About the Author

Robert J. Ross is a native New Yorker who has spent the past several decades capturing colorful moments in Africa and elsewhere around the world. Rob's work has been published in National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, Getaway Magazine, Africa Geographic, Islands, Travel Africa and many other leading travel and environmental journals. Rob has also undertaken photographic assignments for the World Wildlife Fund, The Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Global Fund for Children. Rolf D. Baldus, was the German manager of the Selous Conservation Program in Tanzania from 1987 to 1993. In 1998 he returned in Tanzania as Government Advisor for Community Based Natural Resources Management and he was involved in revising the Wildlife Act and in assisting the creation of the new Saadani National Park and the Selous-Niassa Wildlife Corridor in southern Tanzania. Walter Jubber has worked in reserves in Namibia and South Africa and he is currently the chief guide at Beho Beho in the Selous.

Reviews

The Selous in Africa: A Long Way From Anywhere, features nearly 400 photographs of this extraordinary place. The images showcase not only the large mega-fauna typically seen in a photographic book on African wildlife, but also the fantastic and often overlooked smaller creatures, birds, insects, and dramatic landscapes. Africa Geographic Magazine, January 29, 2016/Issue 83 ...filled with his vibrant portraits of animals and landscapes from one of Africa's last truly wild places. -- Emily Silber Audobon.org, December 2, 2015 ...the story of the Selous Game Reserve is best experienced through Ross' outstanding photography. The images have been selected from over 100,000 photographs shot over four years. The Selous in Africa - A Long Way From Anywhere will be an excellent addition to your library! Africa Indaba, December 2015 I hope Robert Ross's record of the Selous, its unique ecosystems and diverse wildlife, will both inspire and educate. Enjoy this book and share it, for its message is importanta document of the natural world and a reminder that it is ours to protect -- Alexander Rhodes, CEO, Stop Ivory [Ross'] stunning images inventory the magnificent biodiversity of the continent's oldest protected wilderness as well as the threats it now faces. -- John Burnett NPR.org, December 2015 ...a stunning visual journey of one of Africa's largest protected areas... Indeed the breadth and beauty of [Ross'] photos are a testament to why this natural treasure is worth preserving. -- Dexter Cirillo Aspen Sojourner, Midwinter/Spring2016 This is one of the special African books not only because it is of a unique location, but because the photographic images are unusual and so well done. -- Noella Ballenger Apogee Photo, April 2016