TechPro Safari’s new 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers / Namibia
{commercial} TechPro Safari flew us in to Namibia to shoot their new fleet of amazing Toyota Land Cruisers.
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Suzaan and Chris Alheit / shot for Ozy.com / Alheit Vineyards, Hemel & Aarde Ridge, Walker Bay / South Africa
{editorial} We spent some time with Chris and Suzaan from Alheit Vineyards in the Hemel and Aarde Valley. The goal was to capture some portraits of them for online magazine Ozy.com.
Eva and Chris, Babylonstoren, Simondium, South Africa
{wedding} Eva and Chris got married with a heck of a celebration at beautiful Babylonstoren and we were so lucky to be part of it.
ISUZU KB300 / shot for ISUZU Motors South Africa / Namibia
{commercial} Two weeks ago we were road tripping through Namibia, this time for fun and games with a bit of work in between. Thank you so much ISUZU South Africa for making the ride effortless for us. Our trusty KB300 was gripping all the way!
ISUZU MU-X / shot for ISUZU Motors South Africa / Port Elizabeth, South Africa
{commercial} We popped down to Port Elizabeth again for a quick shoot of the ISUZU MU-X. Nice locations, cool company and awesome weather were on our side. Thanks ISUZU for the opportunity!
First Ascent / winter collection 2018 / shot in Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} First Ascent’s new winter range was launched last week! It was super fun shooting this campaign with an awesome crew a few weeks back at the height of summer.
Charlotte and Chris, Boschendal, Franschhoek, South Africa
{wedding} Yoh!! What a wedding. The most awesome vibes and people partying up a storm at beautiful Boschendal.
Wirfueryannic / Patrick & Cornelius / Cape Epic 2018 / Cape Town, South Africa
{portraits} Patrick and Cornelius aka team #wirfueryannic is taking part of the Cape Epic 2018.
Kitty Spencer’s cat Baby D / shot for Tatler Magazine {Pet Of The Month March 2018}
{editorial} When we got an email from Tatler Magazine a few months ago, we had to smile about the enquiry: shoot a portrait of Kitty Spencer’s cat ‘Baby D’ for the Pet Of The Month for issue March 2018.
Port Elizabeth / shot for Highlife, British Airways inflight magazine
{editorial} When High Life asked Nick and myself to document PE, I was a bit nervous and excited at the same time. Nervous because I’m not familiar with PE and when I asked someone that day what he thinks about PE he replied “Well at least its close to J-Bay”. But exactly this made me excited!
Morvélo kit / Meerendal Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} We went out to Meerendal Wine Estate to shoot the boys from Morvélo with their new kit. The weather played along, fun was had and coffee was awesome!
ISUZU MU-X & ISUZU X-Rider / shot for ISUZU Motors South Africa / Port Elizabeth, South Africa
{automotive} ISUZU’s MU-X and X-Rider were just launched in South Africa. A few weeks ago I packed my bags and flew to PE for a short visit to take the press shots of these awesome cars.
DNA tea towel / collaboration with Maaike Bakker
{news} DNA loves (!!!) Cape Town and our Cape Town-love made us come up with some ‘things’ that stand for the good life here. Maaike Bakker, a great artist and an even greater friend illustrated this awesome Cape Town tea towel for our clients and friends.
Porsche GT3 991.2 / shot in Cape Town, South Africa
{automotive} Shooting a Porsche GT3 991.2 on home soil was so much fun.
Rush Sports / #WeRide kit / shot in Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} Rush Sports got a new kit (#WeRide), so we went up the mountain with coffee and a camera. There is nothing better than sunrise shoots and good vibes.
Garden Route Trail Park Knysna / WOW Ride / shot for Bicycling Magazine
{editorial} At the end of last year I went to the Garden Route Trail Park in Knysna for the WOW ride series for Bicycling magazine.
Sun Met 2018 / 27 January 2018 / Cape Town, South Africa
{documentary} Heat, wind, fashion… oh, and horses 😉 – awesome to be part of the Sun Met 2018.
Shell and Phil, Vrede en Lust, Simondium, South Africa
{wedding} UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia… people from across the globe came down to Cape Town to celebrate Shell and Phil’s love! A super hot day filled with amazing views, laughter, tears, good food and fabulous dancing!
Adidas Eyewear / Dominique Scott-Efurd / Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} The South African long-distance runner Dominique Scott-Efurd represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Now based in the USA, she is an Adidas Eyewear ambassador. On her recent visit to South Africa, we did a little shoot with the focus on the Adidas sports sunglasses.
Tuscani and Jack, Babylonstoren, Simondium, South Africa
{wedding} Tuscani and Jack’s summer wedding celebration was an awesome feast with friends and family. It was a joy to be part of the day.
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars Calendar 2018 / shot in Spain
{automotive} Six car photographers from all around the world were selected to shoot the international 2018 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars calendar. Each photographer got a country and a car. We got the GLC and Spain.
Kelly and MJ, Natte Valleij, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} Yasses! Kelly and MJ know how to throw a super awesome and fun wedding!
GTBank Fashion Weekend 2017 / Lagos, Nigeria
{events} Our first trip (and for sure not our last trip) to Lagos, Nigeria was a great one. Shooting the GTBank Fashion Weekend 2017 was super fun. It was not just all runway shows but a shopping experience, a traditional village showing old crafts, street fashion and master classes held by fashion pros from around the world.
Voortrekker Road / shot for Highlife, British Airways inflight magazine
{editorial} “You can find anything on Voortrekker Road. Really, you can. You can find your ancestors at Maitland Cemetery and salvation at Command of Faith Ministries…”
I spent two days on Voortrekker Road with Nick Dall interviewing random people – such a good and positive experience.
Sean Sakinofsky / SaK07 / shot for Bicycling Magazine / Cape Town, South Africa
{editorial} I shot Sean Sakinofsky from SaK07 for Bicycling Magazine. Sean is a bicycle fanatic, started a sock company and much more.
Giant bicycles / shot for Bicycling Magazine / Meerendal Wine Estate, Durbanville, South Africa
{editorial} We shot some new bikes from Giant for Bicycling magazine at Meerendal Wine Estate. Have a look at the latest Bicycling issue to read all about it.
Fornessi Carry Me Baby Wrap / The Earth Collection AW 17
{commercial} Two days in the British countryside (in beautiful Devon), a bunch of real beautiful mothers, daddies and their babies. Two mad days of shooting the new range: The Earth Collection AW 17 for Fornessi’s Carry Me Baby Wrap.
Red Bull Culture Clash South Africa 2017 / 23 September 2017 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
{concerts & shows} Shooting the Red Bull Culture Clash South Africa 2017 was intense!
Walter Röhrl portrait / shot for Porsche / Nordschleife, Nürburgring, Germany
{portraits} “Good drivers have dead flies on the side windows.” – says Walter Röhrl. We photographed him this month at Nordschleife, Nürburgring.
The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show
{commercial} A few weeks ago we shot the new press kit and marketing material for ‘The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show’ while they were touring in Cape Town, South Africa.
