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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 your picture’s not published, please keep 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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Good Morning Cape Town. Image: Michael Kovensky
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Tranquillity in the City, Oriel Stream, Bedfordview Johannesburg. Image: Gloria Britain
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The finest Stilbaai fynbos. Image: Chris Heymans
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Lift off. Image: Chris Heymans
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Italian wall lizard licking up the remains of my gelato! Image: Alison Wilson
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Sunrise, waning moon. Salem, East Cape. Image:Jack McLeod
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Hungry Hadidas come into my lounge in Sedgefield to eat cheese out of my hand. Image: Mike Young
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Tranquility amidst chaos, garden route sunset Sedgefield… In the winter of our country. Image: Kevin Barnes
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Blooming Aloe. Image: Karin Linder
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Zebras Okavango Delta. Image: Karin Linder
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Young Hyena. Image: Karin Linder
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The Herdsman. Image: Val Thompson
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“Just resting”. Lilac Breasted Roller. Image: Peter Brett
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The Koppie at Eye of Africa. Image: Dero Pullian
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Sunrise in Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa. Image: Jackie Heyns
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Giants on the beach – Hartenbos – Saturday 18 June. Image: Marina Eilers
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Chobe River Sunset. Image: Jay Pillay
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Safety in numbers. Image: Barry
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Frozen Vaal morning. Image: Bryan Webster
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Image: Vinay Moodley
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We’ve got that “Early feeling” Sabi Sands. Image: Peter Brett
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Rainbows. Took this last week in Queensburgh, signs of blessings! Image: Marque Pretorius
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Reflections @ Royal Jozini in Eswatini. Image: Beate Kleim
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Every picture tells their own story. Image: Michael C Walters
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Winter moon over Stellebosch. Image: Birgitta Hofmeyr
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A divine sunrise over our beautiful country. 14 June 2022. Ethekwini. Image: Shalen Misser.
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Good evening Cape Town. Image: Michael Kovensky
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Railway Tunnel – Outeniqua Mountains. Image: George Olivier
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Plett’s necklace. Image: Chris Heymans
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Langebaan Lagoon: Nature creating patterns. Image: Linda Schomer
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Reflections at St James. Image: Louette Maccallum
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Just give me power. Image: Marek Bozalek
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Late afternoon sun colours clouds above a Tokyo skyline as the moon makes an appearance. Image: Pete Juds
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Onrus in the Western Cape. Image: Dimitri Martinis
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Image: Chantal Rens
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Mackerel sky. Image: Christina Coates
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After the rain. Image: Sonja Grieve
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The farmyard, another busy day ahead… Image: Carol Daugherty
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African Pitta – Zambezi River Valley – Zimbabwe. Image: Albert McLean
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Plett sunrise on shortest day of 2022. Image: Chris Heymans
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Sunrise over the Witzenberge, Tulbagh. Image: Gerard Peter
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Kalk Bay dawn. Image: Melanie Gosling
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Fireball sun set. Image: Sarah Larter.
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Blooming brilliant. Image: Sarah Larter.
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Winging it at the end. Image: Sarah Larter
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Tiptoeing around. Image: Rachel Mckinney
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Engulfed in orange. Image: Sarah Larter.
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Sea Point Sunset. Image: Lesley Fiona Caplan
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Nature’s work of art, Camps Bay. Image: Chris von Ulmenstein
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Golden Hour over Knysna Lagoon. Brenton on Lake. Image: Kim Robson Talbot @kimtalbotphotography
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Are you looking at me? Image: Rachel McKinney
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Fishers in Sodwana. Image: Claire Martens
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Mushrooming in Pringle Bay. Image: Ayesha Adam
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Overberg Winter Blanket. Image: Alan Duffield
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Seychelles ready to celebrate Independence Day on the 29th June. Image: Lynley Clarke