Roger and Pat de la Harpe Photography and Africa Imagery Photo Library

We first visited African Horseback Safaris in the Okavango Delta in Botswana while working on our African Icons Book and have returned a number of times subsequently, shooting both stills and video for them. It’s a wild place where horseback riders are able to experience some wonderful riding and game viewing, while staying in a very comfortable camp set on the edge of one of the waterways.

On one of the trips, we took along our new Manfrotto PROX video monopod+ to see how it performed while shooting both stills and video, in some pretty tough conditions. In short, we loved it and it’s now a regular part of our shooting gear. The movements are smooth and it’s well made - should be able to stand being tossed into the back of a 4X4 as happens when you are in these remote areas. More details and pricing on the monopods at Singer Photographic and Orms Direct.