Where do many fantastic photos and videos on social media come from? Who takes and collects content?
An Incredible Team of Creatives
These are past and current media interns. Enthusiastic, dedicated, persistent, and creative individuals who captures anything and everything happening in and around camp. Whether it is an incredible wildlife sighting, students doing field observations or an impromptu game of frisbee, a media intern will be around to capture all of it.
Photos used for marketing, Instagram quizzes, YouTube videos, and TikTok shorts are just some of the end products you will see when you look up EcoTraining. Only some interns have the same affinity, so a team is working together to capture and produce it all.
Meet Aniek an EcoTraining Intern
My name is Aniek Lomme. I am 35 years old, and I am an EcoTraining Media Intern. After taking a tracking course in April 2023, I became hooked on African Bush. During COVID-19, I taught myself photography and quickly realized wildlife was my favourite subject. I did a tracking course with EcoTraining and returned to the bush as an intern. I am currently doing my second internship. Every day I learn more about photography, videography, the bush and myself. I strive to entertain with my photos, feeling it is a wonderful medium for storytelling.
Fond memories and happy encounters
Hyenas are one of my favourite animals, and I love those in Pridelands. The youngsters that have grown up with the presence of humans in their territory are very curious and will come into camp at night when everyone is asleep.
One evening, I worked pretty late and decided to shower before bed. I finished up and opened the bathroom cubicle door, startling the hyena just walking past. It jumped backwards, as did I, before running off like it had seen a ghost.
A Day in the Life of a Media Intern
We wake up at 05:30 to get ready for the morning activity with the students. Before heading out, we grab a morning coffee and gear. We spend the morning documenting the activity with the students; this can be a drive, walk or field observation. Capturing their learning moments, wildlife sightings and any other highlights. After that, we head back to camp and enjoy a delicious breakfast. Then, the students continued with a lecture, and we used this time to review and edit our footage. Once we complete our daily tasks, we take time to do laundry, read, work out, or relax. Then, it is time for lunch and the afternoon activity, which continues until sunset. When we return to camp, we enjoy another well-prepared dinner, after which we have some downtime with the students around the fire. Then, it is time for bed to get sufficient sleep for the next day.
Every day is different, as is standard in the bush. We love it, and we hope you enjoy the content that we provide.
Every day is different, as is standard in the bush. We love it, and we hope you enjoy the content that we provide.
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Tracking is like playing a guitar
Norman Chauke discusses experiencing the relationship between a tracker and an animal. He describes it as a melody being played on a guitar. The animal holds one part of the string while the tracker holds the other part. The way the tracking unfolds continuously changes the tone of the melody.
