhuizen
Interviewed in 2019
Rouxne van der Westhuizen is the course director of the Travel and Environmental Journalism course at Africa Media, a South African wildlife media tra...
Rouxne van der Westhuizen
Interviewed in 2019
What inspired you to travel abroad?
I’ve always been passionate about nature and travel. As a journalist, I continuously look for ways to incorporate these interests into my career. Africa Media granted me the opportunity to do exactly that and more. It’s a media company focused on telling the story of wild Africa, educating others on how to build a career in the field of wildlife media and conservation. I wanted to become part of that journey. The members of the Africa Media team are more like family than colleagues, and they’re all driven by the same love for Africa and its wildlife.