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 Babette de Jonge
Living in Bussum, in the heart of the Netherlands, my heart certainly lies in the Masai Mara in Kenya. For years my big passion in life is travelling to places like the Masai Mara but also other places in Africa and India, to see my other big passion, the big and small wild cats, in their natural habitat. A third passion to make this all complete is photography. Wild cats and other wildlife in particular. I already started taking photos at a very young age. Firstly focusing on concerts and famous people (ABBA, Tina Turner, Spandau Ballet, Roxette, Celine Dion) I started taking more and more stills of animals. Firstly my own pets and the ones of neighbours and friends and after that I started concentrating on the wild animals. My favourite animals always were cats, so it was very logical to love their bigger relatives as well. On regular visits to several zoos I took thousands of stills of tigers, lions, leopards, cheetahs, but also the lesser cats deserved my devotion like servals, caracals, desert cats. Not to forget the other great animals. My big wish to see these cats in the wild had to come true and I started travelling to Africa (and later on India to see tigers). What people said is true: having been in Africa once you'll return for sure. So, lots of travels followed. You can see some of my travel reports on my website: www.wildcatsmagazine.nl of which I'm the proud owner for several years. What started as a hobby turned out to become more of a profession. I did a lot of things during the years beside travelling and photography, like working with and for wild cats in sanctuaries and with foundations working for the endangered wild cats, like the cheetah and tiger. I write articles for some magazines and websites and I have a lot of contacts with wildlife biologists, camera specialists and people working with/for wild animals. Even though biology was one of my favourite subjects at school, I learned everything "in the bush". Camera Equipment: Canon EOS 350D, Sony A100 en Sony A200 with different lenses from 18-400mm.
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