--- title: "I have a picture for you! 29 March-04 April 2025" description: "The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "Newsletters" author: "Daily Maverick" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-04-i-have-a-picture-for-you-29-march-04-april-2025/" published: "2025-04-04T18:49:44" updated: "2025-04-04T18:49:46" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 304 --- # I have a picture for you! 29 March-04 April 2025 > The First Thing newsletter's Ever-lasting Subscriber Photo Gallery. By Daily Maverick · Published 4 April 2025, 20:49 SAST · Updated 4 April 2025, 20:49 SAST ## Key points - Daily Maverick's First Thing Subscribers are invited to submit their pictures for the Picture of the Day section. Orient your camera horizontally and send us as high resolution a photo as possible. We're limited to 20 weekly entries, but if yours isn't published keep sending them in! We accept all wildlife and animal-related pics, and if you'd like to advertise your portfolio or prints, let us know when submitting. By submitting photos you acknowledge that you've given permission for them to be used on this site. For re-use, contact us and we'll put you in touch with the photographer. - Become a First Thing Subscriber to submit your photos for Picture of the Day - Orient your camera horizontally for best results - Send us high resolution images - We accept all wildlife and animal-related pictures ## Content Want to send us your photos? You need to be a **[First Thing Subscriber.](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/about/newsletter/)**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 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** 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.* ![With dusk fast approaching, a lone fisherman casts one final line into the fading light. Photographer: Stewart Clark P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/6ju5n5BJaJ_xlFSsIJ6wA16j1Hc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/With-dusk-fast-approaching-a-lone-fisherman-casts-one-final-line-into-the-fading-light.-Stewart-Clark.jpg) *With dusk fast approaching, a lone fisherman casts one final line into the fading light. Photographer: Stewart Clark* ![Wild Coast Exploring. Photographer: Jan Venter P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/YpGTLOxG7shzU8bQR_vBMho-C0o=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Wild-Coast-Exploring-Jan-Venter.jpg) *Wild Coast Exploring. Photographer: Jan Venter* ![The blood orange sky. Photographer: Lu Smit P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/b0VaKg-uj5bHjmUG7a_JOSs-mds=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-blood-orange-sky-Lu-Smit.jpg) *The blood orange sky. Photographer: Lu Smit* ![Sunrise over False Bay. Photographer: James Hunter P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-0CKSYEE_L5JEmNyXqgr34AWi7s=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Sunrise-over-False-Bay-James-Hunter.jpeg) *Sunrise over False Bay. Photographer: James Hunter* ![Meeting of cliffs and sea. Photographer: Christo Opperman P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/wnjJxP06EasP_927_zUlswzttNE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Meeting-of-cliffs-and-sea.-Christo-Opperman.jpeg) *Meeting of cliffs and sea. Photographer: Christo Opperman* ![Malachite Kingfisher. Photographer: Cobus Swart P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ZgIiwueJHB_pLJp3W0XGLrAxmOc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Malachite-Kingfisher.-Cobus-Swart.jpeg) *Malachite Kingfisher. Photographer: Cobus Swart* ![Cosmos season. Photographer: Ndabenhle Sosibo P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/zQSM4lFCsDsAUUNu-ck-5n33vDw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cosmos-season.-Ndabenhle-Sosibo.jpg) *Cosmos season. Photographer: Ndabenhle Sosibo* ![Edge of the world. Photographer: Robert Edwards P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/u8ro44z7e0l_qLk8IAoDEaaq7KE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Edge-of-the-world.-Robert-Edwards.jpg) *Edge of the world. Photographer: Robert Edwards* ![Fox on the corner. Photographer: Patrick Le Monnier P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/sKb0BkpvOnnCiqolnAR-u6Y38vk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Fox-on-the-corner-Patrick-Le-Monnier.jpg) *Fox on the corner. Photographer: Patrick Le Monnier* ![Grey-cheeked Mangabey. Photographer: Benine du Toit P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/g2MwVEw8AL687UVfhqmS1K3Wr8I=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Grey-cheeked-Mangabey.-Benine-du-Toit.jpg) *Grey-cheeked Mangabey. Photographer: Benine du Toit* ![If the bicycles could talk. Photographer: Marius Wilters P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EuIf_KxHDUaC4JAfSfss2xcsXyU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/If-the-bicycles-could-talk-Marius-Wilters.jpg) *If the bicycles could talk. Photographer: Marius Wilters* ![African oystercatcher at sunset. Photographer: Caroline Rowbottom P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/-svZifgXh-KTxl91L-KD6LylB4k=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/African-oystercatcher-at-sunset-Caroline-Rowbottom.jpeg) *African oystercatcher at sunset. Photographer: Caroline Rowbottom* ![Lots of April Fools. Photographer: Karin P4U_readersubmission_20250404](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/c-Q8RfB7Ft0XjVDQFE9Z56g7Y2I=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Lots-of-April-Fools.-Karin.jpg) *Lots of April Fools. Photographer: Karin*