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I am – Over the Moon!

The moon is the closest it will get to the Earth this year at it’s perigee, sometimes called a Supermoon. It appears about 14 percent larger because of that and, at its peak, it’s about 357 000 Kilometres from Earth. So … Continue reading

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Phinda Lions

Lions at PhindaWow, Things have been crazy busy here at Africa Imagery! We have started work on a new book – this one on African Lions – and doing the preparation for it has been hectic. But the project is … Continue reading

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Video with a DSLR

This is all very new to us! Having shot stills for the past er, well, more years than I care to remember we are starting to shoot a bit of video using Nikon’s D7000. What a lovely experience! Also included … Continue reading

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Don’t Pack Your Camera Gear Away!

We were doing a shoot at St Lucia, Part of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site in KwaZulu Natal. One of the things we were covering was the Santa Lucia launch tour and we’d done the whole thing … Continue reading

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Everywhere is an Exotic Destination

I was chatting to some friends the other day who live on the West Coast of the USA. We, as always, got on to the subject of photography, travel plans and destinations. “Where are you off to I asked?” They … Continue reading

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Local Knowledge

Just a short one this week. We were down in Durban wrapping up the photography for a book on KwaZulu Natal and one of the things we had to get was some pix of Hindu Temple Dancers. But how? I … Continue reading

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No camera – No Pix!

I’ve said it before, but it is worth repeating: If you don’t have a camera with you, you are not going to get many photographs! I carry a little point and shoot camera around with me all the time and … Continue reading

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Moses Mabhida Stadium and other Durban Attractions.

I think it’s the most beautiful of the lot! The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa dominates the city skyline making almost ever photograph shot before its completion last year, obsolete. The graceful steel centre arch, based on the … Continue reading

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Aerial Photography

It’s strange how things happen sometimes… We’ve been needing to update our aerial photography of Durban for some time now as the construction of the The Moses Mabhida Stadium for the 2010 Soccer World Cup has made many images of … Continue reading

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Photo Tip – Photographing Waterfalls.

When I mentioned to a friend recently that we were heading out to 88m high Karkloof Falls in the Kwazulu Natal Midlands to do some pix of the falls, all he said was, “what? In this @%*$ weather – it’s … Continue reading

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