--- title: "I have a picture for you! 16 August - 21 August 2021" description: "The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Newsletters" author: "Daily Maverick" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-20-i-have-a-picture-for-you-16-august-21-august-2021/" published: "2021-08-20T23:22:44" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 302 --- # I have a picture for you! 16 August - 21 August 2021 > The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery. By Daily Maverick · Published 21 August 2021, 01:22 SAST ## Content Want to send us your photos? You need to be a **[First Thing Subscriber.](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/about/newsletter/)**When you're subscribed and ready, there'll be a link to submit your own pics in the Picture of the Day section. **Guidelines:** we try to be as inclusive as possible when publishing your fantastic photos. However, if you can, please try orient your camera horizontally ('landscape' format) and please, *please*, try send us as high resolution a photo as possible. NOTE: We limit our weekly entries to maximum 20. If you're picture's not published, please keeping sending them in! First Thing's John Stupart is very much a dog person, but **we encourage all wildlife** and animal-related pictures. Are you an amateur or professional photographer? While we don't have money for your pics, if you have a portfolio link or options for prints, let us know when you submit your pic and we'll do our best to include it. ***Note:**By submitting a photo you acknowledge that you have given us permission to publish them on this site and in this format. You still hold all rights to your work. If you would like to re-use, print, or otherwise use our subscribers' photos, **contact us** and we'll put you in touch with the original photographers.* ![Before we met Sirius, he’d spent a week on his own, abandoned by his previous owners in a tiny courtyard with nothing but a bowl of water. Now we make sure he gets lots of walks in nature and a never-ending supply of love - as you can tell, he’s very happy about how things turned out, and so are we!](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/QM7FczUgU9vEgFkp6V2PlCecl8Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_6362.jpeg) *Dani Brown* ![In one of the world’s largest game reserves, Central Kalahari in Botswana, springbok herds on the vast plains still number in their hundreds and thousands, as described by the early explorers.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/undV_9ZTdnxgF1NB1hY1x__aCQQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-Botswana-Best-0033.jpg) *Romi Boom* ![Leucadendron lights.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/z8djO9LmaLAXEoRYERIe5sA1NQ0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_3024.jpeg) *Christina Coates* ![Lifeguards chair on Mbotyi beach.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/OzS614YEJVpjlUW5U0R-EIxs9_Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210819_064012-1.jpg) *Phil Vorster* ![A homeless cat that visits everyday.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/pw3xSQGFPQL20tp3CwVG2Bbbquk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-18.jpeg) *Dr Usha Roopnarain* ![Hawaan forest which has been impacted by the toxic chemical spill.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/FAEDFc4zEGzW_5CkWB-qsEoMjQ0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_20210815_112243.jpg) *David J Thomson.* ![Pollinators delight! Lots and lots of nectar.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-aijk45CnTi767po1mq86BNUynY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-17.jpeg) *Kevin Farr* ![Windless autumn days in Simon's Town.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/DOWSJfMMyLmZmGqhZUu7MRJ3QP0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NatGoldZA-Simonstown-210815.jpg) *NatGoldZA* ![Wednesday The pride of the South African Navy, an Arms Deal corvette, returns to Simon's Bay.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/rXsdZ3wD8i6wlXswJDO7I81GO5w=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/original-8a6274cd-f57a-418b-bbce-fdc69d3f4b8b.jpeg) *William de Villiers* ![Mountains move me. Cathkin Peak, Drakensberg.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Xg8iX8XHXY7YY1ouvqHSP4cB65Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/55f7IMG_20210317_162841_BURST001_COVER.jpg) *Jeff Moys* ![On the drive to Bettys Bay.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/zrO9UIZzGnkqRb_-_BubKBElk2s=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-16-1.jpeg) *Hilton Wheeler* ![Daily Digger Dance, Zandvlei, Muizenberg.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/IPioU8Y0-teLLRzWj7hJCe05Brc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image1-1.jpg) *Meg Jordi* ![Early morning, Orange River, Richtersveld.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BeqzLsHX4aXMG8cngKm5H_55kiM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Orange-River-Richtersveld.jpg) *Jean Morrison* ![Bateleur, Kgalagadi National Park.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/pHMzl4F7bpXfZ01F4Y_eaWjhi2k=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bateleur.jpg) *Christine Glover* ![Soul Food - hiking along the Wild Coast in the rural Eastern Cape, not another human in sight and vistas that go on and on.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/snIDthVb0wY-hGlDEukDa10kGy8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210816_115714.jpg) *Tammy Ballantyne* ![The vivid red of the Celandine-Leaved Pelargonium. Pelargonium fulgidum catches your eye amoungst all the other flowers Cape West Coast.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/l1vYM_DQ8rRq2glK4rkKcpZT_g0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210816_114721.jpg) *Keith Roxburgh* ![The Swartberg near De Rust in the Klein Karoo.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-YH_2AAAIR-JZSFjDN41EDQk2pc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-15.jpeg) *Brian Smith* ![Mbotyi sunrise at the end of the road.