Imaginary Carpet Ride

Last night was the closing date for the final assignment in the Bootcamp2 competition hosted my David Hobby over at Stobist. This competition was actually what got me going (GOYA) in the first place and I have forced myself to partake in all of the assignments thus far. To be honest, it has not been easy, but I have learned a lot about myself while completing the assignments – which is what I think the whole idea was to start off with.

Milestones

My father in-law turned 70 last week and we went to visit him the past weekend. He is a boilermaker by profession and despite his ripe age, he still works with steel every day of his life, making the most beautiful ornamental steel projects.

Rocking portrait

Had an unexpected visit from Clyde yesterday. He' an aspiring musician, custom design jewelry maker and all round bundle of hyper - activity :-)

Where will the children find hope?

As mentioned yesterday, I have been back to the New Beginnings Care Centre a couple of times over the last week or two. The saddest part of  what I've seen there is how the children are affected by the bad choices we as adults make. They don't choose to be in the situation and most of them don't even realise that there is a better world out there - they are just happy - being children...

BRAGGING RIGHTS

Being the quiet, reserved guy that I am, I very seldom make a fuss of my photos and never out load, BUT today I received a very flattering e-mail from Cape Town based pro-photographer Greg Lumley.

In my opinion, he is not only one of the best local wedding photographers, but all in all seems like a very nice guy. In the past, Greg has been kind enough to help me out with some sound lightning advice, which I hope to put to the test in the near future.

If you are into excellent, innovative and edgy photography, be sure to check out his website. You will also find some chilling facts on social issues along with the usual outstanding images in his most recent post – go check it out!

On the topic of social issues, as promised, I have been back to the New Beginnings Care Centre a couple of times over the past weeks, getting to know the people better and capturing more images for their website. These should be up in the next day or so.

Beds, Beer & Blistering sun!

This past Sunday it was time again for the annual Bed Race at Zwartkops raceway. The event, the brainchild of the Round Table in Midrand, was first held in 1995 and has since managed to raise over 2 million Rand and donate more than 650 beds to institutes in need.

Bread & Hope

For most people Monday started with the usual rush of having to get up to speed with what was left behind last week and settling back into our daily routine. But, for many the day started with having to stand in a queue for a bread hand-out, after a long, hungry weekend.