Category: Articles

MAPUNGUBWE – DIE “HEUWEL VAN DIE JAKKALS”
Lifestyle, TravelWintertyd is Bosveld-tyd met die lang pad Noorde toe. Daar waar die hardekoolvuurtjie jou vleisie beslis anders laat smaak. Mapungubwe Nasionale Park, digby Musina, wag ons (normaalweg) gereeld in wintertyd ruimhartig met erfenis, skoonheid…

THE ART OF CERAMICS
LifestyleEarlier this year (when we lived a different life, we travelled to distant lands, and the word COVID-19 had hardly found a place in the world’s vocabulary), I was in the middle of a snow blizzard in Toronto, Canada. It was the perfect day…

CHALK ADVENTURES
LifestylePeople have found many fantastic ways in which to engage creatively during lockdown. Abbey Burns Tucker from Atlanta in Georgia, for example, started a series of photos on her Facebook page showcasing a variety of playful situations where her…

BESONDERSE BESOEK, BESONDERSE LAND
Lifestyle, TravelOns almal soek ontvlugting gedurende grendeltyd. Dit is ’n heerlike, nostalgiese tydverdryf om na ou foto’s te kyk en weer na te dink aan iets buitengewoons wat jy ervaar het. In my geval was dit my twee besoeke aan Iran.
Die meeste mense…

WINDOWS ON THE WORLD
Lifestyle, TravelIn South Africa, we’re into our fourth month of lockdown. It struck me one morning, just before we were granted the freedom of a few hours every day to go outdoors and exercise, that this enforced, and extended, lockdown has funnelled our…

BOEKRESENSIE
LifestyleDié boek se titel sê dit alles! Hierdie bygewerkte tweede uitgawe deur Braam van Wyk en Piet van Wyk verskaf ’n duidelike uiteensetting van hoe bome saamgestel is en waarna om op te let wanneer ’n boom geïdentifiseer word. Die boek bestaan…

FOTO FOCUS
LifestyleCLOSE-UP AND MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
Close up photography covers images that your closest focusing lens or camera can take effectively. Macro allows you to go even closer, using extension tubes or macro filters fitted to your camera and lens which…

FOREST BATHING
Lifestyle, Nature & NurtureSince the creation of man, humans have long recognised the importance and benefits of the natural world for our health. The fresh air, the filtered sunlight through the canopy, the subtle whistling of birds – these things offer an eco-antidote…

Resep – Tamatiebredie met spekboom
LifestyleTamatiebredie met spekboom
8 porsies
8 groot tamaties, skil verwyder
6 wortels, in blokkies gesny
6 groot aartappels, in blokkies gesny
6 groot uie, gekap
3 selderystingels, in dun stukkies gesny
kookolie
2 kg stowebiefstuk,…

Black & White Photography
LifestyleBlack & White photographers take a step back from reality: to see light differently, to ‘see’ in mono tones, eliminating the dominance and psychological associations of colour, instead, concentrating on tonal values and elements of shape,…

Blown away by Guggenheim Bilbao
Lifestyle, TravelThe city of Bilbao sits at the northern edge of Spain where Basque country attaches itself to southwestern France. It wasn’t too long ago that Bilbao exported iron ore; it was also a major ship-building centre on the estuary of the Nervión…

Holiday Photo Hints
LifestyleGet really close to your subject – fill the frame, make it huge and impossible to miss! This is far more impressive than a cluttered, busy scene. Yes, show the surroundings or old fishing boat but also get up close, show the detail of fittings,…

