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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.
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Champagne Valley Spring. Photographer: James Seymour
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Flying into Singapore 17 th October 2022. Photographer: Jude Maguire
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Wind Over Water. Photographer: Janice Ashby
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Say hi to mother nature. Photographer: Nono Gloria Petlane
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Mooi River in flood. Photographer: Erika Kooij
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Sunset fun and games on the beach at Nungwi, Zanzibar. May 2021. Photographer: Barbara Mould
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A stroll around Table Mountain. Photographer: Richard Chilton
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Bohol Island Philippines on 15 November 2022 when the world population exceeded 8 billion for the first time. Photographer: Trevor Joseph
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Malachite Kingfisher on the Bitou. Photographer: Andrew Girdwood
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Lone seagull at sunset (Mouille Point). Photographer: Jenni Bessesen
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Rare White Springbok – Rogge Cloof Private Nature Reserve – 20km outside of Sutherland. Photographer: Michelle Torr
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In His Prime. Photographer: Craig Rebro
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In my Garden in Johannesburg, South Africa.12 July 2022. Photographer: Linda Crawford
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Black-maned Kgalgadi Lion and Majestic Proud Pride Leader. Photographer: Dr Neil Wilson
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Go on, Give us a kiss! World of Birds, Hout Bay. Photographer: Martin Fennell, Noordhoek
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Greater Double-collared Sunbird on a pincushion protea. Photographer: Bruce Ward-smith
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After the rain. Photographer: Mauritz van den Heever
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“A Leopard on the hunt”. Sabi Sands 12 Nov 2022. Photographer: Lerato Kapari
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Gasflame. Windmill Beach. Photographer: Traci Kwaai
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Kameeldrif outside Kimberley. October 2022. Photographer: Johnny Wild
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No rain for us, Duiwenhoks river at Doornhoek. Photographer: Margaux Newdigate
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The fading sun rays – Tongaat Beach, KZN North Coast 16-11-2022. Photographer: Pravesh Babulal
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Photographer: Chris Heymans
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Minding my own business. Skukuza. Photographer: Jackie Campbell
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The evening of the day the Queen died. Melton Mowbray UK. Photographer: Mike Woodford
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Just the 3 of us chilling. Photographer: Michael Hook
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Rain in the Namibia. Photographer: Judy Craxton
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Dawn over the Loire river near Gennes France. Photographer. Sue Pritt
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The Big Five Viewpoint within the Bosch Luys Kloof Private Nature Reserve from the Seweweekspoort Pass. Origionally observed by Thomas Baine on horseback during 1868. On the Eastern side of the Swartberge directly opposite “the Hell” which is on the Western side of the Swartberge. 18 October 2022. Image: Johan Geldenhuys
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Beautiful Norway. Photographer: Marleine Badenhorst
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Africa’s colors. Photographer: Corlette Wessels
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Remote Drakensberg cave. Photographer: Adele McCann
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Spotted Eagle Owls, Radloff Parc, Somerset West. Photographer: Karin Linder
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1000 potholes and 1 was bigger than this. The scenery, the landscape, the massive sky, the highfield storms, the howling wind, the absolute isolation, the silence, the heat, the cold, the rain, the hail, makes traveling this road worth it. Photographer: Terry Donnelly
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I dream big. Photographer: PMT Leite
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Tranquillity in the Heart of the Sneeuberg mountains, north of Graaff-Reinet, after 2 inches of rain. Photographer: Tim van Heerden
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Autumn woodland. Photographer: David Reucassel
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Anchored for life (Meiringspoort) Photographer: Annalene Sadie
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The world’s tallest twin towers. The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Image: Shalendra Misser
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Pure focus ~ lion in the rain, Madiwke, November 2021. Photographer: Alex Black
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Another little friend. Photographer: JJ Clark
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Somerset West Sunset, November 2022. Photographer: Juliano Ferreira
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Before the rush – Amsterdam. Photographer: Dale Morris
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Surprise Boat at Kalk Bay Harbour 11.11.2022. Photographer: Karin Linder.
