"That’s pretty much the life of a National Geographic photographer. Days of looking to be there at the right moment." Jim Richardson Jim's got it right: if you want to get a particular composition, or just the right light, then it can take days of looking and days of waiting. Then you’ve got to get yourself in just... Continue Reading →
The Eastern Cape Karoo in black and white
I've had such positive responses from my recent blog post on the Karoo that it's inspired me to put together these ten images. This time all of the pictures are different styles in black and white. They're taken from Mt Zebra National Park, which is just outside Cradock, along the R61 to Ganora Guest Farm and... Continue Reading →
To the Sneeuberg and Eastern Cape Karoo: studies in brown and blue.
We are having a long drought in the Eastern Cape - it's only early Spring and already hot after a very dry winter. On the drive up from Grahamstown to Mt Zebra National Park and the Sneeuberg there's hardly any green vegetation to be seen. The landscape is dominated by browns and blues showing off... Continue Reading →
Karoo Light: Sunsets, Storms and Night Skies
Two or three times a year we make the journey west from Grahamstown and into the Karoo - often staying somewhere around Compassberg which at 2504 metres is the highest peak in the Sneeuberg and Karoo. Kate has been working in the area for many years and I've gone along too. Sometimes that's involved some... Continue Reading →