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06 Jun Umhlanga – Dubai here we come

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[caption id="attachment_88448" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Oceans in the foreground and Pearls Mall in the background - about to top out.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88449" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Pearls topping out - June 2017[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88450" align="alignnone" width="300"] Umhlanga Pearls Mall - competing for airspace[/caption] The Village has gone and Dubai...

06 Jun Fern Hill Hotel – Midmar

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[caption id="attachment_88338" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - Snooty Fox restaurant[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88337" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - former railway Signal box dining area[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88336" align="alignnone" width="300"] Fern Hill Hotel - Host to President Nelson Mandela in 1996[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88335" align="alignnone" width="300"] Entrance to the Fern...

05 Jun Estcourt – Klipfontein Farm aloes

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[caption id="attachment_88167" align="alignleft" width="178"] Klipfontein farm aloes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88168" align="alignnone" width="325"] Klipfontein Farm Cottage[/caption] [caption id="attachment_88166" align="alignleft" width="324"] Klipfontein Farm aloes[/caption] From mid May until mid July the aloes in KZN are a spectacle that can't be missed. Along the freeways, and in some of the rural areas,...

31 May Durban – Deliberate neglect

Posted at 17:40h in Uncategorized

This seems to be another example of deliberate neglect to evade the law, and requirements of IMAFA. This house in Durban's Morningside, that used to belong to the Pickford family, is definitely protected. To get around the legal requirements, some new owners allow the property to degrade...

31 May Durban Beaches

Posted at 17:13h in Uncategorized

The beauty of Durban's beachfront never fails to amaze me. People come and go, the seasons change, the tides come in and recede, people litter and disrespect our natural heritage, but somehow they (so far) recover....

04 Apr Art Deco Tour of Point by Prof. Franco Frescura

Posted at 14:22h in Uncategorized

[caption id="attachment_87089" align="alignnone" width="300"] Warehouse façade on Point Road[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87095" align="alignnone" width="300"] Prof. Franco Frescura and his Art Deco Disciples[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87090" align="alignnone" width="300"] Old Control Tower - harbour Board[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87091" align="alignnone" width="300"] Harbour officials houses - Escombe Terrace[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87092" align="alignnone" width="184"] Restored Warehouses - Point...

23 Feb Durban Hindu Temple – Shree Thakurdwala – Somtseu Road

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[caption id="attachment_87064" align="alignnone" width="300"] Durban Hindu Temple - South facade[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87065" align="alignnone" width="301"] Durban Hindu Temple[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87066" align="alignnone" width="300"] Durban Hindu Temple - opening plaque 1901[/caption] After 3 days of rain the Durban Hindu Temple in Somtseu road was shining out like a beacon in the...

13 Feb Kearsney College – Bothas Hill

Posted at 13:41h in Uncategorized

[caption id="attachment_87056" align="alignnone" width="300"] Kearsney College Chapel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87057" align="alignnone" width="146"] Kearsney College Chapel[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87058" align="alignnone" width="251"] Portrait of Sir Liege Hulett - founder of Kearsney College[/caption] The complete album of this college can be viewed under Galleries - Schools & Universities and has images of the...

13 Feb ST Johns D.S.G. – Pietermaritzburg

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[caption id="attachment_87042" align="alignnone" width="395"] St Johns D.S.G. Residence[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87041" align="alignnone" width="395"] Dining Hall[/caption] [caption id="attachment_87040" align="alignnone" width="228"] Chapel Window[/caption] It is always a pleasure visiting schools, and the opportunity to photograph St Johns D.S.G. was no exception. Schools seem to attract helpful and energized people, and my...

25 Jan Tugela Valley

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[caption id="attachment_86812" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jameson Drift - Bridge & Tugela River - 28.46.744 S 30.54.144 E[/caption] [caption id="attachment_86813" align="alignnone" width="300"] Jameson Drift - Bridge & Tugela River - 28.46.744 S 30.54.144 E[/caption] [caption id="attachment_86814" align="alignnone" width="300"] Lower Tugela above Mandini - Aerial Photo[/caption] [caption id="attachment_86815" align="alignnone" width="300"] Middledrift...