Last week I went to Khayaletsha, what an amazing place. The smells, colours and sounds are so vibrant in comparison to suburban life.

I'm going up to Joburg for a wedding and will be there till 22 September. I'll be doing some engagement shoots up there, meeting up with brides and other photographers as well as seeing my extensive family. If you'd like a lifestyle portrait session while I'm there, please feel free to give me a call.

I woke up this morning to a glorious day and this view of 'The Mountain' (lazily pronounced in Capetonian-speak) which I will ready for after a week in Gauteng. Another terrible day in Africa!

A few months ago I thought I would enter some photos in to the Fujifilm Professional 2007 Awards for the first time. I was pretty stoked this morning to see that a few of my images had won awards in several different categories.

These 2 from Nicole and David's wedding at Villa Arcadia in Joburg received awards in the wedding category:

On Saturday I went to The Bastille Festival in Franschoek. The atmosphere was decidedly European, with a diverse crowd of people, in true South African style. A few faces from the day:

I've just come back from Natal - we stayed at a beautiful spot called Springhom, some simple chalets situated right on a dam. Not too bad a spot to hang out for a few days: