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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels

@passportandpixels.bsky.social
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📸 Travel & wildlife photographer 💻 Award-winning writer & blogger (BBC Travel, Nat Geo Travel) 🎥 Documentary director (PBS, BBC, Channel 4) 🇬🇧 London

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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Same at Hammersmith. We had glasses and made new friends sharing them with anyone who wanted to have a look ☺️
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My contribution to the flood of eclipse photos on Instagram this evening. An absolutely gorgeous evening down by the river at Hammersmith. A drink in hand, sharing our eclipse glasses around so everyone could have a look, great vibes. London at its absolute finest 😍
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's August. Flights are booked. Rental agreement on my flat is signed. No backing out now. Only about 3 weeks until I leave to spend the rest of the year in South Africa eeek! 😱🥳
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Check out my gallery shop at passportandpixels.pixieset.com/printstore/ And to celebrate this special day, get 10% off until the end of June with code GIRAFFE10 😍🦒
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PASSPORT & PIXELS PRINT STORE
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I couldn’t let World Giraffe Day 2026 pass by without sharing some photos of these amazing animals 🦒😍 They are so graceful and sometimes hilarious – they are my favourites! All these images (and many more) are available to buy as prints from my online store - link below.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
My work website - bellafalk.co.uk - has had a facelift! I may still tinker with it a bit more but I'm pretty happy with how it's turned out. I'd love for you to check it out. Constructive (and gentle!) feedback welcome! Thanks to the amazing Hannah (The Useful Human) for her brilliant work.
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Home • Bella Falk
Bella Falk is a documentary Producer and Director specialising in science and history, award-winning travel writer and wildlife photographer.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Want to know more about the realities of working as a travel writer and wildlife photographer? You can hear my episode of the Camera Shake podcast here @camerashake.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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What Makes a Wildlife Photo Great… and Profitable? - with BELLA FALK - Episode 308
Podcast Episode · Camera Shake Photography Podcast · 7 May · 1hr 18min
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
It took AGES (well they all do; that's not new) so I hope you like it. www.passportandpixels.com/best-tombs-i...
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In Photos: The 9 Best Tombs In Egypt (Ranked By Wow Factor)
Scroll through this stunning photo guide of the best tombs in Egypt. Perfect if you're planning a trip and want to know which tombs to see and what's inside.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
While idiots were rampaging the streets of London yesterday, I finally finished a blog post that I literally started writing in June last year! 😅 I was inspired by the fact that I'm working on a documentary series about Egyptology to pick it back up, and now it's done 🙂 Link in the next post.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
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Meet the Pro: Wim Van Den Heever (Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025)
YouTube video by Pangolin Wildlife Photography
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It’s been a short while but a new episode of the Pangolin Podcast is live! A fantastic interview with the current Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Wim van den Heever. Find out how he took his world-beating shot - plus loads more insights about his life and work. Link in the next post.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It’s just a woodland near berkhamsted
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thank you! I thought so 😀
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Well this was worth getting up at 5.30 am for 😍
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Ahh thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
If you're out and about in the UK today - you might spot a familiar face in today's Metro! Let me know if you see it out and about in the wild :)
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Have you got your ticket for the Photo Video show in Birmingham yet? If you're there on the Tuesday you can come say hello - and also pick up tips and inspiration from these other brilliant people 🥳 Thanks so much to Canon for having me - what an incredible honour! 🤩
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Meet the Pro: Pusetso Nteta
YouTube video by Pangolin Wildlife Photography
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Ep 17 of the Pangolin Podcast is live! Pusetso was my guide on my last visit to Botswana - she's the first ever female professional wildlife photographer from Botswana, a brilliant photographer and very lovely too. Also I love this episode because she gave me a shoutout at the end! Link below...
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I was the only blogger on the maiden voyage, so here's the world’s first in-depth review of the new ship from Aurora Expeditions - all 6879 words of it 😱 No other review will come close, and any published after this will likely have been scraped from me… www.passportandpixels.com/douglas-maws...
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I Spent 22 Days On The Douglas Mawson Ship: My Full Review
Planning a trip on the Douglas Mawson, the new ship from Aurora Expeditions? I was one of the first journalists on board and here's my full review with photos.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
As one viewer said: "Another great episode and a format that always leaves me wanting more." Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube here youtu.be/K_K2MMPQxiM?... And if you like it, please leave a rating or a comment. It matters! Thanks!
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Meet The Pro: Greg du Toit
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Jumping in with the first episode of 2026, and it's a cracker (well they all are, but...) Discover what happened when photographer Greg du Toit spent months sitting chest deep in a waterhole waiting for lions, armed only with a film camera. Plus loads of other cool stories and photos. (Link below)
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
And here’s the full article adventure.com/norway-arcti...
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Norway's strict new rules are changing Arctic cruising. What does that mean for polar bear sightings now?