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BOGq_vRIUzwzNSEWsvrCsZ2rTfg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210817_071226-1.jpg) *Phil Vorster* ![Mr Beetle in his jazzy suit at the West Coast National Park flower festival.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/LinfT11OkKGk0G0FbrMeI7Pe768=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210816_175844.jpg) *Keith Roxburgh* ![Astute Heron: human signs do not apply… 2021.08.15 Durban, Point Canal](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/276BxoaFaoIZtbaOVDWdzqylt5g=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/DSC_9138.jpg) *William Giles* ![Very early hints of Johburg Spring.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/u7NJdBLeV4dC2XdVho6eA1d0GGg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/F72F2305-5AF3-45D4-94ED-DDE6CBDC8C5A.jpeg) *Chris Heymans* ![De Kelders magic](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/2lgLnr2sJGMVCkPLXp6J-y1CI9w=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image5.jpeg) *Nicole Beare* ![Spring has sprung early - the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/GkqDrh-t3nDQNOkiWToOZTYDCMU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210814_175306.jpg) *Sarah Goodier* ![Spring has sprung early - the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/5HBxW078GER4Z9FAv9B6QbenjGY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210814_175106.jpg) *Sarah Goodier* ![Spring has sprung early - the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/msFfpKAh--DKanZtj1ZO8esfyJU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210814_175350.jpg) *Sarah Goodier* ![Spring has sprung early - the flower season this year is just amazing! Postberg section of the West Coast National Park, WC.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Dic546ZfuJJHIKZ7hGAzrlPLn54=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210814_173523.jpg) *Sarah Goodier* ![Frosty Sunrise at Bushman´s Nek 16.8.2021.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/m7UAyBk-oAh_BfhXfYdhvf5sO0s=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bushman%C2%B4s-Nek.jpeg) *Beate Kleim* ![The Beautiful Cape Point.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xZjpD05sPKFsGe_3iCHaRB7PrQw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_101310.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![The Beautiful Cape Point.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Pos5UhPBWLc39OztmEY_opMmxOc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_130151.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![The Beautiful Cape Point.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/IqcVL-3x8Q7_RJPmxzgxbxo_T9Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_083103.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![The Beautiful Cape Point.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/UI9lizTWcHic-ax2bHgpYqzzUmQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_104309.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![The Beautiful Cape Point.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/XCVMqGaxrPFcIOXYng9Wk6M5uik=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_102946.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![Cape Point Baboons waking up.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/_FXKGX0D24UHCNNyQyd-Raw9XJ4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_082951.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![Good Morning Cape Town.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/SOCAXAifEYKmaNdRl1mr-PIpGi0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210815_073520.jpg) *Natalie Greatorex* ![Mist rising off the water](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/se6bap2zsVEebzMf5Sz-oW7u0LA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_6852.jpg) *Jenni Bessesen* ![Sunset in a glass - Camps Bay.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/g1CFbu6MB0fnhAx3kzUAxKzAI78=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2BF08059-745F-46BD-A95C-0081ECAF951E.jpeg) *Julie Skevington* ![Perfect rainbow with its 7 colours in Camps Bay.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/fkCp1srsolBGzBlgNEh8JoiJiS4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_1960.jpeg) *Shubha Shukla* ![Tokai Lower Forest.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/o3xUqkbPq_zvZ2E3tNjVbuyUbqs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4551.jpeg) *Christina Coates* ![Perfect early morning sunshine in Bakoven after the icy cold weather](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/eIPQy-2xNJNtfJk3np-WhxqB32A=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-13.jpeg) *Linda Schomer* ![Bush sundown](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Eu5EJCUOEBD9KXQNXm-ggVG7vGU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/image0-12.jpeg) *Peter Brett* ![“Walking away from paradise". Taken on Zanzibar Beach in front of Marafiki Bungalows.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-tNAb5JJRCdbK2e_qlMike4KKw4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_8837.jpeg) *Dr. Alan Fuller* ![Fort Mistake signage enroute Newcastle KZN. (The history of the fort has different versions).](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/1-x0TGAPl6NqTq9CC2Zt3Od2bTo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210109_100808.jpg) *Thulani Gwala* ![A nation at work: rebuilding our ruins.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/pOH0EUY4wNS2_osSgsu1BvJH64k=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-14-06.23.58.jpg) *Mahlogonolo Monyeki* ![Letaba River, Kruger Park.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/dzPtTXTng09PhEUKw5UJscuvNo0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1628919794406.jpg) *Monty Roodt* ![Keimoes Bridge during rainy season](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Y1GcxuMAcv9R39Q8Mk7OsVEJDhE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_20210213_190221.jpg) *Jackie Pepsy*