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Markus Wormstorm: Not I, But a Friend album launch

Posted on: February 4, 2012

Thursday 2 February 2012

A derelict mansion in Bishopscourt is a really unique venue for an album launch – and, as it turns out, it was also a really fitting backdrop for the atmospheric electronica of Markus Wormstorm and his mini orchestra.

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Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged album launch, bishopscourt, bow, cape town, cello, electronica, evenings, inge beckmann, mansion, markus wormstorm, orchestral, outdoors, photography, summer, violin

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Hold Fast: The Great Apes, Them Tornados & Wolftown at the Harley-Davidson Club

Posted on: February 2, 2012

Friday 27 January 2012

One of the gigs associated with the Southern Ink Xposure Cape Town Tattoo Convention, Hold Fast had a fitting line-up of bluesy rock, manic rockabilly and raw rock madness, courtesy of Wolftown, Them Tornados and The Great Apes respectively.

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Posted in Gigs/Live Music
Tagged burlesque, cape town, cape town tattoo convention, friends, gigs & festivals, guitars, harley davidson club, long hair, photography, rock, rockabilly, south african, southern ink xposure, tattoo, the great apes, them tornados, weekends, wolftown

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Southern Ink Xposure: Cape Town Tattoo Convention 2012

Posted on: February 1, 2012

27 & 28
January
2012

Now in its 4th year, the Cape Town Tattoo Convention was once again held at the BMW Pavilion at the V&A Waterfront. The expo consisted of live tattooing from an impressive collection of local and international artists, performances by acrobats and exotic dancers, art on display, sales and merchandise stands as well an outdoor bar/beer tent and themed putt-putt course.

It was my first time at the convention and I really enjoyed wandering around and talking to various artists.

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Posted in Out & about, Photography
Tagged art, belly dancers, cape town, cape town tattoo convention, dancers, events, international artist, outdoors, people, photography, portraits, soma fusion, south africa, southern ink xposure, tattoo, v&a, waterfront, weekends

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Photo in Rolling Stone SA

Posted on: January 31, 2012

February 2012

Rolling Stone SA’s third issue is out now, and I’m really honoured and excited that one of my photos from last month’s Sublime Tribute Show appears on page 30:

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Rolling Stone SA’s February issue is out now – facebook

Posted in Photography
Tagged magazine, mercury, music, photography, print, published, rolling stone, ska, south african

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One Small Seed Selected Creatives 6

Posted on: January 25, 2012

January 2012

Some of my macro photos are featured in the current issue of One Small Seed magazine as one of the winners of their Selected Creatives Competition. I’m really happy and honoured to have been included and grateful to everyone who voted for me during that stage of the competition.

One Small Seed issue #24 is out now – read the feature over here.