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I have a picture for you! 12 December 2021 - 9 January 2022

The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery.

7 Jan

Sunset after a thunderstorm. Image: Gerhard Coetzee

Want to send us your photos? You need to be a First Thing Subscriber.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.

Water lilies for breakfast (Okavango). Image: Jackie Arendse

A beautiful Cuckoo Bee, Thyreus, visiting Lavender flowers. Gauteng. Image: Jean Morrison

Peaceful Christmas in Parys. Image: Ben Skudowitz

Ma - look - no flapping (Okavango Delta Dec 2021). Image: Bruno Olierhoek

Proudly Vegan - are you? (Okavango Delta Dec 2021). Image: Bruno Olierhoek

Believe me! I am looking for meat substitutes too! (Okavango Delta Dec 2021). Image: Bruno Olierhoek

Storm building up in the Northern Cape. Image: Tersia

Grass greener on the other side? (Naivasha, Kenya). Image: Chris Heymans

Beaty and The Beast. This was taken just inside Crocodile Bridge Gate , we were staying at Ngwenya Lodge. Image: Clive Shepherd

Never Stop Retrieving - Fish Hoek Beach. Image: Isabella Williams

Lions Head peeking above the mist. Image: Dudley Annenberg

Blooms on the Hermanus coastal path. Image: Anneen Steyn-Durand

A Greater Double-Collared Sunbird eyeing its next meal. Image: Lloyd Zac

On a Clear Day (you can see forever). Image: Jeff Bolus

Sunset at Pearly Beach, Western Cape. Image: Ian Lowdon

Mount Ranier – Washington State. Image: Dudley Morrissey

This wonderful sight was seen at sunset on a walk along the Vaal on Christmas Day. Image: Dr Ben Skudowitz

Morning yawn, Game Lodge in Karoo. Image: Christina Coates

Early morning, Kgalagadi. Image: Dylan O'Hagan

A cheeky Burchell’s coucal shaking off the rain. Image: Nicky Elliott

Winding down, Naivasha, Kenya. Image: Chris Heymans

Sundowner, Naivasha, Kenya. Image: Chris Heymans

Action at the Trans Agulhas inflatable boat race, Stilbaai (29 December 2021). Image: Ruan Greeff

Winter sun in Oslo, Norway. Image: Paul Finnie Tapper

Sunday sun filtered through clouds as seen over Somerset West from Sir Lowry's Pass. Image: Lara Bartie

Rhodes University Clock Tower. Image: Mutale Muchule Natasha Mpuku

Pink sunset elephant. Image: Christina Coates <br> — Pink sunset elephant. Image: Christina Coates

Drakensberg mountains at Champagne Castle. Image: Fanie Brink<br> — Drakensberg mountains at Champagne Castle. Image: Fanie Brink

Gordon's Bay Harbour from Danie Miller hiking trail. Image: Anneen Steyn-Durand

Endangered! ...in iMfolozi. Image: Craig Sagar

What a waste! Surely one of the most scenic unused railway lines in the world!? It's been more than 2 months since a train ran here thanks to the ongoing cable theft and vandalism. Image: Tim Gaunt

Camps Bay Rainbow ?. Image: Chris von Ulmenstein

Great wall of China. Image: Richard Bennett

Rescue Chopper – Whistler, Canada. Image: Dudley Morrissey

Please also help identify this plant. I saw it once in my yard. Image: Lazola Ngcwangu

Approaching harvesting season. Image: Annalene Sadie

Sam the Jack Russell & Ali Labrador revelling in post rain. Salem, East Cape Farm dams filling up. Image: Jack McLeod

Driving through Meiringspoort. Image: David Graham

Cloud art in Camps Bay. Image: Chris von Ulmenstein

Inquisitive otter sniffing the dawn at Pearly Beach. Image: Billy Downer

South Easter blowing over Somerset West. Image: Pieter Badenhorst

Nambian desert scene. Image: Dave Little

Spectacular scenery along Clarence Drive between Gordon’s Bay and Rooi-Els - the Kogelberg Mountains showing off. Image: Roger de la Harpe/Africa Imagery

Sunset after a thunderstorm. Image: Gerhard Coetzee

Near Wellington -Western Cape. Image: Dudley Morrissey

Simply magnificent Eland. Image: Chris Heymans

Sunday morning walk on Milnerton beach. Image: Norman Smuts

Mr Gumede looking over the Black Imfolozi river. Image: Trevor Barrett, Rhino Matters.

Ubhukani? In inner city neighborhoods dogs are our security, especially in December, the season for thievin'. Image: Phillippa Yaa De Villiers

Sunrise over the Kleinriver est, Hermanus. Image: Christina Coates

Harry the Houwhoek Cat. Houwhoek Farm Stall, N2.<br>Image: Christina Coates — Harry the Houwhoek Cat. Houwhoek Farm Stall, N2.
Image: Christina Coates

These legs have a mind of their own. Newborn Springbok trying to stand for the first time - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Image: Gill Malcolm<br> — These legs have a mind of their own. Newborn Springbok trying to stand for the first time - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Image: Gill Malcolm

Moody Tsitsikama. Image: Saadiqa Dangor — IMG-20210212-WA0163

My beach, my family! Image: Greg Jonsson

Pastel sunset in Kei Mouth. Image: Graeme Adamson

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