This week’s photo challenge: Split-Second Story – this week’s photo challenge is to capture an image that tells a full story in a single frame.
In the foreground, the poor township of Alexandra, contrasted with the Sandton skyline in the distance. Alexandra is one of the poorest townships in South Africa. Sandton is one of the most affluent areas in the country. To live in Africa is to become unsurprised at such contrasts.
The contrast between rich and poor areas in Africa. The poor township of Alexandra in the foreground in contrasted with the rich Sandton skyline in the distance.
Family fun on Sunday for my Dad’s 76th birthday. My 5 year old nephew labelled everyone with numbers :-). Hands belong to me, my niece and my nephew.
Look at this beautiful rose. It’s almost the end of autumn and my rose bush is full of roses!
South Africans queuing up to vote in the 2014 National and Provincial elections. I queued for 1h45m. Wild horses could not keep me away from making the mark that counts. The day was a public holiday. I voted in the morning and napped in the afternoon, a welcome mid-week break – there should be one every week. In the 1st democratic elections in 1994 I queued for 5 hours – wild horses could not keep me away…
Mozambican-born Portuguese South African; reflecting on travel, writing, editing, life, family and change that has social impact; chief wide eyed in wanderer, wonderer and bottlewasher