Clint Reynolds / Austin, Texas, USA
{editorial} Clint Reynolds lives with his girlfriend Jamie and dog Woody in an airstream in a backyard of a house he is sharing with a bunch of people in Austin’s […]
Sani Pass WOW Ride / shot for Bicycling Magazine
{editorial} The next WOW Ride just dropped and it’s a goodie! Sani Pass was amazing once again. This might have been the last time I saw it untarred. Shot for Bicycling […]
Red Bull beach bat shoot, Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} A couple of weeks ago, I joined the guys from Red Bull and Mobile Media Mob on the beach for some sunny vibes! DNA – Desmond
Virgin Active Red campaign / commercial shoot Johannesburg, South Africa
{commercial} End of last year we shot a campaign for Virgin Active RED in the streets of Johannesburg. Thanks to all the awesome peeps involved and MMM for the cool experience!
Lindsay and Dieter, Kleinmond beach & Old Mac Daddy, Elgin, South Africa
{wedding} Beautiful in every way. Emotional in every way. Fun in every way. Real in every way.
Die Spruit WOW Ride / shot for Bicycling Magazine
{editorial} This month’s WOW Ride for Bicycling Magazine was shot in Die Spruit in Johannesburg.
Megan and Johan, Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} Happy Rockabilly vibes meet garden wedding meet loads of friends and family from all over… Let the pictures do the storytelling. It was THE BEST sharing this day with […]
Range Rover SVO pack – TVC commercial shoot in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
{commercial} Last month we shot for Range Rover in Dubai. They launched the new SVO pack. These shots were taken during the TVC shoot.
Fornessi baby wrap carrier – commercial shoot in Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} British start up Fornessi just launched their new baby wrap carriers and we were the lucky ones shooting their catalogue and lookbook for S/S 17. A fun day with three babies and […]
Bettina and Hans, Schlossvilla Miralago, Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria
{wedding} In less than six weeks we’re heading to Europe, so we thought we’d share this gem of a wedding with you we shot in Austria last summer. Betty and […]
Illy + Cam + Kai Wolf / family shoot / Bantry Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
{portraits} Spending a morning with Illy, Cam and Kai Wolf was so much fun. It was little Kai Wolf’s first birthday! A real milestone to celebrate with a beautiful cake and […]
Honda Civic / press kit / Cape Town, South Africa
{automotive} The new Honda Civic was launched in South Africa in August 2016 and we were asked to take the press kit pictures.
Adidas Run Your Crew / Johannesburg, South Africa / 03 December 2016
{documentary} Shooting the Adidas Run Your Crew event (#RunYourCrew / #RYCJHB) was something else. The brief “Shoot it like it’s a moerse party.” was one thing and the other, to shoot a night […]
Robyn Whale / pilates shoot, Llandudno, Cape Town, South Africa
{commercial} What a cool shoot! Robyn Whale, a pilates teacher from Cape Town needed some portfolio pics for her website. It was super windy, but that didn’t stop us from making magic.
Kemang Wa Lehulere, Cape Town, South Africa / shot for Artsy Magazine
{portraits} We visited artist Kemang Wa Lehulere in his Cape Town studio for Artsy Magazine. He’s part of The Top Emerging Artists of 2016.
New Kirstenbosch corridor trail on Table Mountain / shot for Bicycling Magazine
{editorial} What a city we live in! It’s basically made for me: nature, good trails and gooood coffee. We explored some new trails on Table Mountain for Bicycling Magazine and had […]
Jaguar F-Pace road trip, Cape Town, South Africa
{automotive} We had the pleasure to not only shoot the new F-Pace Jaguar, but also to take it on an adventure as part of the shoot. Showing off our favorite […]
Mad Mike tour South Africa with Red Bull and MMM
{documentary} We had the honor to shoot Mad Mike while he was touring South Africa. Working with a professional driver at this level was just a new experience. At one stage […]
DNA WOR{KING} X Business Day Wanted collaboration
{editorial} Our project WOR{KING} kicked off in February 2014. We just kept on meeting more and more people with awesome wheels (cars, of course, but also motorcycles and bicycles) and their […]
Marli and Barry, Arts on Main, Johannesburg, South Africa
{wedding} Desmond grew up in the middle of South Africa, in Bloemfontein to be exact. So did Barry – actually right next door to Desmond.
video production / Gwen and Gawie Fagan / AD Design Awards 2016
{video production} Gwen and Gawie Fagan won the Readers Award for Self-Designed Spaces at the AD (Architectural Digest Germany) Design Awards 2016. We produced this video with the awesome guys […]
Bea and Simon, Zurich, Switzerland
{wedding} It was simply the best having ‘front row seats’ at Bea and Simon’s wedding.
Rolls-Royce Dawn, international launch in Franschhoek, South Africa
{documentary} One morning I sipped on my coffee, browsed my emails and saw a mail from Rolls-Royce Head Office in the UK. I was like WTF!! They asked me to shoot […]
Porsche Sport Driving School, Boxberg, Germany
{automotive} Things got a bit wet and slippery on this interesting testing ground called Boxberg.
Anja and Josua’s wedding featured in Huisgenoot TROU
{featured} Anja and Josua’s wedding has been featured all over the world, in print and online, since we published it. Wow. Today it’s in the brand new issue of the […]
Standard Bank Mozambique – commercial shoot
{commercial} After we worked on the campaign for Standard Bank South Africa (click here) we were asked by WMW to do the same for Standard Bank Mozambique. We had to search for […]
Mercedes-Benz GLE AMG shoot for TopCar
{automotive} Loads of horse power. What a beast of a car!
Land Rover shoot for Classic Overland, South Africa
{automotive} Being in nature is what I love, so shooting 4×4’s in nature was the best. Especially these ones. Thanks Classic Overland for a great day out!
Tinie Tempah, Cape Town, South Africa
{portraits} After meeting Tinie Tempah on set of the Top Gear shoot in Durban and Lesotho, we decided to do a portrait shoot in Cape Town.
Standard Bank South Africa – commercial shoot
{commercial} Shooting for Standard Bank South Africa together with WMW was a huge project. Not only were we the photographers, but we did the production, too. Months of organizing and almost two […]
Porsche Sport Driving School, Nürburgring, Germany
{automotive} We were so flippen’ excited to shoot at the Nürburgring for Porsche in June, I could hardly sleep. And to top it all we were accompanied by Hans-Joachim Stuck. DNA – Desmond
Ana and Toffie, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} With Ana and Toffie we walked the streets of Berlin with our cameras and afterwards had the best burgers in town!
KLS Martin Group – commercial shoot on Noordhoek beach
{commercial} In May we did a three-day commercial family/beach shoot for KLS Martin and their agency Schindler Parent on Noordhoek beach. It was fun doing the full production for this shoot […]
Eddie Jordan – shot for BBC Top Gear and Channel 4
{portraits} In February 2016, it was announced that Eddie Jordan would join Top Gear as a presenter, so BBC asked us to photograph him. Meeting and hanging out with Eddie was really fun!
