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Saaleha
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Writer | Photographer | Maker |
Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize Winner for ZIKR
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Based in South Africa.
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On Quba Road, Madinah.
Tokina 28mm on Canon M50.
Plumes of uplit water surround a man as he poses in the middle of a street level water feature.
January 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I'm bringing hipster back. Shooting my coffee at
Bean There, Milpark with a manual lens. Tokina 28mm f/2.8 on a Canon M50. #oldglass #beanthere
On a cream terrazzo-top table in a coffee shop, we have a glass of Japanese iced coffee in the foreground. In the background, slightly out of focus, is a Portuguese custard tart (pasteis de nata) and coffee in a Chemex carafe. On a cream terrazzo-top table in a coffee shop, we have a Portuguese custard tart (pasteis de nata) on a plate in the foreground. In the background, slightly out of focus, is a glass of Japanese iced coffee and coffee in a Chemex carafe.
January 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Another Saturday morning in Modderfontein.
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 on Canon R.
A bee alights on the head of a pink pom pom weed flower. A stork in mid flight photographed against a clear grey sky. Five springboks in a green grassy field, trees in the background. Two of the bucks at the rear are bounding.
January 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Pretty but problematic. Pink pompom weed at Modderfontein Reserve.
Canon LTM 35mm f/1.8 on Canon M50
#invasives
A field of pink pompom weed Medium zoom into a field of pink pompom weed.
January 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Crepe myrtle/Pride of India.
Canon LTM 35mm f/1.8 with extension tube on Canon M50.
Close up of a crepe myrtle bloom. The flowers are a frilly purple with yellow pistils.
January 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Fences have ears. Cat's Claw Trumpet. A legacy invasive creeping in from the neighbours'. Canon LTM 35mm f/1.8 with extension tube on Canon M50.
A close up view of the yellow flower on a cat's claw trumpet vine.
January 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Jalapeño chili blossom.
Canon LTM 35mm f/1.8 with extension tube on Canon M50. #vintageglass
Close up image of a Jalapeño chili blossom
January 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Tiktok lore; rosemary hair oil.
Tokina 28mm f /2.8 on Canon M50.
Overhead shot of rosemary sprigs simmering in coconut oil.
January 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Tokina 28mm f/2.8 on Canon M50.
A minaret, tv antenna and satellite dish is silhoutted against a blue and orange sky at dusk.
January 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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She's a 10 but she's invasive. Lilly pilly/Syzygium smithii.
Vivitar 85-205mm f/3. 8 on Canon M50.
Pink Syzygium smithii aka Lilly Pilly berries photographed against a bokeh background.
January 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Vivitar 85-205mm f/3. 8 on Canon M50.
Two lilac orchid blooms spill over the side of a stone planter. The scene is dimly lit; there is the sense that this was shot close to sunset on an overcast day.
January 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Had this Lego Art version of Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa sitting on a desk unopened for almost two years. Finished the build this morning. 10/10.
An overhead view of a completed Lego Art version of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai with a copy of the instruction manual (featuring the original print on its cover) placed atop it for comparison. Lego Art version of Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa is perched atop a short grey bookcase. It is flanked by a bust of a woman with the inscription, "Ingrid Jonker" painted on it. On the shelf below are graphic novels and comic book collections along with a trio of nesting dolls, one of which is a representation of Eric Cartman from South Park.
December 29, 2024 at 9:16 AM
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The best thing to come out of Cape Town. Those who know, know.
Cellophane-wrapped slab of fruit cake with a Wembley Bakery sticker atop a brown granite kitchen counter. Cellophane wrapped slab of fruit cake atop a brown granite kitchen counter.
December 4, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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Odes to Florida Pearl strawberries.
Backlit image of Florida Pearl strawberries in a clear coupe. Backlit image of Florida Pearl strawberries in a clear coupe. Backlit close-up image of Florida Pearl strawberries in a clear coupe. Backlit image of Florida Pearl strawberries heaped in a clear pink cup and saucer.
September 10, 2023 at 3:26 PM
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Some recent food photography work; a bowlful of Ginger Paak made by a Johannesburg-based small business called Mirch & More.
Ginger Paak (an Indian sweet made with ginger, nuts and molasses) is served in a copper bowl, flanked by almonds, slivered ginger and a honey dropper on a plate.
May 31, 2023 at 10:48 AM