Tuesday, December 22, 2009

GETTY IMAGES

shanna jones is a proud new photographic contributor for getty / gallo images ... 

Thursday, November 26, 2009

shanna shoots interior story "house flowers" in rooi els for House and Leisure Publication .. pg 82 - 87 ..check it out >





Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

L A T E S T W E D D I N G S

here are some of my favourite  recent weddings weddings .. stylish weddings that made my heart sing and brides who were gracious and a pleasure to shoot.  .. luckily enough like most of the weddings i get to shoot !  will post more shortly .. watch this space
the wedding of kara and eric > manna, durban



the wedding of helene and mike > rockhaven, elgin, cape town






the wedding of celine and peter > amsterdam




the wedding of alex and hylton > harbour house > kalk bay, cape town







Thursday, November 12, 2009

henri cartier-bresson

my hero, the man who pioneered reportage shooting ... 
one of my favourite pics of all time.  as he so nicely put it .. 
"for me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event."

 

THE KISS

commissioned by pythagorus-TV for their valentine issue, i was inspired by famous sculptures and paintings called "the kiss" and how, through photography, i could re-interpret them into contemporary allegorical images of the realities of modern day relationships.  in BRANCUSI'S "THE KISS" i tried to portray the boxed in tightness of relationship and paradoxically, feel i managed to capture the beauty in the oneness and closeness two lovers might share.  

RODIN'S "THE KISS" captures the similarity of bronze to the splendour of dark skin, and being lost in a moment of love 
ROTBERG'S "THE KISS" portrays the union of marriage
CUPID AND PSYCHE gay love and freedom it now has after years of repression 
KLIMT'S "THE KISS" the sparkle and gold encrusted bullshit that marriage is made out to be !  be weary of the glitter ... sometimes it can turn out worse than a very cold bath

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

THE PLACES I HAVE STAYED ...

so for the past four months from june until october, i have lugged about five cameras on and off tubes, planes and trains from the glastonbury music festival to weddings in belgium and amsterdam. .. and photographed some gorgeous countries in between. here are the 
PLACES I HAVE STAYED ...

the "day" chateau, south of france





gainsville, twenty min metro from paris .. where the old french men donning gingham scarves and old berets still ride bicycles with baguette filled baskets - its not just in the movies !  




Friday, October 30, 2009


i arrived  in cape town following an epic four month "world domination" tour around europe to go straight into shooting on stage for "rocking the daisies" as their official photographer.   south african blood runs thick and in the words of dorothy : "there's no place like home" .. this is exactly what i needed. nearing the end of month four i had started to really miss south africa, in particular the friends who know me so well, my car, SA sense of humour and the beach.   here are a select few pics from my much loved RTD music fest 2009 shoot ( love the rockstars ).. 
check the rest out on facebook