I have a list of top-10 things I want to achieve photography wise and this yeah has been pretty spectacular in achieving them. One that was on the list for me was finally producing work suitable enough to be on Flak Photo. Andy decided to make my year and agree to feature the Bushman today. So not only does Flak Photo feature ...
I've finally managed to get the last of the bushman images shot, albeit it with one hell of a drive to get them. Decided to keep a little diary of the trip on the iPad, mainly to remind myself of the joy of actually finding the Bushman but also give some insight into what it took to get the images. Day One. There's nothing like a 1500 ...
Oh how confusing this lark can be sometimes. Colour or black and white? In the one corner, you have the heavyweight that is Visa Pour L'Image showcasing some of the best damn work I've seen in a long time. Mr Klein, Mr Dupont, Mr Wasif all presented work using the traditional view of the world in black and white. Moving onto our oscar's, the World Press Photo, and you see a fair ...
Seeing as my background has always been something with development of apps, or in most cases, breaking the hell out of them, I've been looking at how creative types can utilise the power of the iPad/iPhone and various Android offerings to serve up content and appeal to new markets. The iPad is great. I won't beat around the bush and will admit it has mostly replaced my laptop for 90% of what I do. The ...
I recently shot stills photography for a movie being shot here in Durban, called Otelo Burning directed by Sara Blecher. The story is set in Apartheid times, something I was pretty familiar with and as were many of the cast. Shooting took place for the whole day, I reckon possibly 5 minutes of screen time was shot in the end. What amazed me was how ...
Add hundreds, if not thousands, of aptly dressed photographers to the South of France. Mix in a rather heavy bias towards wearing Canon's latest and greatest around your neck, sprinkle in a few keffiyehs, some ego's, a pinch of super star photographers and finally a dash of those purchasing work and you end up with Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan. Having heard many stories about ...
Life isn't easy for us film users. Besides the numerous blog posts about film dying and favourite film stocks being sent to the emulsion graveyard, it's a tough job to find a lab these days who know what they are doing and don't treat you like a 80's throwback. I shoot film for a reason, I'm not naive and realise the march of technology is one many don't get in the way of, but ...
This weekend saw me heading up to the Northern Cape to start the project on the Bushman. The one thing that is a massive problem shooting in Africa, and indeed Southern Africa, is the sheer scale of the landscape. When I drove up to meet the elders of the camp a few weeks ago, I ended up doing a massive 1887 kilometers (1172 miles) in ...
Latitude Magazine is a historical record of the world as it exists on one day. The cumulative work of over 50 photojournalists spread across the globe, the magazine aims to present the daily lives of an international collection of interesting individuals, communities and workplaces, in a manner that expands our understanding of the world. This iPad-only magazine is produced by The Collective, a partnership between a ...
For my final MA project, I'll be looking at the Khwe people who inhabit Southern Africa. The San, who are also called the Khwe (Khoe), Basarwa or Bushman, are nomadic hunter gatherers in Southern Africa. In the past hundred years, the San have experienced substantial changes to their nomadic lifestyles. As Southern Africa resolves decades of oppression and white rule, the struggle by the San ...