Here are the two I'm definitely submitting.
Nyanga township, Cape Town - an Apartheid legacy shaming the clear blue skies in South Africa
Townships, settlements of shacks and brick huts like this, dominate the Cape Town landscape of what is now known as Cape Flats. They are "reserved" for Black South Africa and is situated away from the scenic Table Mountain and the bustling Table Bay, and certainly out of the city center. Apartheid may have left the picture in 1992, but this painful legacy is still there to be captured by lenses and hurt the hearts that see. 
(near) Satara Camp, Kruger National Park - Impala, not the Chevy kind
You would want to name a car after this antelope once you see how graceful it is. Enough said. Oh, and just that we saw hundreds of them until we got to the point where we agreed to only stop the Game Drive Vehicle if we see a baboon playing with a leopard that is standing on a lion preying on an impala.
And here are the ones I've shortlisted.
Telkom Tower, Johannesburg - Very Vuvuzela of you, South Africa!
South Africa shows us its 2010 World Cup spirit and pride in style. And with the skyline, no less.
From the Carlton Tower, Johannesburg city center - AIDS in the shadows
South Africa is living with AIDS no doubt, but it can leave AIDS sans the prejudice.
Venda children of Guyuni village, Hamakuya, Limpopo
I love these children to bits, and the cultural anthropological debate about being a "detached, but still immersed participant observer" can suck it, is all I'm saying.
Rembuluwani homestead, Guyuni village, Hamakuya, Limpopo
The simplest meals of cornmeal porridge called Pap and vegetable dishes, eaten communally, left me with the fullest stomach and happiest heart for three days and two nights.
8 comments:
Venda children of Guyuni village and Rembuluwani homestead. It shows human interaction and emotions, adding to two panoramic and place photos you are "definetely submitting".
Just my 2 cents.
the final photo is awesome. good contrast and lighting, i like. besides that, i can't choose between the others.
1)Telkom Tower.
Since the eyes of the world are on the World Cup, it must feature in your essay.
You can describe the Vuvuzela which is (sure you know) SA's football's beautiful noise for the beautiful game.
It's plastic, a metre-long and brightly colored and sounds like an elephant. I saw it on Discovery channel.
2) Rembuluwani homestead.
Food figures prominently when you write about foreign countries. This a unique way of preparing porridge. No blender, No modern utensils. The preparation looks rather unhygienic. But you had a hearty meal with the complete dietary requirements.
You can jazz on about the simple menu as compared to American meal of a fully-laden table.
P.S. Thot of sending e-mail but you don't seem to open it. Tallyho Mama.
Venda children and and Rembuluwani Homestead.
first pic is like from district 9. no prawns living there hopefully.
adam
i'd have to say that you have amazing photography skills.
em, i'd choose either the first or the last pic. both have stories that can be told.
adam
thank you all for helping little miss indecisive decide. i submitted the photos today. there are cash prizes for the top3 winners, but just getting the "honorable mention" and having my pics posted up somewhere on campus is cool enough! wish me luck.
ma: haha, bak kata golongan belia, "terasa tersindir gittew". (gittew means gitu, which is the colloquial for begitu). anyhoo, you know i read your emails, but since they're all forwarded articles i just read lah. hehe, how to reply when you send so maaany? also, it's just a photo contest, no essays involved <3
adam: i don't have amazing photography skills. point and shoot, maybe played around with the pre-installed modes. still having your SPM night terrors?
the last one definitely.
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