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Roadside garden. Photographer: Dalene Morris
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Windows to another world? Photographer: Ian Morris
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Monkey Temple. Nepal juky 2022 ( after a rainstorm) view of Kathmandu Valley behind the stupa. Image: Sarita Bhattarai.
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Twilight beckons. Sunrise in Nahoon Corner, East London, before the hustle and bustle of the day. Image: Sarita Bhattarai.
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Sunset over Dwarsvlei ‘mountain’ in the karoo. Taken on 1 October 2022. During the ‘run the karoo’ night run. Photographer: Sarita Bhattarai
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Jakaranda trees “tunnel” during Autom on Rosebank Road in Dunkeld West, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photographer: Khathu Muvhango :
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Last patch of sun. Photographer: Mark Harman
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Ellies enjoying the arrival of warmer weather! Kariega Game Reserve. Photographer: Olivia Stoch
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Surely they can’t be serious- I’m only 3 months old! Photographer: Krishnee Chetty
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Does anyone know a good hairdresser. Inanda Country Base, Kyalami after the torrential rain. Photographer: Sue Goodman
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NG Church in Nieu Bethesda corner stone was laid by Mrs Weich and the edifice consecrated on 11 Feb 1905. Photographer: Nils Flaatten
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In the thrifty drylands, if it works, it stays. The Karoo remains a stronghold of windpumps.
Photos: Chris Marais
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In the thrifty drylands, if it works, it stays. The Karoo remains a stronghold of windpumps.
Photos: Chris Marais
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Delta Park Waterfall. Photographer: Craig Adams
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Victoria Embankment, Durban. Photographer: Pravesh Babulal
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Spitzkoppe Namibia. Photographer: Barbara Chedzey
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Barringtonia Racemosa Mtunzini. Photographer: Barbara Chedzey
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Teewaterskloof July 2022. Photographer: Marc G Harrison
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“As the first rains fall in Botswana, hordes of Greater and Lesser Flamingos, numbering some 20 000 pairs, arrive in Sua Pan from as far afield as Walvis Bay and The Great Rift Valley”. Photographer: Ryan Enslin @mylimeboots
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Meal time in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. October 2022. Photographer: Caroline Rowbottom
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Storm moving in from the west. Green Point, Cape Town. 12 November. Photographer: Chris von Ulmenstein
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Photographer: Marlien Edwards
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Spioenkop dam wall on Saturday 5th November from my motorbike. Photographer: Deon Viljoen
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The Eagle has landed. Photographer: Ian Morris
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Reaching for the top. Photographer: Dalene Morris
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Next for a wash? Photographer: Jane Turner
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Autumn leaves in Rimini, Italy 11.11.22. Photographer: Beate Kleim
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Greater African White Elephant. Vifa! Vifa! Vifa! Photographer: Colin Butler
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A bridge too far… Kwando River, en route to Rupara Campsite, Namibia. Photographer: Peter Chubb
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Symi Island Greece. Photographer: Dawn Sproson
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Sunset in the Waterberg. Photographer: John Thomson
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Large scale bark stripping of indigenous trees in Newlands Forest, which is part of Table Mountain National Park. Bark Stripping is the illegal harvesting of bark mostly from indigenous trees, which is used in traditional medicine. (Photo: Friends of Table Mountain)
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Large scale bark stripping of indigenous trees in Newlands Forest, which is part of Table Mountain National Park. Bark Stripping is the illegal harvesting of bark mostly from indigenous trees, which is used in traditional medicine. (Photo: Friends of Table Mountain)
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Little softie. Photographer: Laura Roux
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The setting sun Tongaat Beach. Photographer: Pravesh Babulal
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Springtime in the Winelands. Photographer: Philippa Dresner.
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Clivias in the Puffadder at Babylonstoren. Photographer: Lorraine Adam
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Microlight flight over the Victoria Falls. Photographer: Derek Reynish
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Photographer: Ahmed Mahomed