Traveling In SA
Going to the Namaqualand I did what every photographer does packed my bag with everything, in the end I could have left it all behind and just took my 16-35mm as I took 90% 0f my photographs with it. I found the the close focusing distance and shortness of the lens was handy, additionally small [...]
Firstly, the Namaqualand is a quasi desert, and even in this time of blooming and flowers, it is a barren forbidding place, dry and sandy. Here you will not find carpets of flowers, they do exist but few and far apart and mostly it’s an illusion. You will need to get out on foot and [...]
I have not traveled, outside of my work, in a while now. Even less travel involving, well truth be told, no accommodation booking. We did not book because we will follow the flowers, we hope. Merely, we are off to the fabled flowers of the Namaqualand with a short stop in Cape Town. We decided [...]
Most probably, the most recognizable place in South Africa is Table Mountain in Cape Town. It is an amazing place to photograph, also a very hard one to get right and to be honest I still have to get there. But I will. I have the place to shoot from, the Milnerton beach. Thanks to [...]
Continue reading about Great photogenic places in South Africa – Part 2
Following my interview with Michelle Ashburner of South Africans You Should Meet, I got the idea of a series of posts on “South African Places You Should Go” having been around South Africa and found places that should be visited by all South Africans and tourist alike. Places of wonder, light and inspiration that should [...]
Continue reading about Great photogenic places of South Africa – Part 1
I was fortunate enough to enjoy the unforgettable Pilanesberg Game Reserve for 4 days over a 2 weeks period. The first was a long weekend and the second 1 lonely Sunday with some friends form Belgium and France. Something you should know about the park is that it has deteriorated over the past few years, [...]
Continue reading about Pilanesberg Game Reserve, 4days in 2 weeks
