Awesome Amelia

Whenever I meet with clients I talk to them about timelessness, I talk about how I am still learning from photographers who shot 40, 50, 60 years ago. Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Nan Goldin, Diane Arbus, Margaret Bourke-White, WeeGee. I still find new meaning in those pictures each time I return to them. And they had no instagram, no vintage filters, no trendy today but cringey tomorrow (Yes, black&white pictures with selective colour I am talking about you). You will live with these pictures, well you should if you like them. They'll be rehung in new offices as you are promoted or packed in metres of bubble wrap before you move house to accomodate your ever expanding family. They need to be timeless. They are here to stay. And while I am no Diane Arbus or Cartier-Bresson I do hope that one day little Amelia and her dad Ben can look back at this picture and fondly remember their awesome dog Malora.

Heather & James in Wakkerstroom

I first met Heather when I was shooting portraits for the Mail&Guardian's 200 Young South Africans publication last year. We spent over an hour chatting on the roof of her Sandton office surrounded by plants, despite being on the 378th floor or somewhere equally as high, me shooting portraits and her patiently standing and sitting and then standing and sitting (I'm an indecisive perfectionist). Fast forward to her and James's wedding a few weeks ago,I'm second shooting for Dror and she is a little less patient, she just wants to get M-A-R-R-I-E-D. And get married they did. In gorgeous chantilly lace and morning suits. With an old vintage car that gleamed in the sun. With an African choir that brought goosebumps to your skin. And music that rocked and wine that flowed and sky lanterns that (mostly) soared. I was tempted to dance more than once but how can you not move when Paul Simon or Bruce Springsteen are playing?! Wakkerstroom, you'll be seeing a lot more Joburgers in the future I can almost guarantee it.

Kamryn Marita Minto

Kamryn Marita Minto, with your chubby little baby thighs and soft baby skin. Your fat little canckles and wiggling perfect toes. You are the most delightful surprise. "My kid doesn't play by the rules" your Mama says and I can hear the sly pride in her voice. And she's right. Already you seem so content, calm and inquisitive at the same time. You are awesome and I think they should keep you.

Jak and Amanda - Love in the city

Jak and Amanda don't do things by halves. So for their engagement shoot they arranged that we could get into Lory Park Zoo an hour before it opened. So we could play with baby leopards by ourselves. Yes, baby leopards. That's how Jak and Amanda roll. Fast forward to sunset and they are practicing their wedding dance on the balcony of a building overlooking the city. That's how they roll. I'm still smiling from the baby leopards and so happy with the images we made. It's a fantastic mix of Amanda's nature loving animal madness ( as in she's mad about animals not mad like an animal) and Jak's love of the gritty city. For me it was just fantastic.