Here is another one of the long exposures I took while down at Shell Beach last week. I love how a long exposure gives a photo life and really brings a cool dynamic into a photo if used correctly. I hung around on the beach for quite some time to find the right spot and wait for the light to be just right, it always pays off to be patient.
I recently took a trip down to the South Coast on the Eastern side of Southern Africa to the ever warm Indian Ocean. It’s beautiful down there, tropical and pretty much warm all year round! We spent a couple days in Durban and then headed further south for 2 nights where we stayed at my paren’t vacation spot in a little town called, “Shelly Beach”. I shot these photos down on the beach front, the light was perfect…
The downtown area of Kimberley is quite small, no tall sky scrapers or anything like that. It does have something in common with most large downtown areas such as that of Johannesburg and Cape Town, Street Kids. They walk the streets at night looking for a fix, whatever drugs they can find to help them through their lives. No parents and no home to go to, they sleep pretty much where ever they can. We came acoss this kid that asked the security guard at the Post Office is he could sleep right there on the stairs. She said she felt sorry for him so she gave him a piece of bread which you can see in the photos. I have no idea how old this kid is but he had Tattoos on his leg and another guard told us that this kid had been into some of the heaviest drugs the night before… Apparently he ran away from home and then ran away from the ‘safe haven’ as well, left to lurk the streets of Kimberley, steeling stuff to sell for drugs. Quite a sad story.
I recently shot photos for the Maloof Money Cup which was held in Kimberley, South Africa. It’s a huge event with skateboarders from all over the wolrd. These are a few of the shots I took while up on the Mini Mega Ramp which, trust me, is not mini at all! Witnessing the guys flying through the air blows my mind, no matter how many times I see it!
Our last stop through Botswan was the Magkadikgadi National Park and, although it has been hit quite hard by poachers, it is still an amzing place to visit. We did not see any predators or Rhino in the park but we did see hundreds of Zebra as they flocked down to drink from the now permanent river which formed in 2008. I have no idea why it suddenly appeared in this otherwise baron landscape of dust and thorn trees but it has formed an oasis for the animals to get what they need. Water. I managed to sneak out of my car and get down low as the Zebra lapped up the river water.
I’ve seen many friends posting photos of their sunset experiences in from Brighton Beach in the U.K. Always wanted to experience it for myself and have some photos to show. It happened in December 2011 and here are my photos.
This is another shot I took at the Nollie Faith gathering on Saturday. I noticed this little kid sitting on the curb, all by himself while the other kids were skateboarding and having a good time. He looked like he’d been crying. I decided to approach him and try chat to him and maybe sheer him up and get him to enjoy the day with the other kids. I soon realised that his English wasn’t the best but he definitely understood the language of photography and when he saw himself on the screen on the back of my camera, he could barely contain himself! Just by taking his photo, I had completely changed his mood. I’m not sure if he was just excited to see himself on the camera or maybe it made him feel special that someon had taken enough interest in him to actually take a photo of him, either way, it made me feel warm inside. Viva la power of the camera!
The ‘Nollie Faith’ community is basically a couple guys that are helping street kids in the area of Maboneng, Johannesburg. I’m not quite sure how the whole thing works but it seems the kids have access to skateboards and other cool stuff. I went down there on Saturday to take a look… these are some of my photos.
I shot these photos on a recent trip to the Maboneng Precinct in the downtown area of Johannesburg. This kid really enjoyed running up to the camera and then riding off down the street on his skateboard.
Johannesburg is definitely a place of diverse culture, with so many different languages and tribal back rounds, just about every person you meet has his or her own individual story of tradition and belief. It’s an interesting place to say the least! I’ve been going down there to meet up with the local skateboarders for the past couple weekends now trying to capture moments in time as they move about in this crazy, contrasted environment. 
