Posts Tagged ‘Trek’

Dates Set for 2012 Kenya Photo Safari

Photograph Kenya’s finest with professional nature and wildlife photographers Dean J. Tatooles and Tim Vollmer.  Southern Cross Galleries 2012 Kenya Photo Safari will be held from June 29, 2012 through July 8, 2012.  For more information or to register click: http://www.southerncrossgalleries.com/kenya2012/

Southern Cross Shoots with “Big Cat Diary” Guides in Kenya

For the next few weeks, photographer Dean J. Tatooles and the Southern Cross Galleries Team will be on location in Kenya shooting alongside local guides who assisted in the production of Animal Planet’s “Big Cat Diary.”  Share our experiences here on our Blog and track our daily movements via Twitter at  http://twitter.com/#!/SCGalleries

Also, look for new Southern Cross Galleries African Photo Safaris to be open for registration in early 2012. 

Dates Set for 2012 Iceland Photo Safari

Dates have been set for our Iceland Photo Safari with world renowned Icelandic photographer, Tim Vollmer. The trip will take place from September 6 through September 15, 2012 and will include several locations seldom photographed within the island’s remote interior. Only six spots are available. Details of the specific itinerary will follow on our website in the coming days; however, if you would like to reserve your place now, please Email Dean at: dtatooles@southerncrossgalleries.com. This trip will fill up very quickly!   

Skogafoss Waterfall Image Featured As WWF “Top Shot”

 

Photographer Dean J. Tatooles’ panoramic image of Skogafoss Waterfall, Iceland was featured as a World Wildlife Fund (WWF)Top Shot” on April 11, 2011.  Click the link below to check out his amazing capture along with Dean’s commentary.  A fine art print of this photograph is available for purchase in Southern Cross Galleries’ Europe Gallery.   

http://www.wwfblogs.org/travel/

NORTH POLE CONTEST: I NEED YOUR VOTE

 

I entered a contest with Quark Expeditions to win a trip to the North Pole aboard its nuclear icebreaker, 50 Years of Victory.  I need your help to win

Please vote for me and ask all your friends, family, and people in your social network to do the same.  Every vote counts and it only takes a minute!

INSTRUCTIONS:

(1)     Click this Link: http://www.blogyourwaytothenorthpole.com/entries/110;

(2)     Under my Image, Click “Login or Register to Vote”;

(3)     Register to vote via Facebook or by Email Address; and

(4)     Cast your Vote for Dean Tatooles.

Thank you all globally for your support!  Dean

New Facebook Fan Page

Please join Southern Cross Galleries’ new Facebook Fan Page.  Jump to this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Cross-Galleries/152676851438012 and simply click “Like.”  You can also help spread the word by inviting friends in your Facebook Network to join the Fan Page by simply clicking the “Suggest to Friends” link below my profile image on the new Fan Page!  Thanks, Dean!

New Images: 2010 Antarctic Expedition

 

New images from my 2010 Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Expedition have been posted in the Antarctica and Americas Galleries on this website and are now available for purchase! 

East Africa Photo Shoot

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I am confirmed for my photo shoot with famed wildlife photographer, Andy Biggs, to Rwanda and Kenya in September 2011.  This trip will include Mt. Kilimanjaro; the Masai Mara and Amboseli Reserves; and a trek in to the Rwandan mountains to photograph wild Gorillas.  If anyone is interested in this expedition, I can put you in contact with Andy.  Just send me an Email.  My contact information can be found on my website at www.southerncrossgalleries.com.

Oreo Cookies with the Vietnamese Children

dean in schoolOn our November 2008 photo shoot, the SCG team came across a small local school, in session, while hiking through the North Vietnamese countryside.   We shared Oreo cookies with the children and enjoyed some hilarious moments.   When it was time to leave, the children followed us out of the village singing songs and waving “goodbye” with great enthusiasm!