On Top of Joburg at 120 End Street

05 June 2018

Nothing beats watching the sunset from a Joburg rooftop.

Downtown Joburg from 120 End Street
Looking down at the crazy evening traffic from the roof of 120 End Street.

On Sunday evening, Mark Straw from the Joburg Photowalkers organized a rooftop mission for all of the photographers who contributed their pictures to the recent #JoziWalks weekend. We drove together to 120 End Street, a 26-story residential building in the middle of the CBD, and spent the evening taking pictures there.

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Some Shots From the Top of the Sentech Tower

01 May 2018

Last week I got an incredible opportunity to visit the Sentech Tower, a.k.a. the Brixton Tower.

Sentech Tower at sunset

A picture I took a few years ago of the Sentech Tower at sunset.

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From Africa to America: The National Museum of African American History and Culture

01 February 2018

I’ve just returned to Joburg after two weeks in the United States. I spent most of the trip trying to stay warm (this was my first dose of American East Coast winter since 2010), running errands, and spending time with family and close friends.

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The Heritage of Johannesburg's Middle-Class Suburbs

04 October 2017

The weekend after Heritage Day, the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation has an annual tradition of offering a whole programme of tours at very affordable prices. There are about a dozen tours to choose from over the course of two days and you can do three tours for R150, or about $11. (Read about last year’s Heritage Weekend.)

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Inside Joburg's Historic Jeppe Post Office

16 March 2017

There are sections of downtown Joburg where things are so chaotic and colorful and slightly scary that I find it hard to focus on any one thing. Such is the case at the corner of Jeppe and Kruis Streets, home of the Jeppe Post Office.

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Johannesburg, 13 Floors Up

08 February 2017

Yesterday my friend Ted invited me to check out the flat he just bought on the 13th floor of the Anstey’s Building. Anstey’s is a legendary art deco high-rise in the center of downtown Joburg.

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