Blog | Robin Verheggen

Robin Verheggen standing inside the hollow trunk of an ancient baobab in Tarangire, Tanzania

From RobinV-Rally and RobinV-Web to Robin Verheggen

February 21, 2026Wildlife Adventures

RobinV-Rally became RobinV-Web, and now it simply becomes my own name. Why an agency name from 2008 no longer fits, and what changes now that wildlife takes the lead.

Lioness asleep on a rock in the Serengeti, Tanzania

First time Tanzania

July 11, 2025Wildlife Adventures

First the KiliFair in Arusha, then the safari itself: two leopards before lunch, the Great Migration as far as the eye could see, a lioness asleep on volcanic rock in the Ngorongoro, and a walking safari at Lake Manyara.

Rider on the blue Yamaha Ténéré 700 in the Moroccan mountains

Shooting during the Yamaha Ténéré Press Test

May 23, 2025Motorsport Action

In the Agafay desert near Marrakech for Yamaha Europe: the unveiling of the Ténéré 700 and the 700 Rally, with Peterhansel, Botturi and Paulin on the bikes. Then the press, and later one of my images on a cover.

Rally car frozen sharp with a panning technique against a streaked background

Panning technique in motorsport photography: This is how to capture speed

February 28, 2025Motorsport Action

Cars that look parked in your photos are a matter of shutter speed and movement, not equipment. Which shutter speeds work, how to stand and rotate, and the mistakes everybody makes at the start.

Robin Verheggen in the safari vehicle with an elephant just off the track

From speed to silence: The great contrast between rally and wildlife

February 19, 2025Wildlife Adventures

Rally is about anticipating a fraction of a second. Wildlife is about patience. The techniques overlap more than you would think: panning on running antelope, golden hour on cars, and which lens goes where.

Laptop on a wooden table with a press release open for editing

Why good content is essential in rallying

February 12, 2025Motorsport Action

What makes a team stand out is often not a second on the clock but a press release. Why good communication brings in sponsors, and how that works for Van Loon Racing, Vrielink and the Coronel Dakar Team.

Robin Verheggen behind the microphone recording the Rallytrucks podcast

Guest in a podcast about Dakar

January 31, 2025Stories

At the table for Thierry’s Dream, the Rallytrucks podcast, looking back at Dakar 2025. The brutal opening week, the crashes among the favourites in the car class, and the trouble with the FIA.

Sony Alpha 7C II with lens on a wooden table

The move to Sony

July 10, 2024Photography

At the Vechtdal Rally the Canon EOS RP ran out of road: autofocus too slow, sensor struggling in poor light. Why the switch went to Sony, which lenses came along, and what the bag looked like a few months later.