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Stefan & Anke

City living is what these funky folk are about. I met Stefan many moons ago when his music career was at its birth. Then one day I met Anke, vibrant, bigger then life, she is a child and a mother, a beautiful soul. The two of them have been inseparable since the first days of …

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Inspired by clay

“From the muddy river banks of the Transkei, playing with clay making bulls and cows, to being a fully qualified ceramic designer, Chuma’s career has come a long way.” – Elle Decor Magazine I arrived early for the Elle Decor photo shoot with Chuma Maweni. The studio, Art In The Forest, set amongst tall trees …

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A collaboration

1981, in Serbia, I am hiding behind the cow shed with a collection of flowers I picked from my grandmothers garden. There is a scrap book with petals between the pages and a rock on top to press them dry. Next to the book is a glass bottle with murky liquid I squeezed out of …

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The wild KwaZulu Natal

North KwaZulu Natal remains almost untouched since the first Mozambique fisherman tribes settled in this area few hundred years ago. Their method of fishing has been passed down the generations. Still today, the fisherman collect mangrove wood to make the sticks out of them and build their spiral fish traps in the lakes of Greater …

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Kalk Bay mussels

I don’t know if you had the legendary mussels at Kalk Bay based “Olympia cafe” but since the first time I tried them few years ago, I cant get enough, love them till my belly aches. And how beautiful is our coastline jotted with little gems like Kalk Bay. Its a mini holiday with walks …

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Our fashion icons

Its a morning like any other, winter sun is out and its the perfect light for a photo shoot. Today I photograph a few of our own fashion icons for some magazine stories. Malcolm Kluk and Christiaan Gabriel Du Toit meet me in their shop in Cape Town centre to do the shoot for Elle …

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Nelson Mandela Day with Noah

The Noah Project consists of three main aspects – housing, health and social centres for many grandparents in South Africa. Noah provides homes and builds friendships. I spent a day with Marie Claire magazine plus Nexus Transport and Public works capturing their celebrations with the Noah residents. more on Noah Project Credits: Video: “Winter Lady” / …

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Khayelitsha with Earthchild

Janna Kretzmar is an inspiring, young woman who devotes her time to help youth through wellness and health with yoga and growing edible gardens, amongst other activities. Her vision developed into the model called Earthchild Project for schools of the underdeveloped areas of the Cape. Few years ago I met Janna by a coincidence through volunteering …

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On set

” The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the …

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A day in a life

” I don’t mind if you wanna go anywhere, I’l take you there. We can go if you wanna go anywhere, I’l take you there. Every day the weekend….. I just want you to see everything that I could see, walking in the night sky, I’m always on your side ” – Julia and Angus …