Tag Archives: Madagascar

Barefoot in the Malagasy Jungle: the Making of Onja’s Crowdfunding Video (part 1)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

It started back in July when I got an interesting item in my “Google Alerts” for Madagascar.  A small NGO was looking for a filmmaker and a social media manager to support their project in eastern Madagascar.  I quickly fired … Continue reading →

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Madagascar: Visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha (Part 2)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

This post is a continuation of my previous post, where I described out trip from Antananarivo to Morondava, and then north across two rivers and to the “petit tsingy” and a boat ride through the Manamobolo Gorge and the caves … Continue reading →

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Madagascar’s Majestic Baobabs

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

I’ve been pretty quiet here on the blog – we have been hard at work on some crowdfunding initiatives, and in between, I have been editing some of the video footage I shot on our trip to Madagascar’s west coast. … Continue reading →

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Anjezika: Antananarivo’s “Waterworld”

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

This is Anjezika. Once a vibrant fishing and rice-growing village, it has gradually been encircled and choked off by the surrounding city of Antananarivo, Madagascar.  Now, nobody grows anymore rice here.  A few small fish can be collected from the … Continue reading →

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Merry-Go-Round, Madagascar Style

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

In retrospect, the kids somehow look terrified.  But they were having a great time, I assure you!

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Heartbreaking

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

As in many parts of the world, when you drive around urban areas of Madagascar, people will tap on your window asking for money.  Frequently these are little people.  There are many theories about how to respond – sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Children of the Street: Ankorondrano

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

A group of about a dozen kids gathers on a small patch of green with a few benches and trees.  Basically a large roundabout.  Imagine an oblong Dupont Circle, except Starbucks is 3,000 miles away.  The sound of traffic is … Continue reading →

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Children of the Street: Ambohijatovo

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

In this third installment on a project Anne and I are involved in, we assist “Zanaky Ny Lalana”(Children of the Street) at yet another location.  This week we went to Ambohijatovo, one of the ten locations where Malagasy volunteers for “Teach for … Continue reading →

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Love Your Neighbor

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Truth be told, we didn’t ask to come to Madagascar just for the lemurs – although they’re a pretty nice bonus.  A big reason we came here because we want to try and make a difference, somewhere, in someone’s lives; … Continue reading →

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Vintage Camera Test: 1930s Franka Rolfix (I think!)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Last week when we visited the Anjezika neighborhood, I brought along a couple of untested vintage cameras from my collection.  One of them was this folding camera with virtually no identifying information, other than the brand on the lens and … Continue reading →

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Travels in Madagascar: in and around Ampefy

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Ampefy is a little town about 100km west of Antananarivo, in a landscape dominated by volcanic landforms – many of the surrounding hills have the telltale conical shape of dormant volcanoes.  There are a few hotels in town, but we … Continue reading →

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Getting Lost in Antananarivo, Just a Mile from Home

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Less than a mile from our home is a lake that functions as a water catchment area during the rainy season, but also offers a running trail, a place for young lovers to escape, a livelihood for a small informal … Continue reading →

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Madagascar’s Saha Forest Camp: An Eco-sperience! Part 2.

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

As the title suggests, this is a continuation of my previous post, wherein I describe Saha Forest Camp and its surroundings…in case an orientation is needed! We’re not serious hikers. But our local guide had done a good job so … Continue reading →

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Madagascar’s Saha Forest Camp: an Eco-sperience! Part 1.

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

A couple of hours north of Antananarivo, at the end of a rutted, slick red clay road that meanders for about 10 kilometers eastward from the town of Anjozorobe, where the winding rice paddies finally end in a jumble of … Continue reading →

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Madagascar’s Mantadia National Park: the Lemurs

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Normally when we go on a trip somewhere, we end up with 6-10 really good photos worth sharing, which give an overall impression of the experience.  But I have been stalling on this post because the number of close-up lemur … Continue reading →

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First Photowalk in Tana

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

We’ve had a few weeks to settle into the groove here in Antananarivo (pronounce “tananarive” but more frequently shortened to “tana”) and so we figured it was high time we got out and about with our cameras.  There is so … Continue reading →

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(Re)introducing Madagascar: Golden Hour in a Roadside Village

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

So it was our first “real” weekend (i.e. the first during which we were not stumbling around in a jet-lagged haze) and we decided to head out of town.  We decided to return to a destination we had visited on our … Continue reading →

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…and we’re off – to Madagascar!

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

When we were posted in Namibia, we took a trip to Madagascar.  The thought was, “when will we ever have this opportunity again?” because plane tickets from the U.S. are wicked expensive.  How ironic that a few short years later … Continue reading →

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How do tortoises “get it on”?

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

Ever wonder how turtles and tortoises “get it on”?  You’d think they were cursed by anatomy, but yes, they do mate – there’s no “you lay the eggs and I’ll come along after and fertilize them.” Animal Planet’s probably all … Continue reading →

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Free Jungle Sounds

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

Every now and then I come across some sounds that might be of use to other video hobbyists.  These are pretty clean, high quality recordings taken with a Rode Videomic.  Feel free to download the sounds and use them for … Continue reading →

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Underwater Videography: Things I’ve Learned

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

If you’ve ever managed to take along a camera snorkeling, you probably had the same reaction I did when you got your finished footage home to the computer:  “It looks nothing like it did when I was actually snorkeling.”  Colors … Continue reading →

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Madagascar on 12.12.12 part I: the Lemurs

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

If you’ve been following this blog, you’ll know that I have been pretty excited about 12.12.12.  Why?  Because that’s the day the third “One Day on Earth” film is to be recorded in every country around the world.  The first … Continue reading →

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Preview – Wildlife of Madagascar

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

Simply amazing – Andasibe-Mantadia National Park.  Here is a preview of the kinds of things that will be posted in the near future on video. Though they are wild, these ringtail lemurs are very curious. This white-ruffed lemur is “just … Continue reading →

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Entering Madagascar

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

Getting off the plane at Antananarivo, we were greeted by a pleasant, warm humidity…and the occasional raindrop.  As our driver took us into the city however, the rain started for real.  Soon the rain was gushing down in buckets, and … Continue reading →

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Conservation International: Forests and Carbon in Madagascar

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Tom (Admin)

This is an excellent example of what organizations are doing to protect forests. In Madagascar, forests are especially important, because something close to 80% of Madagascar’s animal life is unique, and highly adapted to very specific areas and niches in … Continue reading →

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