Photographic calendars to consider
Calendars have existed for many thousands of years. In the photographic world calendars have became a way to celebrate artistic style, revolutionise brands and celebrate beauty. Two of the most popular calendars are the Pirelli Calendar and the Lavazza Calendar. For both these companies, the calendars have become icons of the brands. These calendars are collaborations between models, photographers, art directors and brand ambassadors and are easily recognised for their photographic excellence.
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Guided by the sun – Neil Kirby
When Neil Kirby was at school he was not particularly well-behaved, he tells me (without elaborating), but it was there that he first learnt about photography. A teacher put some silver nitrate on his hands and told him to stand in the sun.
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Fitness Photography – by John Reid
The ancient Spartan athletes trained and competed completely naked. The thinking behind this was that their bodies were shaped through hours of hard work and dedication until they reached the point of perfection – why should they have covered it up ? Our modern society might laugh at the idea, but are we really that different ? Look at the adverts for gym membership that seem so popular this time of year (New Year’s resolution anyone?).
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Victims learn to stand – by Herman Verwey
Victims learn to stand
From a tiny waiting room in Rundu State Hospital in northern Namibia, Johannes Mjamba (50) limps in on a crutch. His shoes are torn and filled with sand. He removes his sweat-stained cap and then pulls himself onto the bed. “Lift your trouser leg. Let’s see what the problem is”, a staff member says. Hospital staff members and prosthetists, who have worked with amputees for years, are stunned. Mjamba shows them a homemade prosthetic leg that looks more like a prehistoric robotic invention than a walking aid.
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PiX Profile: Brett Florens
The Romance of Illuminating Memories
Brett Florens is a very articulate man and a romantic at heart. This is somewhat at odds with his beginnings as a photographer in the early 1990s. After matriculating he underwent, what was the bane of most young white South African men – National Service. Brett was conscripted into the South African Police and became a member of the riot squad. It was there that fate first showed its hand. It was in an unusual form: a police captain handed him a video camera to record the upheaval and crime scenes. For Brett this was a welcome intervention from the long stretches of mind-numbing boredom on patrols that were punctuated with violence and misery.
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PiX Profile: Kevin Wright
The Inside of Industrial Photography
The 80s were the halcyon years of the PR Industry in South Africa – product launches, client lunches and photo shoots of pretty girls modelling products, were the order of the day.
Having said all that, my years at Errol Fyfe Public Relations were not all parties and pretty girls.
PiX Profile: Jacques Marais
We are often glib in our viewing of certain images, whether they adorn a magazine cover or flit across our TV screens, it takes a bit of reminding of how is it possible for us to see it from the angles we do. I was watching an Ultimate Survivor programme on TV recently where Bear Grylls was pitting his skills against some of the harshest terrain in America.
PiX Portfolio: Partners in the Wild
The incredible images of the wild and beautiful places and people of South Africa reflect a long commitment which Roger and his wife, Pat, have shared for many years. As a photographer, Roger has proven himself to be one of the best when it comes to creating images of this beautiful nation. From the lions and rhinos, to the mud huts and primitive tribesman, Roger has photographed them all in South Africa.
PiX Portfolio: Siphiwe Nkosi
Siphiwe Nkosi is a Soweto-based Photographer. Siphiwe studied art direction at the AAA School of Advertising. During his 10 years in advertising he worked closely with a wide variety of photographers on photo shoots and became captivated by the art of photography. While still in advertising he acquired a camera and started doing “his own thing”.
PiX Portfolio: Eugene Nagel
Eugene Nagel’s interest in photography was ignited 10 years ago when he picked up his first camera to take shots of his school friends. This developed further as he started taking photos for the yearly school journal with his mentor Deon du Preez. After School Eugene bought his first digital Canon, when he started On-Site Printing at Sport events.
