Today we filmed and produced a music video for one of our corporate clients through our side company, Melon Videos. It was a super fun day and I shot a bunch of photographs that I really like but this is one of my favourites.

I hope you are all well. M

Haha, I have been shooting with Dean, Seth and Jordan the passed couple of weeks and while logging the photographs now, I noticed these portraits I shot of them at the beginning of last year. It is so funny to see because they look so young here. What a laugh. I will post the new stuff when I get a chance but for now, enjoy these oldies.

Off to Durban later for the A1 GP. Always a good time. Have a good weekend, M

I shot photographs for about 2 years for Heat Magazine and during this time I worked quite a bit with Ashley Callie from Isidingo and she really was such a cool person. Every charity event that I attended that she was at, I remember her being one of the only important guests that were always there really trying to help. She was friendly and just a down to earth person. She passed away today after suffering from a bad car accident and that really is sad news. I get really sad when things like this happen to anyone I have ever encountered or come to know and this post is just to wish her family well and let them know that people are thinking of them. This photograph is really just a funny one that I shot 2 years ago that I always thought was funny.

Also, my friend Wayne is in ICU trying to recover from an armed robbery and I cannot stop wishing that there was something I could do to help this. If you’re reading this, please think of him and pray for him to get through this and become well soon, if that is what you do.

Sunset yesterday was super cool. Hasn’t been like that in a while. I shot these while I was driving. Can you get a fine for shooting photographs while driving a car? Haha

I shot this photograph of Noodles during The Offspring‘s tour to South Africa. That was a fun show with memories from long ago.

I was asked the other day by a new stock images company to contribute some of my work to their database so I have been going through all my photographs from the passed to see what I think would work well for them. The people heading it up are super cool and the website is www.tickyboximages.co.za but the site is still being loaded at the moment so it isn’t completely finished yet. They are targeting to market photographs specifically of Africa and this is really exciting for me because it makes me want to go out and shoot more in my free time and not just shoot stuff for my clients.

Hope you’re all well. M

I wish I was born Asian. I love Asian culture, I love Asian food, I love the way Asian families seem to look after each other and out of every country I have visited before, Asia has been one of my best.

This week has been Chinese New Year and we have been celebrating and partying whenever we could. Yesterday we visited the Nanhua Temple in Bronkhorstspruit to celebrate with everyone during the day. They had an amazing festive celebration and we enjoyed some of the really good food that we miss from abroad.

These 3 sepia photographs are of the Emperor beings giving good luck envelopes to everyone.

This photo is just of an elderly lady worshiping. I like the lighting of it.

In the end, forget about the photos and let this post serve to wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year. Hope this year is an amazing one.

Thanks for reading, M

I was shooting with Seth on saturday and we got some awesome stuff together. During the shoot though, there was one frame that I kept getting when he never landed the trick and I couldn’t stop laughing because it always looked like he was a crazy punk rocker guy trying to be a ninja break dancer. I kept a bunch of the stills and have put a few of them below. I hope you like.

Seth is a super good skateboarder and I love his style and the way he makes it looks so easy when he does it. I am hoping that the stuff will make it into the next session magazine but I will keep you posted on that.

Anja and I were walking through the parking lot trying to remember where we parked my car last night and I loved the way the car lights were showing people in silhouettes so I shot these two photographs.

Ok Go performed a show yesterday at Emmarentia Dam and it was super rad. I have always liked their music but it was never in my favourites list. Live though, definitely one of the most organized and tightest bands I have ever seen. So fun and just an all round awesome show.

This time of the year is Chinese New Year time and tonight we went to celebrate with everyone in the first China Town in Johannesburg on Commissioner Street. It is ALWAYS super fun and so good to see everyone so happy. It reminded me of two years ago when I was in Taiwan for this time and it was one of the best times ever. I love Asian people and Asian culture. I definitely want to explore it all more.

Anyway, Happy Chinese New Year. Going to be celebrating again on the weekend at the Chinese Temple so will hopefully post a few more photographs after the weekend.

My friend Warren just mailed me from London to ask if I could send him some head shots so he can list with agencies to be an extra in movies. Haha, every photo I have of him is one where he is acting like a clown. I sent him this one that I forgot about. Sure they would hire him with this. Haha. Sooooo good.

I was given a Lomo Fisheye camera for Christmas from Uncle Rudi and haven’t really had time to play around with it yet until now. What a super cool little camera though. I have been wanting one for ages and it was so exciting collecting my prints today. Anyway, I have created another blog for my lomography pictures and you can see it at www.lomography.co.za. Hope you enjoy.

Haha, I just stumbled on this photo that I shot last year at about 1am in the morning. We were all out that night trying to shoot some photos and film some skateboarding at the new double set of stairs at the mall near my house and it just wasn’t working out. I spent a bunch of time setting up all my lights and stuff and as soon as I took a test shot, we got kicked out. This is the only shot I could get of the evening. It’s kind of sad because I love skateboarding and I love shooting skateboarding but I hate getting kicked out and dealing with people who are out to fight. This photo makes me laugh though. Clayton and Jamie.

I shot some photographs with my buddy Dean the other day but things just weren’t working out. He wasn’t feeling it and kept on moaning and it just was one of those days. I quite like the scene of this photograph but the trick isn’t big enough to make it to print. Anyway, Dean is an awesome guy that skateboards like a champion with the smoothest style in the world. It’s always fun hanging out with him. I will be shooting with him again soon.