Soweto iPhonography

08 January 2013

I’m interrupting my Namibia series for this important announcement: 2Summers has procured an iPhone.

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There are many secrets locked inside this mysterious machine that I have yet to discover. I don’t know how to activate the 3G, or to switch the ringer on from silent. But there is one thing I can say for certain: The camera works.

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Signing off for 2012

21 December 2012

I’m leaving this weekend for a much-needed break. As much as I love Jozi, I’m ready for a temporary change of scenery. I’ll keep my holiday destination a secret for now. Be ready for lots of photos when I get back in January.

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The Story Behind My Exhibition Photos (Belated)

16 December 2012

After my photo exhibition, I promised to write a post including all of the pics and an in-depth explanation of how I shot them. I kept putting this off – I felt a bit “exhibitioned out”, and also haven’t felt much like blogging lately. But anyway, I’ve decided it’s time to stop procrastinating.

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Three-wheeling Through Jozi

04 December 2012

I love living in Melville because it’s a walkable neighborhood. However, “walkable” is a relative term. I can walk up to 7th Street to meet a friend for dinner, but walking home alone at night is a risk. And although walking from one place to another within Melville is easy, traveling on foot from Melville to any of the nearby suburbs – Parkview, Emmerentia, Greenside etc. – is a mission.

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I Exhibited.

30 November 2012

I had a photo exhibition last night, at the IT Corner in Melville. It was really cool.

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My pictures.

The exhibition was called “A Blogger’s Exploration of Maboneng and Jeppestown”. Here’s the story behind it; I’m cheating by copy-pasting the same summary that I posted with the pictures in the exhibition.

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A Jacaranda Stroll, Without Jacarandas

28 November 2012

This is my third summer in Joburg and I’ve yet to write a post about jacarandas. The jacarandas bloom around October or November, and the Jozi suburbs become shrouded in purple for a couple of weeks. We need to appreciate jacaranda season while we have it. Jacarandas are an invasive species in South Africa and the public is banned from planting new ones.

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