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An aerial view of a long straight road crossing open Karoo country towards a dark mountain ridge

Photo Story · 9 photos

The Hardest Part Was Leaving

Cape Town to Karoo National Park

My first solo trip began with a difficult goodbye, a car full of camera gear and a road into the Karoo. The first photographs from Cape Town to Karoo National Park.

A steep green volcanic ridge disappearing into thick white cloud on Réunion Island

Photo Story · 7 photos

The Adventure I Never Stopped Chasing

Réunion Island

A trip to Réunion Island in 2023 became more than one of our favourite adventures — it gave me a feeling I would spend the next few years trying to build a life around.

A large flock of doves taking flight above the rocky shoreline at The Point in Mossel Bay beneath heavy grey clouds

Photo Story · 12 photos

Grey Skies, Good Photographs

Mossel Bay, Western Cape

A birthday day trip to Mossel Bay brought heavy skies, flocks of doves and waves breaking hard against The Point — exactly the kind of weather that ended up making the photographs.

A broad leaf-covered path curving through dense green indigenous forest at Circles in the Forest near Knysna

Photo Story · 6 photos

The Pram Was a Bad Idea

Circles in the Forest, Knysna, Western Cape

Circles in the Forest looked wide, level and pram-friendly — until roots, steps, river crossings and fallen trees turned a family hike into an exhausting carry.

A shallow rocky river winding through dense green forest near Friemersheim

Photo Story · 4 photos

The Road That Wasn’t There

Friemersheim, Western Cape

A quiet day trip to Friemersheim turned into a washed-away bridge, a steep narrow road and the kind of detour that becomes the story.