Curriculum Vitae

Training and qualifications

Clapham High School, Pretoria, South Africa, 1965

Air Force Gymnasium, Pretoria, 1966.

Graphic Design, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1970

German National Diploma in Photography, Bavarian State Institute of Photography, Munich, 1972

Cameraman, Deutsch Condor Film, Munich, Germany, 1973

Commercial Photographer, Pretoria, 1974

Masters Diploma in Photography, Bavarian State Institute of Photography, Munich, Germany, 1979

Employment

1975 – 1983: Lecturer in Photography, Natal Technikon, Durban, South Africa

1984: Lecturer in Photography, Rhodes University, School of Fine Art, Grahamstown, South Africa

1993: Senior Lecturer and Head of the Photography Section, Rhodes University, School of Fine Art, Grahamstown

1999: Associate Professor and Head of the Photography Section, Rhodes University, School of Fine Art, Grahamstown

2002: Started my own business and started my own business

One-Man Exhibitions and Publications

–  35 one-man exhibitions, (1975 to 2004) in various galleries in South Africa.

–  12 International one-man exhibitions:

Hamburg, Frankfurt, Herten and Koln in Germany;

Madrid, Cartagena, Las Palmas & Barcelona in Spain;

Boulder (USA) Bielsko-Biala (Poland) Venlo (The Netherlands)

–  Work published in South African magazines:

Scope, Huisgenoot, Personality, Cosmopolitan, Latern, Flying Springbok, Getaway, Millennium, Leadership, Profoto, Fair Lady, Sunday Times. De Kat.

– International Magazines:

Color Photography, Foto, Stern, Merian, GeoSaison, Die Zeit, (Germany) Grande Reportage, (France) Conde Nast, Traveler, (USA) Conde Nast Traveller, (Italy & Spain), Geography International (USA), The Daily Telegraph (England). Architectural Revue. ( England )

Various International Assignments

Caribbean, Naples and Islands (Italy), Peloponnese (Greece), Hamburg (Germany), South Africa, Namibia, New England area (USA), French Wine areas, Kenya (Hemingway’s Hunting Safaris), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Trobiant Islands (Papua New Guinea), New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, Socotra Island ( Yemen ) and various African countries.

Member of the International ‘Fotogloria’ Picture Agency.  (Hamburg, Germany.)    www.fotogloria.de

Honorary Member – PPSA (The Professional Photographers of Southern Africa).

Commercial clients

Land Rover, Delta Motor Corporation (Isuzu), Volkswagen, Toyota, First National Bank, Singita Lodges, South African Parks Board, CC Africa, Tanzanian Breweries   (owned by South African Breweries)