Dorit and Mathias, Gutshaus Langensee, Gülzow-Prüzen, Germany
{wedding} We love German summers, so we’re thrilled to share our first wedding in Europe this summer season: Dorit and Mathias’ wedding at the beautiful Gutshaus Langensee. It was a whole weekend […]
Marcia Heiseke, Hof Grüneberg, Germany
{portraits} Seriously, we love the variety of work we get to do! Marcia Heiseke’s plan is to compete in the Paralympic Games in 2020 in dressage.
Jean and Djamel’s wedding featured in the Wedding Album Magazine
{featured} Jean and Djamel’s wedding is featured in the current issue of the Wedding Album Magazine.
BBC Top Gear, season 23 episode 2, Durban, South Africa and Sani Pass, Lesotho
{documentary / automotive} BBC Top Gear asked me to be the photographer for season 23 episode 2 – shot in Durban, South Africa and Sani Pass, Lesotho. What an incredible week […]
Katherine and Scott, The Victoria Falls Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
{wedding} When you’re based in Perth, Australia and you invite ± 100 people from all over the world to celebrate a weekend wedding with you in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – […]
Grace and Alfonso, Clouds Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} NYC meets Cape Town! The happiest vibes, the most awesome people, a wonderful summer day in the Winelands, the best location (Clouds Estate on Helshoogte pass in Stellenbosch) surrounded by our breathtaking mountains… Grace and Alfi’s wedding was a heck of a BEAUTIFUL day. It was real!
Gwen and Gawie Fagan for Elle Decoration South Africa, No. 106, Feb/March 2016
{editorial} Our story and images of the legendary architects/landscape planners The Fagans are in the latest Elle Decoration South Africa! We are proud. Gwen and Gawie Fagan are legends. Elle Decoration South Africa is available on the magazine shelves in South Africa and also here.
BMW 7 series 740 shoot for BMW South Africa
{automotive} We shot the new BMW 7 series 740 for BMW South Africa and WOW we love the results (and the car!)! What a smooth drive.
Wendy and Rory, Fynbos Estate, Malmesbury, South Africa
{wedding} “Welcome to the rock and wild festival wedding” said groom Rory at the beginning of his speech. It was rocking and wild.
Djamel and Jean, Kleinevalleij, Wellington, South Africa
{wedding} A drag queen, sparkles, great music – ‘nothing mainstream’ is on Anja Van Wyk’s heart when designing weddings.
Maserati, Mini and Toyota Hilux shoots for TopCar’s January and February 2016 issues
{automotive} It’s always a pleasure working with the guys from TopCar. This time was no exception and we had loads of fun burning some rubber. Enjoy!
Adéle and Hermann’s wedding featured on boho-weddings.com
{featured} Adéle & Hermann’s wedding was a special one. Friends of very good friends. Boho Weddings featured this lovely celebration and even included the video clip in there of Hermann’s proposal!
Plett Rage 2015, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
{documentary} Plett Rage was one crazy crazy place! I missed out on my matric holiday way back because of a knee injury so now I got my dose. Red Bull […]
DNA roadtrip: San Francisco, California to Portland, Oregon, USA
{travel} Yoh! 2015 is almost over and it has been one of our best years for sure. We got to shoot, travel and live on four continents and many countries. […]
Emily and Elisa, Tempelhofer Park, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} Little humans with so much character are fun to photograph. Even though Emily and Elisa’s mom warned us that it would be difficult to get shots of ‘her squirrels’..
Hannah and Pule, Babylonstoren, Simondium, Franschhoek, South Africa
{wedding} This was it – what a wedding is all about: a gathering of friends and family from all corners of the world, laughter, tears, good food and drinks AND […]
Red Bull events vehicle, Cape Town, South Africa
{automotive / documentary} Desmond had the honour of shooting the new Red Bull events vehicle last week. “I started with documenting the build of the car, then we were off to shoot this guy. […]
Lise and Jarrad, La Mont, Ashton, South Africa
{wedding} We were super stoked when Lise and Jarrad asked us to document their cheese-farm-wedding. They planned an intimate and relaxed feast with family and friends and it turned out as […]
Fritz and Chanelle Schoon – portrait for freundevonfreunden.com
{portraits} De Companje, Fritz and Chanelle’s business, is a bakery, a restaurant, a coffee roastery, a produce store, a wine shop and an ice cream parlor in one – and that’s just […]
dna’s photo books made in Cape Town
{news} There is nothing better than seeing your pictures in print. Yes, that’s when they really come to life. That’s the real deal. We design and print gorgeous photo books (made in […]
Jen and Francois’ wedding featured on foreverly.de
{featured} We love destination weddings and we are too lucky to do quite a few every year. This was a special one.
Jaclyn and Jordan, Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas, Texas, USA
{wedding} A few weeks ago we travelled to the US to road trip but most of all to shoot Jac and Jordan’s wedding in Dallas. It was an honor to […]
Mountain bike shoot on Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
{adventure} Myself, an assistant and two Cape Epic riders (Aaron and Craig) went up Table Mountain this week. Expecting a warm sunset for a backdrop, the weather turned on us.
DNA X book ‘Herzlich Willkommen’ by Stefanie Luxat
{news} In collaboration with Love Circus, we photographed two big lifestyle scenes for Stefanie Luxat’s new book ‘Herzlich Willkommen’ – one of a baptism, the other one of a night-wedding celebration.
Nicole, Christian and Edda, Alt-Stralau, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} We met this little family in 2014 when we did a family shoot before we shot their AMAZING wedding in an old castle. Nicole, Christian and Edda live in Berlin, they are true Berliners and […]
Anja and Josua’s wedding featured in FAIRLADY Bride
{featured} It was truly something different! Fairlady Bride featured Anja and Josua’s wedding in their latest (September 2015) issue.
Pharrell Williams, Grand West, Cape Town, South Africa, 21 September 2015
{documentary} We had the honour of shooting Pharrell Williams with Mobile Media Mob for Big Concerts and Woolworths last night at Grand West Casino. What a performance!
Ana and Peter, Meriangärten, Basel, Switzerland
{wedding} Our last wedding of our European season. A day where it always felt like it was just about to rain – but it never really did. What a beautiful […]
The Red Bull X-fighters 2015, Pretoria, South Africa
{documentary} This year was my first year at the Red Bull X-fighters. I knew this would be good and it was! The riders took everything to the next level and the competition […]
Leah and Sabine, Volkspark Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
{wedding} It was our last day in Berlin this year; for sure one of the hottest days, too. And it was Leah and Sabine’s wedding. Volkspark Prenzlauer Park connected them, […]
Cindy and Erich, Schloss Maria Loretto, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
{wedding} YOH! What to say other than ‘wow’, ‘amazing’, ‘what a party’… Cindy and Erich – THANK YOU for having us at your wonderful celebration! The Wörthersee is indeed special!
