Going back in time and technology

Last year, I received the most thoughtful birthday present ever. The most exciting gift since my Tutti doll in Easter 1978. An Imperial Triple Extension camera by Thornton Pickard. It comes flatpacked and… Read More →

The art of writing letters

I have a box full of colourful letters. Collected over 30 years or so. They are somewhat categorised and bound with pretty ribbons. The box only usually gets opened when new letters are… Read More →

Storytelling ballet shoes

One of my big photography dreams is to capture ballet. The dress rehearsal from the sideline or above. Practice on the bar. But in the meantime, I settle for photographing these ballet shoes,… Read More →

The hardship of photographing chocolate

Warning: this post contains a million calories. It is a hard task photographing chocolate but someone’s got to do it. The hardest part being, since I handle it, thereafter it can be consumed only by… Read More →

Cheese!

What can I say, I love cheese. I have it in moderation but when I do treat myself, a tub of cream cheese rarely lasts a couple of days. Cheese and grapes –… Read More →

My Great-Uncle Hannes, the actor

Do you have a family story, the kind of story that gets repeated at each family gathering, it’s always funny and it never gets old? Well, my story is that of Great-Uncle Hannes,… Read More →