Yesterday I shared my favorite landscape photos of 2014, and today’s post will feature the best images of wildlife, people, and food that I snapped this year. Enjoy!
Monkeys in Morocco.
Our guide Mohamed relaxes on the sand dunes of the Sahara in Morocco.
Beef tagine with prunes, my favorite meal in Morocco.
Our daily nos nos coffee in Morocco.
The alleys of Essaouira, Morocco.
A fruit vendor passes through the medina in Marrakech, Morocco.
Olives for sale in Marrakech, Morocco.
Dinner stalls in the main square of Marrakech, Morocco.
A woman from a Hamar tribe grinds flour in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
Members of a Hamar tribe in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
A woman of the Karo tribe poses in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
A member of the Karo tribe in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
These women from the Mursi tribe seen with and without their lip plate.
A Mursi tribeswoman shows off her lower lip, which can hold a large plate in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
A Mursi tribeswoman stands in front of her hut in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
A Mursi tribeswoman stands in front of her hut in Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
A hippo peeks out over Lake Chamo, Ethiopia.
A local fisherman casts his net in Lake Chamo, Ethiopia.
A rhino in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
Spot the giraffe in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
A trio of rhinos in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
A rhino in Lake Nakuru, Kenya.
About to begin our gorilla trek through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
Spotting a band of gorillas up close in the wild in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.
A herd of elephants play in the mud at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Elephants at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Tribesmen at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Traditional wardrobe at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
A lion yawns in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
Giraffes at Crater Lake near Lake Naivasha, Kenya.
A very friendly giraffe at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
Cheeky elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya.
Young orphan elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya.
Good Hope school in Moshi, Tanzania.
Stella Point near the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Driving in our safari vehicle through Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Lions at dusk in the Serengeti, Tanzania.
A bachelor elephant approaches our safari vehicle in the Serengeti, Tanzania.
A mother lioness and her cubs in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
Zebra butt in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
Spice tour in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Octopus spotted while scuba diving in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Women carrying water in Malawi.
Brick makers at Kande Beach, Malawi.
Driving through Zambia.
Music at a village tour in Zambia.
Spotting wildlife from the shores of the Luangwa River in Zambia.
A bachelor elephant in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Baby leopard in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Traveling on a mekoro (dugout canoe) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
This elephant emerges from bathing in the watering hole at Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Giraffes prepare to head to the watering hole just after sunset in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
A cheetah selfie in Namibia.
Penguins at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town, near Cape Town, South Africa.
A latte from my favorite coffee shop in Cape Town, South Africa — The Power and the Glory Cafe.
An ostrich crosses the road near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Shark cage diving with Great Whites off the coast of Gansbaai, South Africa.
Croc cage diving at Cango Wildlife Ranch in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
Visiting an ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa.
Sheep spotted during a day trip into Lesotho.
A grandfather proudly shows off his son in Lesotho.
Cultural dance in Swaziland.
Cultural dance in Swaziland.
Souvenirs for sale at the Cultural Center in Swaziland.
Posing with a lion at Lion Park in Johannesburg, South Africa.
