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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...
Recent Posts Tagged With 'emergency'
Deadly fire
A large fire that blazed through the top floors of a building on Bree street in the Johannesburg CBD, 7 October 09.Paramedics rush a victim of the fire to an awaiting ambulance.Paramedics try in vain to resuscitate two woman that where rescued from t...
Old and unwanted.
A Johannesburg firefighter hoses down a small fire in the old post-office on Rissik street across the street from the Gauteng Legislature building in the Johannesburg CBD.This building in the Johannesburg CBD has been empty since as long as I can rem...
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...
Jet Park fire
A large LPG fire at a chemical warehouse in Jet Park near O.R Tambo airport. This fire was huge, and it was raining quite hard, which makes me wonder just how immense this fire could have been on a dry hot day.The barrier for the public was about 500...
Crown Gardens Fire
Firefighters work to contain a fire in a warehouse at China-Mart in Crown Gardens, Johannesburg. The warehouse was full of toys imported from China for the Christmas rush.I also used this fire as an opportunity to test my new video camera, I plan to...
Eldorado Park fire
12 July 06-This is one of my favourite pics from my portfolio, taken at a fire in a tyre factory in Eldorado Park near Johannesburg. I love the subtle reflection on the firefighters visor and the cloud of steam as the water touches the flames....