In January 2025, the Norwegian government introduced newenvironmental regulations for Arctic tourism. What's the impact on Arctic tourism?
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
How lovely to have my photo from Svalbard picked as one of @adventurecom’s top photos of 2025 😄
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Just in time for Christmas... I'm @travmedia.bsky.social's Travel Writer of the Week 😀 Read the full interview here: travmedia.com/UpdatePublic...
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
It really is!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Thanks love! Happy Christmas and see you in 2026!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
A bit of an imposter moment to get interviewed by BBC Wildlife Magazine! www.discoverwildlife.com/people/bella...
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“We stopped to let a herd of elephants cross the road. One huge bull decided he didn’t like us.” | Discover Wildlife
Bella Falk on wild dogs, torrential rain and a grumpy elephant
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
On my way to East Antarctica on the brand new ship Douglas Mawson, making its maiden voyage to Antarctica! Follow along via my Instagram stories 🛳️🧊
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I somehow missed it (what with all the gallivanting in Uganda and Botswana!) - but my piece about June's Nile Cruise is live on the Independent website now :) www.independent.co.uk/travel/cruis...
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Why now is the time to visit Egypt — and a Nile cruise is the perfect way to explore
Following a $50m revamp of the Pyramids and the opening of the GEM Museum, now is the ideal time to take to the Nile, as Bella Falk discovers on a 12-day cruise from Cairo to Aswan
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
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Meet The Pro: Jan Wegener
YouTube video by Pangolin Wildlife Photography
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
It seems fitting that on my last day here in Botswana with @pangolinphotosafaris, the Pangolin Podcast has hit 1,000 audio downloads (alongside the hundreds of 1000s of YouTube views)! And a new episode is out now, with Jan Wegener who was a star guest and made the edit very easy! Link below...
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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Meet The Pro: Will Burrard-Lucas
YouTube video by Pangolin Wildlife Photography
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Episode 11 of the Pangolin Podcast was a fangirl moment! I've followed Will Burrard-Lucas's wildlife photography for years, so it was an honour to get him on the show and hear how he gets his incredible shots. Now live on all podcast platforms (links below)
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
My latest for Adventure.com is out now - my words and photos about my trip to Svalbard this summer and what Norway's new rules mean for Arctic tourism. Hope you like it! adventure.com/norway-arcti...
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Norway's strict new rules are changing Arctic cruising. What does that mean for polar bear sightings now?
In January 2025, the Norwegian government introduced newenvironmental regulations for Arctic tourism. What's the impact on Arctic tourism?
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Unfortunately I won't be at the awards as I'm heading to Uganda. But good luck to all the finalists! And if you want to find out what else is going on behind the scenes, you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter. The next one is going out today! www.passportandpixels.com/subscribe-by...
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
... this blog post about why you should visit Botswana in rainy season. I had the best time and the photography was incredible. I'm super excited to be heading back in November when I'll be able to tell you what it's like at the end of the dry season! www.passportandpixels.com/best-time-to... (2/3)
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Botswana Rainy Season: Here's Why It's A Great Time To Visit
Most people visit Botswana in dry season—but is that a mistake? Click here to find out why Botswana rainy season might be the best time to visit.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Super proud and pleased to be up for two awards at the AITO Specialist Travel Association awards: - Travel Trade Writer of the Year and - Blogger of the Year! 🥳 The first is for this piece for @ttgmedia.bsky.social about the gorgeous Alphonse Island in the Seychelles. The second is for... (1/3)
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Thank you!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Happy to see my latest for @natgeotraveluk online today, featuring words and pics by me all about how you can go dig up real dinosaurs in Alberta, Canada 🦖🦕 www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
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In this Canadian province grown-ups can dig up dinosaur fossils
Dinosaur stories are often written for children, with a cast of neon cartoon characters or animatronic models. But for adults who never outgrew their fossil fascination, the Canadian province of Alber...
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Well this is lovely and exciting news! 😀😀 Thank you to AITO The Specialist Travel Association for the nomination!
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I definitely don't feel like an expert, but I was chuffed to be asked to talk about my favourite subject - wildlife photography - for photography brand Popsa. Hope you like it! popsa.com/en-gb/perspe...
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Wildlife Photography Tips from Expert Bella Falk
Discover professional wildlife photography tips from Bella Falk. Learn about gear, preparation, patience and ethics.
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It’s taken half a lifetime but I’ve finally made it to Venice on a stunning October morning and I’m so overwhelmed by the beauty I could cry 😭😭😭
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Episode 8 of the Pangolin Podcast is live! This one features legendary wildlife photographer and conservationist Mark Carwardine - who is a super nice guy and offered fabulous stories and tips. Listen here or on Spotify, Apple etc www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzyo...
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Meet The Pro: Mark Carwardine
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Bella 📸 Passport & Pixels @passportandpixels.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
that's because it is and she's not a real person
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