Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you enjoy looking at my images just as much as I enjoyed creating them. Here’s my story…

I was born in 1970; married to Jenna with two children. Our son, Mia-Daniel, is also a photographer and our daughter, Minnette, is just about venturing into adulthood. I worked for the government for just over 20 years, before I eventually made photography a full time career. God and photography has been kind to me; changed my whole life…

Photography for the wrong reasons…

I started out with photography in 2005 for all the wrong reasons; and that was solely to earn extra income. I had to sell our second car in order to buy my first camera and then maxed out our credit card to buy a professional lens.  At first, doing sports photography, which naturally evolved into portraiture. That is when I fell in love with photography and realized that I would want to do it full time. Then for 5 years, I did clips’ worth of weddings, as well as work for model and creative agencies. During the time I also started teaching my own photography courses. I eventually got so busy, that I had to resign my day job. I turned full-time professional photographer in 2009.

Breakthrough in 2010…

In the beginning of 2010, I founded Digital Photography Courses. We also got to cover the Soccer World Cup for FIFA sponsor, Continental, and Swiss company, Interface Marketing. The same year, I started Photo Critic as an an extension of the photography courses. My wife, Jenna, had to quit her job in order to help out with the administration. End of 2010, I had my first solo exhibition, “Ghosts, People and Trees”.

Fine Art and Travel Photography since 2011…

I now lecture on photography extensively throughout South Africa as well as conducting photo trips and tours. Since the beginning of 2011, I shifted from formal people photography to fine-art. My main focus is on urban, architectural, landscape and travel photography. However, as a photography teacher I need to stay sharp in other genres such as portraiture and studio work. For this reason, I still conduct creative portrait sessions frequently.

Current projects…

• “Ghosts”
• “People of  New Town”. A Photo Essay with Mia-Daniel Bester and Trompie van der Berg
• “Bridges, Peers, Lighthouses of South Africa”

Recently completed projects / trips…

• Namibia
• Western Cape Scenes
• Matemo Island Seascapes
• Ponta Do Ouro Seascapes
• Clarens
• Schoemanskloof, Mumalanga
• People, 2010 Collection
• Trees, 2010 Collection