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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.
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Fire in the Sky! Camps Bay sunset reflections on Table Mountain. Image: Ian Merrington
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A cactus showing succulents how to bloom. Image: Reinet Ferreira
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Canal Walk Afternoons. Image: Ginny Fine
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Sunset from Kogel Baai, Clarence Drive, False Bay. Image: Tony Naidoo
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Lovely morning hikes with the boys have us begging for more.
The bug has bitten and we can’t wait for our next adventure.
CREDIT:
Note: we may like your picture so much we’ll use it in the 168 newspaper. Image: Donovan Patch
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Lightning from the storm. Image:
Dr Kavir Rajkumar
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This was a picture taken near Satara in Kruger on Jan 31st. – A patiently waiting hyena whilst a crocodile eats a buffalo. Image: Janet King
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Evening at Robin Hill Farm. Salem East Cape. Image: Jack McLeod
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Hillside by home. Carol Daugherty.
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Image: Jacques Casteling
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Hi Baby! Image: Lorna
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Lapping up the Lowveld. Image: Tom Power
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Sunset walk exploring the granite fields on Sanbona Reserve. Image: Di Brown
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Brak River near Nature’s Valley. Image: Etienne Loubser
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In Himeville, KZN. Image: Sandy Smulik.
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Siyaya Trail Mtunzini. Image: Barbara Chedzey
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Billy in the swamp Siyaya Trail Mtunzini. Image: Barbara Chedzey
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Ezulwini, Tusker in our camp, Ecotraining Pridelands. Image: Christina Coates
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The day the mountain smoked. Image: Chris Heymans
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Morning gardening. Image: Dylan O’Hagan
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Pink Kwa Zulu sunrise. Image: Debra de Souza
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Seapoint Summer. Image: Philippa Dresner
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View from Mboyti Backpackers, Wild Coast. Image: Jeff Moys
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Water lily taken near Modimole. Image: Barry Payne
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Mantis in its castle. Image: Matthew Kimble
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The majestic view from the summit of the Magalies mountain range at 1600m altitude taken on 6 February 2022. Image: Mohamed Jhan
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Just a little fella. Juvenile Waterlily Reed Frog (Hyperolius pusillus). Sea Park, KZN. Image: Peter Vos
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Reed Cormorant AKA Big Foot. Image: Glyn Davies
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Seeking Shade in Kirstenbosch Gardens. Image: Zane Erasmus
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A familiar chat in the rain. Image: Lloyd Zac
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George Peak Looms Up Ahead. Image: Hop
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Umhlanga Sunday morning, enough said. Image: Ilja Graulich
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A dog’s life! Image: Anne Heath
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Babylonstoren Organic Farm, Simondium, Western Cape. Image: Peter Reber
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False Bay’s Shawl. Image: Chris Heymans
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Hello False Bay. Image: Chris Heymans
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Creepy but gorgeous fig tree. Image: Janice Ashby
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Sunset veiled in smoke from Grabouw veld fire. Strand beach.
Image: Anneen Steyn-Durand
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Afternoon in the Nuweveldberge after recent rains. Image: Anja Huisamen
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Sunset Symmetry Canals St Francis Bay. Image: Ron Sams
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False Bay. Image: Chris Heymans
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Looking east to Turkey from Symi, Greece. Image: Dawn Sproson
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Run up Chapman’s Peak. Image: Nat Schluter
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Rockpools near Rooiels. Image: Estelle Raymond
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7.45am school children drop off in suburban Sun Valley. Image: Christine Streit
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Fossil remains of ancient organisms, Robberg Peninsula. Image: Peter Brett
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Rainbow & cloud bank over False Bay near Kogel Bay. Image: Justin McCarthy