2011 has come and nearly gone and instead of going through a bunch of new years resolutions I thought I would share a few random things I learnt this year along with some non matrimonial fun photos!
I went to Hong Kong recently and it has since become my most favorite city in the world (sorry Durban). There are loads of images sitting in my hard drive to share with you, but for now …. here are some photos of Hong Kong through my eyes, just for me.
We recently went to Madagascar for 3 weeks and it was such an amazing experience! It already feels so far away but editing these images brought up so many memories and emotions. I will be posting a wonderful write up my Mom did about our trip soon. I speak in pictures not in words so here is my Madagascan story!
I took ALOT of pics while we were in Madagascar!!!! It will be a while till I complete all the editing as I have other more important things to concentrate on right now but I just couldn’t resist blogging these few favorites.
I found myself with a free weekend recently and decided to book myself a ticket to Cape Town to catch up with friends, refresh my soul and inspire my spirit. I studied a Fine Art Degree at Michaelis, UCT many moons ago and the Cape still has the ability to bring out the art in me. Besides that, its important for me to get down there as often as I can to see my very special friends who live by the mountain. These friends have known me forever, seen me through the bad and the good, they have seen me fall, fly, laugh and cry. I am blessed to walk on this earth with you all. Love you very much. I also had the pleasure of meeting up with my long time penpal and fellow photographer Monica Dart and her close friend Jules Morgan. It’s always so great to make new friends, especially ones on the same wavelength! Here are some snaps from my trip. PS As you can see, my friends have been having babies!
If you have ever been to Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape (also known as Seal Point) you will know exactly what i mean by the next sentence.
Seals has a particular smell!
It smells of Fynbos, raw landscapes, salty sea air, wind, surfboard wax and happiness! Its smell sends tingles through my soul similar to those that envelope me when I walk into an ancient church or temple.
The peace that I find in Seals is exactly what I needed to calm my nerves after a very busy 2010. I didn’t take as many photos as I usually do …. but here we go. Have a peak at my special place ….. now our special place (Stu loved it!!!!)
I may just be the luckiest girl in the world as after numerous rants about how stressed out and tired I felt with all the long hours I have been doing this year my boyfriend surprised me with a week holiday to Mauritius!! There is nothing more I love than coconut trees and turquoise ocean and it was so lovely to just relax for a while. To be honest I cannot believe we are already back, time went by so quickly it feels as if we never left. Unfortunately the travel bug has now bitten hard again and I am dreaming of our next trip and thinking rather hard about how nice it would be to be a travel photographer full time!
I have just got back from a truly wonderful weekend in Ponto Do Ouro with special friends. Oh wow …. getting away to this magical place was great food for the soul and just the break i really really needed. Thanks to everyone who came along for such fantastic memories. I look forward to our next trip!!! I actually didn’t take as many photos as i usually do as i really needed to relax, but I am never able to completely let go of my baby!!! Here are a few ….. Enjoy!
This year has been a very big one for me work wise. The 14 hour days run into weeks without weekends off these days. I do so enjoy my job but have been thinking of ways to restructure my business and to set up systems so i can have more down time. I think i will always be one of those hard working folk as i have alot of passion and drive behind what i do and feel lucky to have a job which i love (and one which seldom has me stuck in traffic!!!) Whilst having all these thoughts my boyfriend Stu rang to say that he had just been invited to a wedding in Bali next year and that i would of course be coming along. This got me EXTREMELY excited. I have been lucky enough to travel to many countries in my life … Mexico, Laos, India, Maldives, Cambodia, Oz, Europe, Guatemala and so on … but Indo has to be without a doubt my favorite!!! So i am taking a little trip down memory lane …..!!!! If there is one thing i love more than photography it is traveling and when i can combine the two well …. that is just heaven!!!!!!
I am not going to say too much about this pic other than that i took it down in the Transkei and i just love it.
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