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Cape Camera April 2024

Ansie du Toit's photographic journey

Joining CTPS earlier this year because I want to learn I would love to attend a school in Santa Fé, USA, as the
more, seems like the best move ever. I was astounded whole town revolves around art and photography.
at the avalanche of information I received, and truly sur- Last year I exchanged my Canon 5D Mark 4 for a Canon
prised by the friendliness of the members. mirrorless, R6, which just suits me better.
Having been a member of other clubs over the years, I My photography used to include a lot of macro, but ICM
have never experienced this level of engagement! and multiple exposure images have taken over as my pre-
My first analogue camera was acquired in the late 1990’s. ferred genre. I seldom shoot a straight photo. Looking at
I started a dark room and loved photos on Instagram is a fa-
the developing process. How- vourite pastime of mine.
ever, my husband, being in I like to create soft, dreamy
computers, bought me a digital photos that create an im-
4 MP Nikon. pression of an idea or feel-
I was Nicole Palmers’ first ing, often with movement.
workshop student with a com- I hear the voices saying a
puter and digital camera, a big good photograph should be
jump for both of us. pin sharp, etc. But abstract is
I am a workshop junkie, and a lot of fun. As Forest Gump
I’ve done quite a few courses said, you never know what
overseas too, I love the boost you gonna get!
in creativity I get from it. The See more of Ansie's work on
year I spent at Ruth Prowse Instagram at @ansiezond-
School of Art was great. A multiple exposure of a buildings in Paris. aghdutoit.

els and donkeys, etc. on the roads. o’clock is a photographer’s dream. They are cutting out
I always ask for the same driver and have been to his the trees growing over the ruins of Angkor Wat, so go
house for a meal a few times. If any of you want to go to quickly!
India, talk to me, because I also make use a wonderful I visited Iceland with a South African company. We were
man with a travel agency there. He manages to find all a small group from all over the world, and the tour was
my lost property and missing friends. fantastic. I would like to go to Morocco and Madagascar
I spent a lot of time in Vietnam, preferring Vietnam to with them.
Thailand. One of my sons took me on a 6-hour drive in Vi- Dress warmly in Iceland. I bought an orange puffer jack-
etnam on his small scooter. But that is a story on its own. et in Reykjavik, and looked like a stuffed Oros man while
Luang Prabang in Laos with all the Buddhist monaster- there. Because the sunset and sunrise are always in the
ies and the feeding of the monks every morning at 6 middle of the night, you stay outside Continued p12

Left: 'The thinker' was sent to an exhibition in Johannesburg
by Hermanus Photographic Society.
Above: A quirky sign Ansie captured.

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