Katja, Mike and Levi, Treptower Park, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} Lovers first and then a family. It was shoot number four. We shot Katja and Mike’s wedding in 2011, and ever since as a family in 2013, 2014 and a couple of […]
Debbie and Rene, Montagne Alternative, Orsières, Switzerland
{wedding} Switzerland is definitely (!) one of our favorite places to go. Thanks to our amazing clients, we got to go there a few times in the past months. Debbie and […]
Ana and Dylan’s wedding featured on southboundbride.com
{featured} Big thanks to SouthBound Bride for featuring Ana and Dylan’s chic vineyard wedding! What a fun day working along Evention. For more images of this wedding, click here. DNA
Porsche Sport Driving School, The Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Belgium
{editorial} What a weekend! I shot for Porsche at The Circuit de Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. They organized a Sport Driving School day for air cooled Porsches.
Ané and Gabriel’s wedding featured on hochzeitsguide.com
{featured} “A location, many couples dream of.” That’s how Hochzeitsguide perfectly described Ané and Gabriel’s wedding at the amazing Grand Dédale Country House in Wellington. It was indeed an awesome […]
Kristina and Clayton’s wedding featured on onefabday.com
{featured} After shooting a couple of years ago at The Grand Beach & Café in Cape Town, we were so excited to finally shoot there again for Kristina and Clayton’s […]
Mountain bike shoot for Bold Cycles, Biel, Switzerland
{editorial} Shooting for Bold Cycles was so epic! Two riders and myself (Desmond) took three of these mean machines down a 1400 meter mountain and had some good fun.
Gwen and Gawie Fagan for Seasons, No. 28, issue July-August 2015
{editorial} Our images of Gwen and Gawie Fagan make their way around the world. You can see a couple of them in this month’s Russian magazine Seasons (No. 28, issue July-August […]
Ana and Dylan, Molenvliet, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} What a feast! So much joy, so many smiles and what a party (amazing dancers!)! Ana and Dylan’s wedding celebration was absolutely photogenic and loads of fun! There are many (!) images […]
Paige and Ty’s wedding featured on theprettyblog.com
{featured} The Pretty Blog featured a beautiful international love affair of our recent South African wedding season. We say: thank you! More images of Paige and Ty’s amazing wedding you […]
Adéle and Hermann, Babylonstoren, Simondium, Franschhoek, South Africa
{wedding} We love meeting friends of friends because they often become new friends. Adéle and Hermann are friends of some of our best friends, so shooting their wedding was the […]
Three Porsches and one Ferrari shot in one week
{automotive} I (Desmond) had a very special week a while ago. In one week I shot a Porsche 993 4S, a Porsche 996 C4S, a Porsche 997.2 GT3 and a […]
Jen and Francois, Old Christ Church & Barkley House, Pensacola, Florida, USA
{wedding} Early last year, when we met Jen and Francois in Cape Town for their engagement shoot, we thought: yes, we want to shoot their wedding. And so it happened… […]
Ané and Gabriel, Grand Dédale Country House, Wellington, South Africa
{wedding} Oh joy! What a joyful celebration. Smiles and smiles and purely good vibes! Ané and Gabriel got hitched at the beautiful Grand Dédale Country House in Wellington. A relaxed […]
Table Mountain mountain bike shoot, Cape Town, South Africa
{adventure} Last week I decided to take my camera up to the mountain, I think it was about time. I always see this beauty of the nature and the riding that […]
Kristina and Clayton, The Grand Café & Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} THE golden hour is the best time to get married – that’s what we think. And Kristina and Clayton. What a super perfect Cape Town day. Summer weather, happy […]
Cover shot Get It Magazine Cape Town
{featured} One of our shots of The Blue Haired Betty aka Gabbi Katz is on the cover of the latest issue of the Get it Cape Town Magazine. She’s the […]
Chrisli and Matt’s wedding featured on ruffledblog.com
{featured} On Ruffled Blog Chrisli talks about her wedding, saying “We wanted something sophisticated, but still young, fresh and out of the ordinary. We believe less is more if it’s […]
Wor{king} featured on 10and5.com
{featured} It’s ‘Photography month’ on 10and5 and today they featured our wor{king} series. Read all about it here on 10and5.com. Thanks guys, this project is just too much fun. There […]
Paige and Ty, Babylonstoren, Simondium, Franschhoek, South Africa
{wedding} We simply have no words – Paige and Ty’s wedding at Babylonstoren was spectacular. Beautiful. Emotional. Sooo good. That’s why there are more than 400 images below to tell […]
Field Office coffee shops shoots for Pedersen and Lennard
{documentary} A few weeks ago we were hanging out in coffee shops. Not to email or edit or sip on lovely coffee, but to shoot them. We loved the little […]
dna exhibition at Jason Bakery, Cape Town, South Africa
{news} We have a little exhibition at Jason Bakery (185 Bree Street) in Cape Town from today on. Go check it out – it’s a small collection of random shots […]
Iron and Air story {custom bike scene in Lisbon and Porto } issue 19
{editorial} We did a trip to Portugal last year to visit the top four bike builders in the country. One of the best weeks of our lives, not because of […]
dna USA trip {Texas, Austin (SXSW), New Orleans..}
{news} We had an EPIC road trip through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and then a quick flight to New York City! So we picked up our little rental car […]
dna photographers featured in Love Circus BASH Journal
{featured} “A wedding is a party, not a performance. If at the end of the day you are married to the one you love, then everything went perfectly.“ – that’s […]
Chrisli and Matt, Vrede en Lust, Simondium, Franschhoek, South Africa
{wedding} What a wedding! Chrisli and Matt’s second wedding (have a look at their Greek wedding the previous day over here) was a heck of a party. We loved being […]
Chrisli and Matt, Greek Orthodox Church, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} When love takes your breath away. Chrisli and Matt are a couple where it’s clear for everyone around them that this is it. Wow. There’s so much love between […]
Ashleigh and Quinton’s wedding featured on theprettyblog.com
{featured} Marsala is the Pantone colour of the year and it’s celebrated by The Pretty Blog. So it’s no surprise that The Pretty Blog fell in love Ash and Quinton’s fairy tale […]
Ashleigh and Quinton, D’Aria, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} A forest and fairy-like wedding. Ash and Quint, thanks for having us document your celebration! Love, DNA – Desmond & Antonia
The Red Bull King of the Air 2015, Big Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
{documentary} On the 11th, 14th and 15th of February, I (Desmond) was shooting for Red Bull the King of the Air competition with the brothers of Mobile Media Mob. IT WAS […]
Volkswagen UP! shoot for VW South Africa
{automotive} The past few days we have been super busy shooting the new UP! for Volkswagen South Africa. It was released in South Africa today and we are very proud to be part of this.
