Forever Africa: A Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco by Peter and Beverly Pickford (2004)

By the renowned South African wildlife photographers and conservationists Peter and Beverly Pickford.

The Direct Legacy of Africa Geographic

Africa Geographic: For decades, this publication, originally launched in the early 1990s as Africa - Environment & Wildlife before rebranding, served as the premier, authoritative voice for African conservation, eco-tourism, and natural history. It was Africa’s direct answer to National Geographic, but written, photographed, and curated entirely from within the continent. Books published directly under their banner during this era represent a golden age of high-end, locally driven African environmental journalism.

The P. Schlettwein Publishing Foundation

"Published with the generous support of P. Schlettwein Publishing Foundation."

The foundation was established by Peter Schlettwein, a Swiss benefactor with deep, generational ties to Southern Africa (particularly Namibia). Based in Basel, Switzerland, the foundation's lifelong mission has been to fund, preserve, and publish critical scientific, historical, and environmental literature concerning Africa that would otherwise be commercially unviable for standard publishers to print at this elite scale. The inclusion of their imprint signifies that this book isn't just commercial photography; it is treated as a permanent document of academic and environmental record.

A Massive Geographic Feat

Historically, most wildlife photography books of this calibre tend to isolate themselves regionally—focusing strictly on the iconic game reserves of East Africa (like the Serengeti or Masai Mara) or the safari hubs of Southern Africa (Kruger, the Okavango).

What makes Forever Africa a landmark work is the scale of its ambition. As the subtitle indicates, the Pickfords undertook an epic, year-long overlanding journey spanning the length of the continent, tracking an unbroken line from the Cape of Good Hope all the way to Morocco. In doing so, the book visually bridges the gap between the familiar sub-Saharan savannahs and the vastly different, often overlooked ecosystems of Central, West, and North Africa, creating a holistic eco-topographical snapshot of the continent at the turn of the 21st century.

275mm x 310mm x 30mm

Tear in the dust jacket; minor wear to the corners and bottom edge.

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