KIM PAFFEN PHOTOGRAPHY

I CAPTURE THE BEAUTY OF LIFE! Meet the world though my lens: Travel photography and more... I love traveling and photography. My passion is combining these two. I really love to explore the beauty of life in different places all over the world. Our world has so much to offer. The experience, the feeling of being there in a precious moment, seeing beauty with my own eyes: I want to capture those incredibly magical moments as lasting memories. Photography really is a love affair with life and my camera is the perfect instrument of expression for me! I'm happy to share my photos with you. Feel free to contact me or to follow and share my work. All my love, Kim

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I always love to watch monkeys! Especially the little ones 🐵🐒 (bij Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks)

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Seeing an African elephant in its natural habitat is one of the most beautiful things you’ll ever see. Weighing up to eight tons, elephants are the largest land animals on earth. Despite a ban on the international trade in ivory, African elephants are still being poached in large numbers (about 30.000 a year) 😔🐘 (bij Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks)

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Zebras drinking at a waterhole in Chamabondo, Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe! I ❤️Zebras! (bij Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks)

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This is definitely one of my favorite lion photos. What would Africa be without these powerful predators? Lion populations have plunged by more than 43% in the last two decades. Today just 20,000 lions remain, occupying only 8% of their historical range. Major threats are human-lion conflict, bushmeat poaching, human encroachment, trophy hunting & lion poaching. As volunteers with @africanimpact we participate in Human-Wildlife Mitigation programs in rural communities to reduce the conflict. For example by setting up flashing lights ('Lion Lights') around a perimeter facing outwards; which are used to scare away lions. We also do snare sweep activities to prevent that lions and other animals get killed or injured by poacher’s snares. And these are only two examples of how we make our impact! 😌👍🏻 (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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This is Africa! I truly miss these stunning views 😍 Chobe National Park is also known as 'The land of the Giants'. This photo shows you why 🐘 It's home to Africa's largest elephant population! This photo also reminds me of Jungle Book's 'Colonel Hathi Elephant March' 😆 (bij Chobe National Park, Botswana)

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Elephant in Chobe National Park in Botswana! 🐘 Chobe comprises more than 10.000km2 of rich ecosystems, diverse landscapes and an almost unparalleled abundance of wildlife and birdlife all centred around the Chobe River. (bij Chobe National Park, Botswana)

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"If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely!" (Roald Dahl) ☀️ A very Merry Christmas to all of you! ✨😘 (bij Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks)

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Meet The Big Tree! A huge Baobab which is about 22 metres in circumference and about 24 metres tall (1985)! It's possibly the oldest (2000 years) and biggest known Baobab in Zimbabwe. It's sometimes called Livingstone's tree because David Livingstone carved his name on it in 1855 when he 'discovered' the falls. The Big Tree is protected by Museums and National Monuments of Zimbabwe. With @africanimpact we do litter pick activities in this area to keep the environment clean. (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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"I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke up and was not happy!" (Ernest Hemingway) ❤️ I shot this beautiful sunrise from the Wild Horizons Lookout Café in Victoria Falls. On the left side you are able to see the Victoria Falls Bridge (the bridge I jumped off). The Lookout Café is perched 120m above the turbulent rapids of the Zambezi River. (bij Zambezi River, Zimbabwe)

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What are you looking at? 😄⠀⠀ Giraffe headshot in Chobe National Park, Botswana! I could watch Giraffes for hours. They always fascinate me. Not one of the big 5 but definitely one of my favorite animals! What is yours? (bij Chobe National Park, Botswana)

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What are you looking at? 😄⠀ Giraffe headshot in Chobe National Park, Botswana! I could watch Giraffes for hours. They always fascinate me. Not one of the big 5 but definitely one of my favorite animals! What is yours? (bij Chobe National Park, Botswana)

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Hi guys! Some of you might know I was making my impact as a Photography-, Research-, Conservation-, and Community volunteer with African Impact Victoria Falls last Oct/Nov. I tried my very best to make a video of my volunteerlife. It's my second video ever, so I would really like to know what you think of it (link in bio). Thanks a lot! 😊 (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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A beautiful male cub! Let lions live! 🦁💛 (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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'Lala kuhle' boy! 😴 It means sleep well in Ndebele. It's the language of the Matabele / amaNdebele people of Zimbabwe and is spoken in Southern Africa. In school they learn English because that's the official language of Zimbabwe! (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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I just love these kids at the Chinotimba pre-school! Volunteering with such lovely people is so enjoyable and rewarding @AfricanImpact Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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Portrait of a beautiful boy at the Chinotimba Pre-School in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. As volunteers with African Impact we go there to teach the kids; for example the alphabet and months of the year. When I took this photo we just finished our lessons in the classroom and went out for a little break. (bij Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)

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"I see skies of blues and clouds of white... and I think to myself, what a wonderful world!" 😍⠀ While waiting at the Hyena den for the cubs to show up we were rewarded with this beautiful sunset in Chamabondo (Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe) (bij Zambezi and Victoria Falls National Parks)