Carolina Pimenta – portrait for freundevonfreunden.com
{portraits} With art collectors as parents, the Lisbon home of photographer Carolina Pimenta is a treasure trove full of interesting artefacts and design details. We talk with Carolina about her travels, her hat collection […]
Chrisli and Matt, downtown & Signal Hill, Cape Town, South Africa
{couples} This coming weekend we’re shooting Chrisli and Matt’s wedding, so it’s just in time to post the engagement shoot we did with them in December. A little walk through […]
Mazda 3 shoot for the February 2015 issue of TopCar
{automotive} This was such a lovely morning shoot I had with TopCar in Cape Town. Took 1 hour, easy 🙂 DNA – Desmond
Caroline and Nick, Zorgvliet, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} Sooo much laughter at Caro and Nick’s wedding – we couldn’t stop smiling ourselves. Caroline (from France) and Nick (from the UK) live in Nigeria and decided to get […]
Nicola, Woodstock/Deer Park/De Waterkant, Cape Town, South Africa
{fashion} Nicola needed some shots of herself for her fashion site www.forecastmyfashion.com, so we did a quick 1.5 hour shoot at three different locations in Cape Town.
Sonar Cape Town, Good Hope Centre, South Africa, 16 December 2014
{documentary} Last night the roof blew off at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town! The Sonar festival was huge with amazing international acts.
Porsche Cayman GTS shoot for the January issue of TopCar
{automotive} I had the pleasure to shoot the new Porsche Cayman GTS for topCar. It was a tricky shoot as we had limited time and the shoot was in the middle […]
Foo Fighters, Cape Town Stadium, South Africa, 10 December 2014
{documentary} Last night the Foo Fighters were in Cape Town and we got to photograph their concert, thanks to Big Concerts and Mobile Media Mob. What a rocking night!
Amy and Marnus, Hawksmoor House, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} A girl from Texas (USA) meets a boy from the Free State (South Africa) – in Dubai! A match made in heaven, literally. We love love stories of international […]
Bakkie shootout for the December issue of TopCar
{automotive} Last month the topCar guys and myself went on a one day road-trip to the Tanwka Karoo. WOW – this place always blows my mind. If you haven’t been here, […]
Thirty Seconds to Mars, concert Grand West Casino Grand Arena, Cape Town, South Africa, 23 November 2014
{documentary} Last night we shot Thirty Seconds to Mars. Big thanks to Big Concerts and Mobile Media Mob.
John Legend, concert Grand West Casino Grand Arena, Cape Town, South Africa, 15 November 2014
{documentary} Yes, we do have the best ‘job’. We don’t call it work but life. On Saturday night I (Antonia) got to shoot John Legend performing at the Grand West Casino in Cape […]
Fashion shoot X Peugeot RCZ Sports Coupe
{fashion} A random idea turned into a quick 20-minute morning fashion shoot in May. We love playing around. dna ‘The car is only an object for reflection.’ Big thanks to […]
Suzette and Sebe’s wedding featured in the you & your wedding
{featured} The bridal UK magazine ‘you & your wedding’ published Suzette and Sebe’s wedding in their November/December issue. We can’t believe how much exposure this beautiful wedding has gotten! We feel […]
Dusty Rebels and the Bombshells – Rockabilly festival 2014, Cape Town, South Africa
{documentary} ‘Dress It Up, Better Have It All’. {Said in my Rockabilly voice…} The ginchiest cats and dolls dressed up in their fanciest threads and peepers last weekend at the Dusty Rebels […]
Stephanie and Julian, Ermitage, Schönried ob Gstaad, Switzerland
{wedding} Our European season 2014 ended and then it ended again. Let me explain. When we flew from Cape Town to Berlin late May this year, we thought Nicole and […]
Sam and Mikhail, UCT & Deer Park, Cape Town, South Africa
{couples} When lovers meet at a certain place, there’s nothing better than going back there years later, thinking of the good old days. We went to UCT, where Sam and […]
Protected: Lis and Cosmo, Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, Gansbaai, South Africa
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Nicole and Christian, Schloss Beesenstedt, Germany
{wedding} Our European summer season ended of with a bang! And what an amazing ‘bang’ it was. Nicole and Christian’s wedding celebration was a whole weekend. On Friday, everyone arrived […]
Best driver’s car shootout for the December issue of TopCar
{automotive} I had such a cool time with the guys from TopCar last month. We drove these three beasts all over Cape Town for two days. I’m talking about the BMW […]
Freunde von Freunden Friends book
{news} Freunde von Freunden just published their second book: Freunde von Freunden Friends book – and we are so honoured to be featured in it with the portrait we did with […]
Jenny, Hauke and Suri, Beesenstedt, Germany
{portraits} The last weekend of August we spent at the castle Schloss Beesenstedt in Germany – what an amazing place. We shot an awesome wedding there (we’ll share it very […]
Jana, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} We love Berlin and are so lucky to spend a good amount of time over there every year. At the end of August, Jana showed us one of her […]
Mercedes GLA shoot for the October issue of TopCar
{automotive} We took the new Mercedes GLA for a quick spin around Tamboerskloof a while ago. The shoot was for TopCar and took one hour. Came out cool I think! […]
Opel Adam story & shoot for Rapport InRat
{automotive} A few weeks ago, we drove the Opel Adam through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France – on 28 September 2014 the story was featured in Rapport InRat. You can also read the story online over […]
Speedweek 2014, Hakskeenpan, South Africa
{automotive} Last weekend I (Desmond) went to Speedweek while Antonia went to Switzerland (two slightly different places). I loved it! It started off on Friday morning at 3AM where I […]
Wiebke and Tarn, Externsteine, Horn-Bad Meinberg & Wildwald Vosswinkel, Bellingsen, Germany
{wedding} “Elves in the forest. Arwen and Aragorn” – we have heard so many wonderful things about the one shot we posted of Wiebke and Tarn a few weeks ago. Finally […]
Suzette and Sebe’s wedding featured in the SARIE BRUID
{featured} SARIE BRUID published Suzette and Sebe’s wedding in their current issue – out for sale since yesterday. We’re chuffed that this gorgeous wedding can be seen by so many […]
Josefine, Steffen and Flora, Hannover, Germany
{portraits} Meet the happiest girl we have ever met: Flora – and her awesome parents, Josefine and Steffen. While touring through Germany, we stopped close to Hannover to meet up […]
Gianna and Oliver, Le Morimont, Oberlarg, France
{wedding} What a wonderful day, what a wonderful wedding! Gianna and Oli got married at the beautiful Le Morimont in France. A ceremony under trees in the forest, a picnic […]
Anja and Josua’s wedding featured on The Pretty Blog
{featured} The Pretty Blog featured Anja and Josua’s wedding – a massive thank you! It was one of the most gorgeous weddings we’ve shot lately in South Africa. You can see more of this awesome wedding […]
A few days left of summer until spring
{news} Full hard drives and full hearts! We had so much fun the past three months in Europe. Winter started in South Africa, so we moved over to Europe, had […]
Katja and Atlas, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} I have known Katja for a couple of years now – we met through her travel blog Travelettes and later on met in real life when she traveled to […]
Nicole, Christian and Edda, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} Prenzlauer Berg was titled as the “most fertile region of Europe” – and this year alone we have done three family shoots in this awesome Berlin hood. Meet Nicole, Christian and four-months […]
Katja, Mike and Levi, Berlin, Germany
{portraits} A cool Berlin family on a hot Sunday morning in one of our favourite Berlin hoods: Prenzlauer Berg. Last year round about this time we shot Katja and Mike and […]
Fahrkult story & shoot for issue July 2014 (#4) Vesparados Cape Town
{automotive} We’re so excited to have a feature in the latest Fahrkult. Buy your copy at newsstands in Germany and read about the awesome Vesparados in Cape Town.
