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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 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.
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What a way to end the day! Photographer: John Parr
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In Antarctica for 12 hours for the Great World Race: seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Photographer: Gary van Rooyen
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Charlie the Beast scores a try! Photographer: Roslynn Greeff
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Crimson-breasted shrike. Photographer: Hannah van der Klis
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Ndabezinhle Petros Phiri (right) with an overhand that helped him win the WBC Flyweight Championship bout against Jackson Chauke at the Warrior Ascent Mayhem at the Market II on 16 November. Phiri took the title. Photographer: Aaliya Moola
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Early morning views. Photographer: Jonathan Kaplan
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Lion’s Head and Little Lion’s Head. Photographer: Wendy Hogarth
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Mother and calf playing off the Wild Coast. Photographer: Carole Lotz
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Hanging out. Photographer: Melanie de Winnaar
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Undulating road to Tulbagh, Western Cape. Photographer: Dia Carstens
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