South African Travel + Environmental Photojournalist
with a soft spot for responsible travel, design and sharing the environment sustainably with the natural world.
I pride myself on crafting meaningful narratives about Africa using expertly photographed travel pieces.
Born, bred and based in Johannesburg, I'm a regular contributor to South Africa's oldest travel magazine, Getaway, international journals such as Travel Africa magazine, Oryx magazine and Forbes Africa plus online platforms including Culture Trip and Lonely Planet.
I also make a mean G&T, will try any local dish and am happiest when 4x4ing on Southern Africa's lesser-known backroads. A qualified field guide, diver and growing twitcher, I'm a sucker for the wilderness, the creatures that inhabit it and I greatly admire the people living on its peripheries.
Botswana, Namibia and my home, South Africa continue to lure me away, but current aspirational destinations include Ghana, Senegal and Malawi.
I also make a mean G&T, will try any local dish and am happiest when 4x4ing on Southern Africa's lesser-known backroads. A qualified field guide, diver and growing twitcher, I'm a sucker for the wilderness, the creatures that inhabit it and I greatly admire the people living on its peripheries.
Botswana, Namibia and my home, South Africa continue to lure me away, but current aspirational destinations include Ghana, Senegal and Malawi.
Explore the world better. There’s been a significant shift in traveller mindsets as more and more people seek out conscious adventures.
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