Gwen and Gawie Fagan – portrait for freundevonfreunden.com
{portraits} If you’re 90 and don’t think of retiring, you’ve lived your life right. It was such an honour to interview and shoot Gwen and Gawie Fagan and their self-built house […]
Jody and Jim’s wedding featured on The Pretty Blog
{featured} The Pretty Blog featured Jody and Jim’s wedding – we are honoured – thank you so much! It was a heartfelt celebration that we were so lucky to be […]
The 12 photos that won me motoring photographer of the year 2014
{news} Here are the twelve pictures I (Desmond) entered to the SAGMJ (South African Guild of Motoring Journalists) competition. We won! I say we because this was a team effort between me […]
Anja and Josua, Roodezand, Tulbagh, South Africa
{wedding} There are no rules is our favourite thing to say. Because there are NO rules. Also not for weddings. A warm autumn day in the Cape, happy people, a blue wedding dress… […]
Mercedes-Benz S500 and longtermers shoot for the June issue of TopCar
{automotive} Last month I was very busy with the guys from TopCar. We went out to the high court in Cape Town one morning eeeearly to shoot a Mercedes S500. The car worked […]
Anne-Caroline, Cyril, Gaspard and Basile, Eppingen, Germany
{portraits} We meet awesome people through our work. Just after we’ve arrived in Germany, we shot this lovely French family in the south of Germany. Anne-Caroline, Cyril, Gaspard and Basile […]
Mace, Silo District, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
{editorial} Mace is busy developing the Silo District at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. We took a few shots for them to show the progress.
Harley Davidson trip through South Africa
{documentary} What an honour! I (Desmond) was invited by Harley Davidson to shoot a group of Japanese journalists while they toured the northern and eastern part of South Africa and Swaziland. We […]
Adidas shoot for Thoban Jappie
{fashion} We did a shoe shoot for Thoban, he is a brand ambassador for Adidas South Africa. It was a short shoot in the ‘ghetto of Woodstock’ (it’s our ghetto :). […]
Suzette and Sebe’s wedding featured in the MarryMAG
{featured} It’s only a few weeks ago that we shot Suzette and Sebe’s wedding surrounded by the mountains in Stellenbosch – and this amazing wedding (organised by awesome Hannes Loubser) is […]
Caroline and Louis’ wedding featured on Ditt Bröllop
{featured} Swedish wedding blog Ditt Bröllop featured Caroline and Louis’ countryside wedding. That’s more than perfect since Caroline, the bride, is Swedish. Thanks so much for the feature! You can […]
Robyn and Grant’s wedding featured on southboundbride.com
{featured} Gin, summer, happy people on the Fynbos Estate… the SouthBound Bride featured Robyn and Grant’s awesome wedding! Many thanks – we were so lucky to be part of it. […]
Caroline and Louis’ wedding featured on onefabday.com
{featured} “This is one of those epic weddings you see on Pinterest, but with a fabulous love story to match…” said the lovely ladies from One Fab Day that featured Caroline and Louis’ wedding. […]
dna photographers featured on 1001hochzeiten.de
{featured} German wedding blog 1001hochzeiten.de asked us about our favorite locations for wedding couple shoots. Have a look at the feature over here. Thanks ladies, we’re looking forward to meeting […]
Red Bull BC One, Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 April 2014
{documentary} On Sunday I shot the Red Bull BC One Competition in Joburg. Wow, what an insane day. Read all about it on redbull.com. Thank you Mobile Media Mob and Red Bull for the […]
Fahrkult shoot for issue April 2014 Citi Golf
{automotive} We snapped a few shots of Citi Golfs in Cape Town (yes, they are indeed everywhere) for German car magazine Fahrkult. You can buy the magazine at newsstands in […]
TopCar shoots for issue May 2014 (CLA AMG and Golf R)
{automotive} There are two of our shoots in TopCar‘s May issue. We shot two powerful and awesome cars, the Mercedes CLA AMG and the Golf R, both are all-wheel drive and blistering […]
Renault Sandero shoot for Renault South Africa
{automotive} We had two days to shoot the Renault Sandero for Renault South Africa. I like, do you? dna – Desmond
Suzette and Sebe, Clouds Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{wedding} “We hope you’re ready for the wedding of the century” said Hannes Loubser (an amazing wedding designer/coordinator & more), who put all his heart into this wedding. And yes indeed, Suz’ […]
dna photographers featured in Weiss Magazin
{featured} I (Antonia) had the pleasure to write a few blurbs about wedding dresses as I’ve been at over one hundred weddings (Can you believe it?). 🙂 Have a look at […]
Alain Prost for Nissan South Africa, Stellenbosch, South Africa
{editorial} Yesterday we met and shot Alain Prost for Nissan. The former Formula 1 champion is taking part in the Absa Cape Epic. What an awesome man to meet! Good luck for the […]
Laurelle and Greg, Emily Moon, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
{wedding} Joy, laughter and tears. A summer day. The beauty of the Garden Route.. Too many things to put Laurelle and Greg’s wedding weekend into words. The images speak for themselves […]
{Call for collaboration} Berlin
{news} Call for collaboration When: June/July/August Where: Berlin, Germany (& rest of Europe) What: people + their cars/bikes/bicycles/scooters If you’re interested in a fun photography project, email us (also random […]
Daniela and Alex’ wedding featured on verruecktnachhochzeit.de
{featured} Verrückt nach Hochzeit, an awesome German wedding blog featured Daniela and Alex’ wedding today! Vielen Dank! The two lovers (Daniela and Alex) became dear friends since we shot their […]
Article for digital-photography-school.com
{featured} ‘7 Tips for Taking Better Photographs of Cars’ is the second article I (Desmond) wrote for digital-photography-school.com. Digital Photography School is a great online source to improve your photography and […]
Dag and Thomas’ wedding featured on queenforaday.fr
{featured} Have you heard of the cute French wedding blog Queen For A Day? If not, go check it out. They featured Dag and Thomas’ lovely wedding. Thanks so much Amélie! And […]
Jamie-Lee and Lyle, Langkloof Roses, Wellington, South Africa
{wedding} How awesome to shoot again at Langkloof Roses – it’s been a few years. The gorgeous rose farm was a great spot for Jamie and Lyle’s wedding celebration. A hot summer […]
Jody and Jim, Camps Bay Ridge Guest House, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} Jody (a stewardess) and DJ Jim from London traveled the world and decided on beautiful Cape Town to say their vows in front of close family and friends. The […]
Nikki and Jon’s wedding featured on magnoliarouge.com
{featured} Matjiesfontein is a magical place and we were so lucky to shoot Nikki and Jon’s wedding there in October last year. The awesome blog Magnolia Rouge featured this wedding […]
Tobie & Lynne, Cape Town, South Africa for Mercedes-Benz #EXTRAORDINAIRE
{automotive} Tobie and Lynne are Mercedes-Benz lovers. They were the perfect couple for the pilot shoot & interview we did for Mercedes-Benz! Have a look at the Mercedes-Benz Extraordinaire site […]
TopCar shoots for issue March 2014 (Audi S3 and others)
{automotive} One early morning we met up with Hailey Philander to shoot the S3 for TopCar – what a a lovely blue, what a car!! So we drove around Cape Town for an hour and this […]
Jen and Francois’ engagement shoot featured on mooitroues.co.za
{featured} Afrikaans wedding blog Mooi Troues featured the sunrise/moonset shoot we did with Jen and Francois the other day. Baaie, baaie dankie, awesome to share this shoot with the world […]
