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“Howth – a small suburb in Dublin, preserves its history with a medieval church and more recent graveyard”. Image: Ian Weir
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Winter Sky – Limpopo. Image: Martin Scholtz
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Table Bay whale tale! Image: Margie de Villiers and Peter Bam
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Groot Constantia vineyard splendour. Image: Peter Bam
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Hangklip from Kalk Bay mountain. Image: Peter Bam
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Lighthouse behind bars. Taken at Hangklip, Pringle Bay. Image: Karin Linder
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Waterfall bluff on our 8 day hike on the Pondoland coast. 1 of the 19 waterfalls in the world that fall into the ocean! Image: Phil Williams
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Greetings from Kokstad on a chilly winter morning. Image: Stuart MacCallum
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Sunset at St Lucia. Image: Jeff Moys
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Between Nossob and Tweerivieren, Kgalagadi. Image: Ethan Feris-Philander (age 13)
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Sunrise Sky Hout Bay, 1st July. Image: John Routley
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Umlalazi River, Mtunzini. Image: G Dell
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Golden Hour-Golden Saxophone-Golden Life. Image: George Sax and Daryl Berman
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Divine Sunrise reflected in the magical lake at Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia. Image: Shalen Misser.
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Hermanus, Old Harbour. Image: Ian Lowdon
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Gentle Baboon. Image: Alice Möller
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Johies, City of Gold in many ways. Image: Chris Heymans
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Waves dance at sunrise. Rocky bay. Image: Paul Welch
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Aloe sunrise. ….Rocky bay. Image: Paul Welch
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Tempting the shad at last light…rocky bay. Image: Paul Welch
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Breede River early morning fog. 29th June 2022. Image: D. Knorr
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Hout Bay Puffing Billy. Image: Christina Coates
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Yup, I’m a cutie! White-fronted Plover. KZN south coast. Image: Peter Vos
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Perfection – Groot Brak Hoogte. Image: Lynne
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Taking off. Rondevlei Bird Sanctuary. Cape Town. Image: Peter Reber
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Java, life’s a beach. west coast. Image: Dee du Plessis
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Always special to have Flychael Jordan the Brownhooded Kingfisher join us. Image: Lloyd Zac
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In the glow before sunrise in Keurboom park. Image: Jenni Bessesen
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After the rain in Keurboom park. Image: Jenni Bessesen
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A glorious winter’s day in Blouberg, Cape Town. Image: Pam Cheesman
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Happiness is still the best antidote to depressing loadshedding and price hikes, as shown here by SA electro-dance group Goodluck’s lead singer Juliet Harding. The bouncy diva of joy left the Guy Butler stage in the monument building in Makana and got into the mix with jiving, screaming young fans during their national arts festival gig on Saturday night. Image: Alison Tucker
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Snow on the Andes, taken from my apartment in Santiago, Chile, where I’m living for a while… Image: Lesley Stones www/.lesleystones.com
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Summer storm clouds gathering – Jet d’Eau, Geneva, Switzerland. Image: Tanya Robinson
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Beach Bar of the Knysna Lagoon. Image: jasondavidcane
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Cloud “blanket” taken just outside of Kimberley, Northern Cape. Image: Michael van Niekerk
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Sam – Salem Easter Cape. Image: Jack McLeod
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Tranquility at its best… Stilbaai, WC. Image: Bernard du Plessis
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I spy with my beady eye, Lappet faced vulture Namibia. Image: Jane Turner
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Very Chilled Mutt on a Cape wine farm. Image: George Olivier
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Bergen Train Station. Image: Natalie Greatorex
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Purple skies on the Zambezi. Image: Nicole Beare
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London, recognizable in every square. Image: Nicky Elliott
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Canola fields in the Overberg (near Akkedisberg Pass on the road between Caledon and Stanford). Image: Gail Cheminais
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Time travel through the telescopic dome over the priceless lobby clock. Waldorf-Astoria, Ras-Al-Khaim, UAE. Image: Shalen Misser
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Look at us. Sunflowers in Hungary. Image: Chris Spies
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Contemplating. Image: Jon Gunning
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Just out of my chrysalis. Image: Jeff Moys
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Shooting the stars at De Pakhuys in the Cederberg last week, a long exposure of 55 minutes. A rewarding night! Image: Melanie Black.
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Equality for all (East Side Gallery -Berlin). Image: Waleed Khan
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Mystical Table Mountain View. Image: Moyra Freitas dos Santos
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‘Mobile Island’ Grey Heron riding the hippo’s back. Kruger Park. Image: Dave Starley
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Quirky husky moments! Image: Jo Naidoo, Dana Bay
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Zesty Zanzibar. Image: Carol Daugherty
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Early morning winter mist in Wellington, (while the lights were on). Image: Brent Hudson
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Iconic 3 kilometre long Maputo to Katembe bridge. Built by the Chinese at a cost of some R1.2 billion. Image: Bryce Biggs
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Winter morning snack! Image: Dani le Roux
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In the shadow of Table Mountain. Image: Andrew Hebbert
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Breakfast with baba! Ellie cow and calf, Kruger Park. Image: Dave Starley
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Roggeveld Road Rainbow. Image: Wendy Adams
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Grub’s up! Lilac-breasted roller. Image: Tara Turkington/Flow Communications
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Readying for dawn patrol. Image: S Hensman
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Early Morning Sunrise. Image: James Olls
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Sunset on the mighty Zambezi. Image: Ian Morris
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Sunrise over Lions Head. Image: Ian Morris
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Sunset at Kampsbay, South Africa. Image: Leon de Kock
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Into the Sunset, Fishermen, Lake Malawi. Image: D. Lazarus
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When the fish won’t bite. Kalkbay. Image: Alan Glass
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Early autumn morning near Franschhoek. Image: Faul Bosman
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A beautiful Cape Town evening … again! Image: Keith Cattell