Known locally as Ingwe, meaning “pure sovereignty”, the leopard can still be found on farmland as well as other habitats throughout Southern Africa where they co-exist with their human neighbours depending on the attitudes of both parties. Game Reserves that are inadequate in size to hold most big cats such as lion and cheetah, show [...]
Guest Post: ‘Activism Through The Lens’ by David Devo Oosthuizen
Louis Psihoyos, Director of the most awarded and ultimately successful Activist Film to date ‘The Cove’ said it best for me when he exclaimed … “You are either an Activist or an Inactivist. I chose to become active”. Well, some years back I tipped into this very Active Mode when my Camera Lens no longer [...]
Learn, Remember or Find Inspiration
Last Saturday 9 people joined Photo-Africa at the Centurion Country Club for the Digital Photography 101 workshop. Starting from the very beginning and working through all the technical ‘stuff’, artistic elements of photography and even a bit of post processing the day was not only a lot of fun but a huge success. The approach [...]
Guest Post: ‘The Kgalagadi – Space, Sand, Silence, Serenity’ by Morkel Erasmus
A name that is certainly not unfamiliar in the natural world, is “The Kalahari”. Many people, although they haven’t been there, have heard about this strange hinterland where African bushveld merges with Namib desert in a marriage that produces one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. Covering a massive 900,000 square kilometers and [...]
Guest Post: ‘Photography Tips’ by Phil Gould
The reason I started photography 28 years ago was to share my memories of my first school trip aboard to Israel. Photography is one of the biggest hobbies in the world, whether you are capturing your family, birthdays, weddings, celebrations or that special moment. Photography is all about passion, I still have the same excitement [...]