During our most recent visit to South Africa, we flew into Joburg and drove down to Cape Town via the coast. During this road trip we spent a bit of time on the Transkei coast, in the Eastern Cape, and my mind was absolutely blown by how amazing this part of the country is. It was my first time here but certainly won´t be the last. The landscape here is so incredible…colourful, round Xhosa huts scattered across rolling green hills covered in the most incredibly manicured lawns, I could just imagine hordes of British garden enthusiasts going nuts over the impeccable…
Tag: South Africa
Published | Fernwehosophy
I recently had some of my images published by the travel blog Ferwehosophy in a special online magazine edition about all South Africa… below are some screen-grabs of my images in the mag, you can read the full issue here: Fernweho Mag. It´s only in German, but the images are great and there are some very talented photographers who contributed to this issue, it was an honour to be included. If you´re planning a trip to South Africa and need some visual inspiration you should definitely check it out. You can also see the full story of our Karoo Roadtrip here: Part 1,…
Southern Cape Coast
Sometimes I take loads of photos. Sometimes I feel really inspired and I shoot without even having to think very hard about what I´m doing… it´s just me and the camera and my surroundings and it all blurs together in a kind-of haze where I am vaguely conscious of the fact that I´m not really in control of the situation, nor do I really know if I´m shooting on the correct ISO or if my shutter speed is just right for the specific subject… but I just go with it because I know that when I´m in that zone it´s…
Karoo Road Trip – Ladismith to Calitzdorp
The distance between Ladismith and Calitzdorp really isn’t very far, but we took a bit of a detour to get there and wandered around on dirt roads for a few hours, chatting to Nguni cattle and enormous tortoises along the way… getting caught in the first of many thunderstorms and then witnessing the most dramatic sunset. The light in the Karoo is really unlike anywhere else in the world…
The “Strandloper”
A few more photos from South Africa… These were taken at an open-air restaurant near Langebaan (on the West Coast) on our trip back home from camping (I blogged the camping photos here). “Die Standloper” is a pretty unique spot, I’m sure that there aren’t many places like it in the world. It is quite literally right on the beach and everything is outdoors, the cooking, the buffets, the tables… Fishing nets provide shade above your head and beach sand is beneath your feet… all the food is cooked over an open flame and served in enamel utensils, knifes and…
Neighbourgoods Market, Woodstock
The Neigbourgoods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, Cape Town is a Saturday morning gourmet food market that is really awesome until about 10:30am… and then you suddenly can’t move anymore because the rest of Cape Town has rolled out of bed. The food is wonderful, the vendors are (mostly) all the nicest bunch of people, who are passionate about what they do and could talk to you for hours about their products, but the key to enjoying this market and getting the most out of what it has to offer is in getting there early… I have…
In love with Kalk Bay
You may remember my photos of this gorgeous little town from when we visited last year, but suffice to say that it is definitely one of our favourite places on the Peninsula and we are harbouring secret desires of being able to afford a house here… maybe one day? I’m just putting that out there, so the universe knows what I’m after… This time we visited, we also spent the afternoon with 2 wonderful people, also photographers: Wesley Vorster and Catherine Mac, who we feel like we’ve known since forever and had the best time with, just being silly and…
Cape Town calling…
We’re off south again, to spend some time with friends and family, catch up on the tan and shoot a wedding in Ceres, our first South African wedding, and what better spot than in that mystical valley from the back of a juice box! For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s ok, you’re not alone… Cape Town, here I come!!
Freshly Pressed!
Happy days! A bit of random Cape Town was Freshly Pressed today, featured on the front page of wordpress.com, which is pretty exciting stuff, and having my stats go through the roof wasn’t too bad either! Thanks to everyone who visited and left a comment, especially to those who liked enough of what they saw to subscribe to the blog, you guys rock!
Looking Back: adventures, road trips and my last roll of film…
I love these photos for too many reasons to fully explain. The memories they carry make me nostalgic for the “old days” but also make me laugh at how silly and inexperienced we were, and how much dumb stuff we got up to… In 2006, home from my second contract as a cruise ship photographer, my good friend Tara and I decided to go on a “Thelma and Louise” road trip… except we didn’t plan on killing anyone, blowing up petrol trucks or driving off a cliff at the end… but I digress. We borrowed my dad’s 4 wheel drive…