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  1. Prints of my photography are now available! Kicking things off with "Plumbago," a cluster of Plumbago auriculata blooms caught in soft afternoon light, photographed in Kigali, Rwanda. The pale blue-white petals reveal delicate veining up close, set against a warm green and amber bokeh.

    If you like my work, you can order a print here:

    mlyonphotography.darkroom.com/

    #photography #printsforsale #flowerphotography #macrophotography #kigali

  2. A sunbird pausing mid-check of the canopy above the iridescent blue only shows up when the light's just right. Kigali, Rwanda. #birdphotography #Rwanda #Kigali #VisitRwanda #Travel

  3. A sunbird pausing mid-check of the canopy above the iridescent blue only shows up when the light's just right. Kigali, Rwanda. #birdphotography #Rwanda #Kigali #VisitRwanda #Travel

  4. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2

    ' "There is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal I know," ' (...) ' That's the exact moment when David #Attenborough becomes David Attenborough, but we almost didn't see it because, on their way to the airport with the most important film canisters in natural history in their luggage, the team were intercepted and taken to an army compound in #Kigali, where for a good while it looked as if they might be shot. '

  5. Two perspectives, one moment 🐦 Shot on a Nikon D7200 + Micro-Nikkor 105mm 📷 Wide: African Thrush on a fence, with a hidden Speckled Mousebird 👀 Close: African Thrush with feather detail up close. #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Kigali #Rwanda #Photography

  6. Two perspectives, one moment 🐦 Shot on a Nikon D7200 + Micro-Nikkor 105mm 📷 Wide: African Thrush on a fence, with a hidden Speckled Mousebird 👀 Close: African Thrush with feather detail up close. #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Kigali #Rwanda #Photography

  7. Happy #PortfolioDay! 📸 I’m a professional photographer based in Kigali, Rwanda. I specialize in capturing the raw beauty of East African wildlife and the intricate details of our local birdlife. Currently shooting with the Nikon Z6. Let’s connect! #Photography #WildlifePhotography #Kigali #Rwanda

  8. Happy #PortfolioDay! 📸 I’m a professional photographer based in Kigali, Rwanda. I specialize in capturing the raw beauty of East African wildlife and the intricate details of our local birdlife. Currently shooting with the Nikon Z6. Let’s connect! #Photography #WildlifePhotography #Kigali #Rwanda

  9. A moment from September 7, 2025 a lunar eclipse over Kigali, Rwanda 🌑

    Watching the recent Artemis II lunar flyby has brought all those feelings rushing back. The same Moon, a new era of exploration.

    As a Nikon photographer, I love that NASA also trusts Nikon cameras in space. It makes the connection feel just a little closer.

    Prints available with 10% off code LUNAR2026: mlyonphotography.darkroom.com/

    #LunarEclipse #ArtemisII #NASA #Astrophotography #Nikon #Kigali #Rwanda #SpacePhotography #Moon

  10. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  11. 3 #African Cities Restore #Nature to Revitalize Their #Rivers

    By Eden Takele, Marc Manyifika, Japheth Habinshuti, Adane Kebede, Alemakef Tassew, Amanda Gcanga, Mulalo Mbedzi and Nikara Mahadeo, March 12, 2025

    "Africa’s cities, from large metropolises to smaller towns, are increasingly characterized by growing #UrbanSprawl. #Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding by about 2,000 people and 5 hectares (10 football fields) every day, according to a World Bank estimate. #Kumasi, an intermediary city in #Ghana, is growing more than 5% every year — at least twice as fast as the capital city, Accra.

    As cities and surrounding farmlands expand further into their hinterlands, they encroach upon watersheds essential to water supply and climate resilience.

    Watersheds are the natural area of land that drain into a common body of water. The consequences of their degradation are threefold. Without tree cover and healthy soils to absorb rainfall, cities may lose a critical source for groundwater recharge, leading to water shortages. Not only does the quantity of water suffer, so does its quality. Without strong roots to protect and anchor the soil, sediment and the chemicals within it are washed into nearby water bodies, often the primary source for a city’s drinking water. That same runoff can turn into floodwater.

    How Natural Infrastructure Supports #WaterSecurity.

    Many cities that once depended on their watersheds for water now face both increasing scarcity and heightened vulnerability to #extremeWeather. There are, however, #NatureBasedSolutions to help alleviate these problems.

    Through a combination of upland foresting and urban greening, watershed restoration efforts are starting to deliver positive results in three African cities..."

    Read more:
    wri.org/insights/nature-based-

    #SolarPunkSunday #DireDawa #Ethiopia #Kigali #Rwanda #NyabarangoRiver #Africa #MoreTrees #RiverRestoration #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange

  12. "In just a three-year period, the city converted a degraded swamp into a functioning wetland—featuring a series of ponds, a riverine forest, and a savanna—that stores carbon, controls floods, filters pollutants, and enhances biodiversity."

    #rewilding #rwanda #kigali #wetlands #cities #flooding

    biographic.com/the-rwandan-cit