Waiting for light

Im always reminded of my love for film, when I finally collect my images and rush home to see them. These are taken between Victoria Bay, Barrydale, on the top of Table Mountain and at a wedding at the bottom of the mountain.

The boat life on film

The holidays are a strange time for me. When every one is free, its usually the time I am the busiest. Despite a plug exploding when I put a charger in, burning two fingers pretty badly and a ton of work,  I managed to slip away to Knysna for a night on a house boat.

These are a few moments caught on film. Id like to add here that Lani Spice has been an amazing friend and inspiration, getting me to pick up my camera again.

MBLife: Shooting Nic Coutts

Dusted off the digital camera recently to shoot Nic Coutts, designer and regular nice guy for MBlife.co.za . We drove around in the new Mercedes C-Class and ventured to Woolworld, which is like a sanctuary for me.

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MBL / Chloë Hugo-Hamman

I recently shot Chloë Hugo-Hamman for a MBL interview by Nadine Theron. Chloë did an epic range for 2Bop reacently. 

Its been an age since I picked up the camera, and I always wonder why its been so long.

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Tow Aways

Tow Aways is a zine of analogue photography featuring 13 artists created by Lani Spice.  The launch was at The Pit a few weeks ago, with an exhibition sponsored by RVCA.  I was very blessed to be apart of this project and exhibition. It seams to have reignited my love for film photography, which is such a gift.

Have a look at the tumblr with interviews and all the contributors here

My favourite image is this one of my little sister crying.

MBLife / HGissue / Buro247: Athi-patra Ruga

A couple weeks / months / years ago (time has a funny way of getting away from you) I was hired to take images for MBLife of the artist Athi-patra Ruga. Lately the images have re-emerged on big sites such as HG Issue and Buro247 and realised I had never posted them here.

Both sites haven't credited me and to be honest, Im not really phased seeing as photography hasn't been my focus for ages (perhaps Id feel differently if it was) but it does lead the mind to question how these bigger more established sites are going about things. These are the people who are going to keep artist working and fed, and perhaps they want to skirt around a few payments here and there but as an employee from MBLife said "These pictures are all over the web, Buro 24/7 is not the only transgressor. It's really cool that everyone likes them, but a little credit costs nothing and goes a long way to establish a photographer's talent. Dee could've been famous and working Russia by now! "

And, it would be really nice to go to Russia.

From where I sit today, right now, on this sunny and FREEZING day in Cape Town, Im just grateful I live a life where I get to do what I'm passionate about, and that every now and then I get to stumble upon a site that reminds me about that.

MOST importantly, click on the links and have a look at the mind-blowing works of Athi and his work with LOUIS VUITTON

The Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch

Its always a treat to stumble upon old images of a good time in your life. Here are snippets of the Cardboard Cathedral, in Christchurch, New Zealand

Desk bound and down.

MBLife: Anthea Knows Best

Some unedited environmental portraits on film of Anthea Knows Best. View the full interview of Anthea Knows Best  written by Henk Lustig for Mercedes Benz Life.