Challenges overcome by effort

Michael Park is a blind lawyer who lives in Pietermaritzburg, he develops software for the blind and has been working on open source programs to aid the blind in conjunction with other people all around the world from the constraints of his flat with little or no funding.

Microsoft recently sent me on a mission through South Africa too document some of South Africa's most inspirational achievers who have succeeded with their realising your potential program. Where they support and train people like Michael and hope them achieve there goals.

It was an eye opening experience and I found it insightfully eye opening.

Emotive reactions to a windy city

Hotel rooms interest me, they all have their own unique feel, even when staying in a different room in the same hotel it feels different. I believe that every visitor leaves a little something behind when staying in a hotel room and the next visitor can subconsciously pick up the vibe of the previous visitor. I decided while staring out the 14th floor of the South Beach holiday inn in Durban that I would try describe as best I could the way I was feeling in the particular hotel room I was in.



The Durban beach road facade hides such amazing treasures, like the old four seasons hotel. Once the premier place to stay in Durban, now almost derelict. See my shots of it on a desolate windy afternoon.

SL magazine Fashion Editorial

In this months issue of SL magazine (The Geek Issue), Suzaan Heyns and I conceptualised and shot the fashion editorial. Which is a story about two people who get locked in an office over the weekend. Enjoy some of the featured images below.

Chris S

Cosmopolitan Magazine Editorial

I Recently shot the fashion editorial in the newsest issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. We did a amazonian shoot on location in the botanical gardens in the west rand of Johannesburg. It was a real challenge getting the 10 shots in one day and Im super happy with the results. I have put a couple of my favorites up.

Have a look and let me know what you all think.

Chris

The Virgin Mobile Fashion Blog

Something I've been waiting to tell everyone on my mailing list about is a project I've been working on for Virgin Mobile. They appointed me the Virgin Mobile Fashion blogger. For the last 3 months Murray Turpin and I have been working on the project and Below are some of the shots from numerous shoot which are up on the Virgin Mobile Fashion Blog site.

To Check out the blog go to http://experience.virginmobile.co.za/FashionBlog.virgin

The Smarteez on the VPOP shoot

Danni Diana getting dirty in VPOP shoot.

Xander Ferreira AKA Gazelle in Joubert Park.

Sibo from the Smarteez in Soweto Smarteez shoot.

Pink ant from Cape Town.

Art, portraiture & some fashion

Hi

Recently I got the opportunity to shoot some great new work and up and till now I haven't been able to release any of it. One of the projects Im super proud of is the portrait project with Kudzi Chiurai, a well known Fine Artist who recently launched his latest solo show Yellow Line. I shot the front cover of his catalogue as well as two portraits which where hung at his exhibition.

A shoot that I did for my virgin mobile fashion blog was also featured in the catalogue with a bunch of young fashion designers from Soweto called the Smarteez. I have included both sets of images in this update.

Standard Bank - Chip & Pin

I recently shot the new Standard Bank Chip & Pin ad campaign which is out all over the place at present. Thought I'd put it up on the blog and send them out, letting you see some of my more commercial work. The project was a great success and good fun to shoot. I got to shoot inside Thrupps in Illovo for the first shot before opening time and it was cool to see the inner workings of a big chain store.

Chris

New Website

Last weekend saw the launch of my new website. The site has been fully re-designed and has all new portfolio work and sections. I have also added all my fine art to the website including sections dedicated to Anthea Moys, Athi-Patra & my first exhibition the-neverending.

Please go to http://www.imagination.co.za and see all the changes.

Chris S

One night out

At a house warming the other night in Newtown someone decided to leave a flash and umbrella lying around. The Photos in this update are what in turn resulted. C