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Neil McCartney
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Neil is a photojournalist based in Johannesburg. His blog explains a lot about how he feels being on the fringes of the news on a daily basis, sometimes he's passionate about it, sometimes he couldn't give a #$@%, but he always has something to say...
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A new party...
Former ANC chairperson, Mosioua Lekota speaks during a press briefing at Primedia Place in Sandton, Johannesburg. Mosioua Lekota has hinted that he is going to start a new splinter party of the ANC. Now, personally, I feel that is great, as I have a...
Mandela meets our heroes
The medal winners from the SA Paralympic team and the one medal winner from the SA Olympic team visited Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Foundation. One of them that stands out to me is Oscar Pistorius, I really admire his attitude and passion f...
What a "pole' dancer!
Tracey Simmonds, Miss Pole Dance UK performs during the first day of SEXPO, the health, sexuality and lifestyle expo at Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg. I'll admit that I haven't had much experience with pole dancers, but this woman was amazing, the u...
Underground again.
The Gautrain tunnel at Mushroom Farm Park near Sandton....
What a thumping!
The Springboks played Australia at Coca-Cola Park (formerly Ellis Park) in a Tri-Nations encounter in which the Springboks won with a convincing scoreline of 53-8Pierre Spies races toward the try line.Prop Jannie Du Plessis pushes through the Austral...
More rugby, man!
Vodacom Cheetahs from Free-State play Xerox Lions from Johannesburg at Coca Cola Park, (ex Ellis Park) in Johannesburg. The Cheetahs won 38-28 during a action filled match.I've decided that I'm going to shoot a lot of rugby from now on, including the...
A real exercise!
On our way to a march at the SABC, Chris ( Citizen reporter) and I get a call from the office, a bus is on fire near Lenasia, so we turn around and speed off towards where this bus is, eventually we come to some traffic. Taking a chance, I lean out o...
Refugee camps
A lone guard watches the empty tents of the Kaserne refugee camp near Johannesburg. The old Kaserne shunting station will be used to house thousands of refugees that fled from xenophobic violence recently .The soon to be populated Kaserne refugee cam...
Hani pulled three ways
Lindiwe Hani touches her father's grave during the 15 year commemoration of the assassination of Chris Hani in Boksburg. Rather than follow the program and talk about the man who was assassinated 15 years ago. The ANC's Tokyo Sexwale, SACP's Blade Nz...
Swan Lake
The dress rehearsal of Swan Lake at the Civic Theatre in Braamfontein. This classic ballet runs from the 24 Aug to 16 September 07.Shooting Ballet is a bit of a tricky at first, especially with the low light, so I bumped my D200 up to iso 800, set it...
