“The idea that it’s valuable to maintain vast numbers of weak-tie social connections is largely an invention of the past decade or so." - Cal Newport As a journalist and film maker I have always tried to be an early adopter of new technology. I was one of the first people in my circle to... Continue Reading →
I live in South Africa. Recently some parts of the country have been experiencing a harsh drought that has led to reservoirs drying out and animals dying of thirst. In early November (2019) myself and colleagues Andrew Harding and Becky Lipscombe travelled to the town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. We made this film... Continue Reading →
I recently directed, shot and edited a film for the BBC about the wave of murders that have made Cape Town one of the most dangerous places in the world. Myself and colleague Vauldi Carelse spent a week around the most dangerous parts of the Cape Flats - we met the police, family members of... Continue Reading →
Here is a short compilation of some of the footage I have filmed of Prince Harry and Meghan over the last two weeks while working as one of the broadcast pool. https://youtu.be/oj-8bAg4luU For those interested, I used the Sony #Z90 for all of these images. It packs an amazing punch and in my opinion,... Continue Reading →
After a considerable break in service, The Imagejunkies Podcast is now back. In today's episode, I talk with the brilliant Alex Braczkowski about his work as a wildlife researcher and filmmaker. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p9hn7y/Podcast_Alex_edit.mp3 Alex is originally from South Africa but is currently in Australia finishing his PhD. His work studying and filming Tree Climbing Lions is... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/zxvmMgGo6e4 I recently covered the elections in South Africa. I wanted to try and avoid the boring and the cliched so I pitched the above film - young hip-hop artists sharing their views on the different parties as a way to explore the youth vote and why so many young people aren't bothering to... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/itoeoDZifys I haven't made a new showreel for a number of years and so I figured it was about time that I finally got around to editing one. It's a combination of old and new material and I have tried to reflect both my feature/doco work and my hard news filming. All of the sequences... Continue Reading →
I recently shot, edited and directed a mini-doc for the BBC about the coloured (people of mixed heritage) community in South Africa. It was a fascinating story and one I really enjoyed shooting. Thanks to my brilliant colleague, Vauldi, we managed to get great access to the community and also to the police. I shot... Continue Reading →
Johannesburg was built because of mining. The city is surrounded by huge, sandy dumps - a side-effect of the search for gold. I've lived in South Africa for ten years (on and off) and I had never thought about the dumps and what might be inside them. It was only when my colleague, the brilliant... Continue Reading →
I was recently in Zimbabwe to cover the elections. I was there to make films away from the politicians and the hard news. It was fun, until the shooting started. Here are a few short clips from my footage that day. https://youtu.be/EiDHJ_BHoXA As I approached the front of the crowd I found a man who... Continue Reading →
