Lamu Kenya

Flying in from Cape Town and leaving behind all that goes with the city living, I was happy to be walking in the quite and incredibly narrow streets of Lamu. Sonya and I spent a day mingling with the Old Lamu town people and donkeys that are everywhere. Children going to school, woman hanging up …

Uprising – local hot blogs to follow

I love a good book, traveling, fresh produce, cheesecake from Imhoff Farm, Jiva Spa Indian Therapy , LP’s, a long walk in nature  and recently developed an interest in local blogs. I have lived in Africa over 20 years now and keep finding many small and hidden treasures through my line of work. I have photographed …

On set with South African celebrities

When I was a kid, the village I lived in felt so big, the world even bigger then I could imagine and I dreamt of all the exciting places our sandy street would take me. After meeting some South African celebrities on photoshoots, I understand that we are all that kid, the dreamer. As adults, …

How to play like a child

https://youtu.be/TuLX50_5UAI Our daughter is almost two and in this short space of time I have realised she is the toughest human I know. She is always falling but keeps trying the same thing until she succeeds. When she comes across something new she doesn’t reject it and in her alien language tries to communicate back. …

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 …