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Next E&D 19 March 2025

Shooting stormy landscapes

By Jon Kerrin

Report by Sally-Ann Spooner. Images by Jon Kerrin

Jon Kerrin will be our E&D speaker bespoke landscape, astro, and Jon has worked as an ambassador
on Wednesday 19 March at 7pm in wildlife photography workshops for Fujifilm South Africa, a role that
the SASNEV hall, Pinelands. Jon is across Southern Africa. allowed him to further explore
a Cape Town-based photographer and showcase the capabilities of
specialising in nature imagery, professional imaging technology.
including landscape, astro, wildlife, His dedication to nature
and environmental photography. photography was recognised
His passion for photography was when he won the Animals in Their
inspired by his love for the outdoors, Environment category in the
which grew out of an upbringing South African Photographer of
exploring the mountains and game the Year Awards, a testament to
parks of South Africa. his ability to capture the profound
He first picked up a camera in 2013 connection between wildlife and
while completing a postgraduate their surroundings.
degree in theology and religious Jon’s passion for outdoor
studies and soon fell in love with photography extends into his
the art of capturing the many realisation of the need to protect
forms of nature. Through a gradual and preserve the natural world. His
transition, Jon moved his career imagery aims to educate others to
path to one solely focused on see nature as something integral
nature photography. Along the way, to humanity’s existence and inspire
Jon co-founded his tour company, them to take action towards better
VentureKJ, which specialises in sustainable practices. To p11

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