Nitro Circus, Cape Town Stadium, South Africa, 15 February 2014
{documentary} Since i was a little boy, athletes like these were my heroes; I was skating and riding my BMX everyday with their inspiration. This weekend I got to shoot some […]
Caleb’s Hill school uniform production Heideveld, Cape Town, South Africa
{documentary} The other day we shared Caleb’s Hill’s school uniform handover with you. Today we want to give you a brief insight behind the scenes and introduce you the three […]
Caleb’s Hill school uniform handover Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, South Africa
{documentary} Beautiful faces. We couldn’t stop smiling after spending the afternoon with these kids from Bonteheuwel. The reason? The German/Austrian organization Caleb’s Hill handed out school uniforms etc. to kids in […]
Jen and Francois, Signal Hill & Pipe Track, Cape Town, South Africa
{couples} The magic of the morning light – oh, how we love it. Together with Jen and Francois, we watched the moon set and the sun rise on Signal Hill, […]
Mokena Makeka – portrait for freundevonfreunden.com
{portraits} We are so excited that we were able to kick off Cape Town for Freunde von Freunden! We interviewed and photographed architect Mokena Makeka about his life and journey. […]
Robyn and Grant, Fynbos Estate, Malmesbury, South Africa
{wedding} When we get asked about wedding venues, we always mention the Fynbos Estate in Malmesbury as it’s the perfect spot for a chilled countryside wedding. Robyn and Grant, South […]
Bryan Adams, concert Grand West Casino Grand Arena, Cape Town, South Africa, 28 January 2014
{documentary} The Bryan Adams Bare Bone Tour is happening right now here in Cape Town, South Africa (at the Grand Arena at the Grand West Casino). What an eventful week, after shooting […]
428i BMW shoot for BMW South Africa
{automotive} We had the opportunity to shoot the new 428i BMW for BMW South Africa. It was a big challenge to shoot this dark shiny car – everything just reflects […]
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, concert Velodrome Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa, 26 January 2014
{documentary} We had a jol last night at the Bruce Springsteen concert at the Velodrome in Bellville (Cape Town), South Africa with the Mobile Media Mob guys Thoban and Roy. Bruce Springsteen and The […]
Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG {RETUTPRO collaboration}
{automotive} I did a kick ass shoot with my friend Manni from Retutpro.com. The aim was to test out new software and the results came out awesome! What do you think of […]
Bikeroutes Overberg trip {BMW F800 GS Adventure}
{automotive} We had such a great time when we shot the Overberg trip for www.bikeroutes.co.za. This was an advertorial route we did together with BMW Motorrad South Africa. Our bike for the […]
TopGear shoots for issue February 2014
{automotive} I’m so proud of the February TopGear(South Africa) issue! (Or how the guys at TopGear call it ‘the Desmond Louw issue’ 🙂 I shot the cover and 28 pages on […]
Lee and Ricardo, Cape Town, South Africa
{portraits} Lee (American) and Ricardo (Portugese/Swiss) needed new portraits of themselves for their internet company’s profile. We walked through Cape Town and took a few shots early in the morning. […]
Wir fotografieren im Sommer 2016 wieder in Deutschland! {German post}
{news} Von Ende Mai bis September 2016 werden wir wieder in Deutschland/Schweiz, Österreich und den Rest Europas fotografieren! Yeah! Hier findest du unsere Reisedaten. Unser zu Hause ist in Kapstadt. […]
Fleur and Samir, St. James, Cape Town, South Africa
{wedding} Two days after Fleur and Samir’s wedding we met up with the two again in St. James at the beach. It was a very (!) early morning, and totally […]
Marc {Mister capetownmagazine.com}, Cape Town, South Africa
{portraits} Marc is the man behind capetownmagazine.com – Cape Town’s awesome online magazine I (Antonia) worked for a couple of years ago. Marc needed new portraits for magazines etc., so we met […]
Cars of 2013
{automotive} What a year we had! Toni and I had so much fun shooting cars and people all over the world! Here are some of our favourite car photos taken in 2013, enjoy. […]
Chris and Klaus’ wedding featured in the MarryMAG
{featured} The most awesome Hamburg wedding we shot in June in Germany was featured in the first issue of MarryMag, a German wedding magazine! Find more pictures of this lovely […]
Merry Christmas & an awesome 2014!
{news} We are thankful for such an amazing year! 2013 was a heck of a year. We had so much fun and so much work and met so many awesome […]
Kirsten and Horst’s wedding featured on magnoliarouge.com
{featured} Do you remember Kirsten and Horst’s most beautiful countryside wedding we shot in July in Germany? That’s a wedding we still talk about – it was r-e-a-l and so […]
Daniela and Alex’ wedding featured in the Wedding Inspirations Magazine
{featured} Yesterday, the Wedding Inspirations summer 2013 issue went on sale and we just heard some of our pictures of Daniela and Alex’ wedding were featured in it with a […]
Alexis and Kazibi, Huysen Hill Farm, Mosselbay, South Africa
{wedding} W-O-W! What a celebration. We love farm weddings!! Alexis (from Baltimore, USA) and Kazibi (from Vleesbaai, close to Mosselbay) met at University in Stellenbosch and now live together in […]
Christmas shoot for Home Magazine / Tuis issue December 2013
{featured} Christmas is in less than four weeks! Wohoo!!! In the middle of October I (Antonia) did a Christmas shoot with Misi Overturf at A Place (Lourensford, Somerset West) for […]
Geneviève and Alistair, Bo-Kaap, Cape Town & Vrede En Lust Simondium, South Africa
{wedding} Oh, what beautiful people! Gen and Al wanted to do the ‘first look’ before the wedding ceremony. What a special moment in Bo-Kaap in Cape Town. Calm before the […]
TopCar shoots for issue December 2013
{featured} The December TopCar issue is out and once again it’s packed with our photos! It’s always so cool working with the guys and girls of TopCar, every time a different mission. […]
Nadine & Alex’ wedding featured on theprettyblog.com
{featured} The most scenic wedding we have ever shot in Europe was featured on The Pretty Blog! A BIG thank you! Nadine and Alex’ Alm wedding in Austria was surely […]
WeChat TV commercials behind the scenes shoot, Cape Town, South Africa
In September we shot behind the scenes for the new WeChat (a mobile text and voice messaging communication service) commercials. As you can see, it was a lot of fun! Model […]
Feature on topphotographyfilms.com
Kai from Top Photography Films interviewed me, Antonia, about our photography work. Thanks so much, I feel humbled. Click here for the interview. dna – Antonia
Thomas and Dag’s wedding featured on onefabday.com
We’re so glad summer is back in Cape Town, so it’s just fitting that One Fab Day featured Thomas and Dag’s beach wedding in Noordhoek. Thank you ladies!!! Find our […]
TopCar shoots for issue November 2013
The November issue of TopCar magazine is mine! I did three big shoots for this issue. I shot the new 335i GT, the new Panda and the whole fleet of long […]
Edward, Bo-Kaap & Devil’s Peak, Cape Town, South Africa
This is Edward from Canada. He has literally been around the world working for an airline for many years. 10 years ago he visited Cape Town, last week he was […]
Sarah, Silvermine, Cape Town, South Africa
{One frame only} – from a couple shoot we did with Sarah and Rob. We love the landscape that’s right in front of our doors in Cape Town. Lucky. Grateful.
