Sydney Downey | |
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 Syd and Cynthia Downey on safari in the late 1940s in Kenya | |
| Born | Argentina |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Professional hunter and safari pioneer |
| Known for | At the forefront of the move away from hunting and towards photographic safaris |
Sydney Downey was a British-Kenyan professional white hunter and safari pioneer. Always known as Syd,[1] he learned the trade of guiding safari hunts from an older generation of professional hunters, including his early mentor Philip Percival. He teamed up with Donald Ker to create Ker and Downey Safaris Ltd., a company that was at the forefront of the move away from hunting and towards photographic safaris.
- ^ Bredin, Miles (2006). 60 Years of Safari. Nairobi: Ker and Downey.