Lesotho Sky, Lesotho
My cousin ‘in law’ Christian asked me to shoot some shots at this year’s Lesotho Sky, a mountain bike race for the brave! This was also a golden opportunity to test […]
Nikki and Jonathan, Matjiesfontein, South Africa
Matjiesfontein is a little village in the Karoo with lots of magic and charm. When Nikki and Jon asked us to shoot their wedding we were more than excited – […]
Photo booth season 2013/2014
We know everyone has some good fun in the photo booth… to keep things exciting, we made two new backdrops for this season. Our photo booth is 2m x 2m, […]
Conny & Felix’ wedding featured on offbeatbride.com
We love Offbeat Bride‘s motto ‘Altar your thinking’. The lovely ladies from this not-so-typical wedding blog featured Conny and Felix’ wedding we celebrated with them in the little town McGregor. […]
Daniela & Alex’ wedding featured on onefabday.com
One Fab Day featured Daniela and Alex’ stunning wedding. These two are very dear to our hearts – we just met up in Zurich on our recent trip to Europe and […]
Road trip: Detroit, Pennsylvania, Boston, New York City, USA
Hello!! So the final days in America were MIND-BLOWING! We left Detroit and drove into Pennsylvania to spend a night there. This state never heard of the fuel crisis in the […]
Reflecting our photography season 2012/2013
Dear friends, followers, clients and supporters of our work. It’s winter in Cape Town – a good time to reflect over a good cup of coffee over the past year, […]
Liana and Chris’ wedding featured on southboundbride.com
Gaby from southboundbride.com featured Liana and Chris’ rainy, lovely wedding at Rockhaven in Elgin. We’re stoked! Thanks for the love, Gaby! Liana shared her wedding planning (advice and stories) throughout […]
Driving a Dodge Charger in Detroit, USA
We arrived in Detroit! At first I was shocked of the state of this city and all the suburbs. So many beautiful houses stand empty and are falling into pieces, […]
Skating through New York City, USA
So I arrived in New York. The heat was high, very high, but I love it! On my arrival I quickly had a shower and took my skateboard and skated […]
Photographer of the year {SAGMJ}
The SAGMJ (South African Guild of Motoring Journalists) Motoring Journalist and Photographer of the Year competition 2013 took place in June and this was the first year I (Desmond) entered and […]
Conny, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
Conny is one of my (Antonia) favourite people in Germany. We met during university-times in Germany and have ever since stayed in touch. During our five-week-stay in Berlin we met […]
TopGear shoot: Mercedes G-class AMG vs the Suzuki Jimny
I (Desmond) had loads of fun with the guys of TopGear to shoot these two cars, the Mercedes G-class AMG and the Suzuki Jimny. We went mad with them! The whole idea […]
Katja, Mike and Levi, Berlin, Germany
Now they’re three. Katja and Mike got married in early 2011 in Kommetjie at the beach, close to Cape Town. Last week we met up in Berlin and got to […]
Kirsten and Horst, Adendorf, Germany
We’re so excited and happy to share Kirsten and Horst’s wedding with you; a real countryside wedding close to Halle (Saale) in Germany. Kirsten and Horst made us instantly feel […]
Chris and Klaus, Strandperle & Maritimes Museum, Hamburg, Germany
‘Die Strandperle’ in Hamburg, must be one of the cutest (and smallest) wedding venues in Germany. We’ve been emailing with Chris for many months now, so it was lovely, finally […]
Nadine and Alex, Maierl Alm, Kirchberg in Tirol, Austria
Heidi and ‘Sound of music’ vibes were definitely in our heads when we arrived in beautiful Kirchberg in Tirol in Austria. Nadine (a vet) and Alex (Apple dude) from Munich […]
Dag and Thomas, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Earlier this year we shot Thomas and Dag’s beautiful wedding in Noordhoek. A couple of days before that, we met up in our hood District Six and went for an […]
Chevrolet Trailblazer 2013 campaign – Western Cape, South Africa
We did some fun 4x4ing and drove along Cape Town’s streets with the newest Chevrolet Trailblazer for GM’s ad campaign.
Janine and Ilan, Grand Dédale, Wellington, South Africa
A summer feast on a beautiful summer day with good friends and family from all over the world to share Janine and Ilan’s ‘yes’ to each other. The South African/German […]
Conny and Felix Temenos Retreat, McGregor, South Africa
McGregor is a magic little town. A place that Conny and Felix (two awesome Germans living in Sydney, Australia) fell in love with when they lived in Cape Town a […]
Jon Bon Jovi concert Cape Town Stadium 7 May 2013
I (Desmond) went to the Jon Bon Jovi concert last night at the Cape Town Stadium to take pictures for Mobile Media Mob and Big Concerts. It was soooo cool being right in […]
ISUZU KB 2013 campaign – Western Cape, South Africa
Since December 2012, here and there we’ve posted a couple of on-shoot pictures via instagram and Facebook, now we can finally show you the end-product. For several weeks we shot (& edited) […]
Romy and Calvin’s wedding featured on ruffledblog.com
Romy and Calvin’s beautiful wedding was featured on the awesome ruffledblog.com. It’s awesome to inspire other couples with the vibe, style, decor etc. Romy and Calvin did a great job […]
Liuba and Chris, Midlands Meander, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Liuba and Chris live in New York City and decided to get hitched with their closest friends and family in the Midlands in KwaZulul-Natal. What beautiful surroundings with people from […]
Isis and Chris, The Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
Isis and Chris are fun bankers from the UK. We were sooo excited to shoot their wedding after we met them in March 2012 (we did a little shoot with […]
Romy and Calvin, Rhebokskloof, Paarl, South Africa
A few days before Christmas 2012 was one of the windiest days in the Cape, the day of Romy and Calvin’s wedding. Next to all the windy craziness was one […]
Daniela and Alex, Zorgvliet, Stellenbosch, South Africa
When we met Daniela and Alex on our Europe trip in September, we knew that their wedding would turn out as it did: a chilled and fun summer picnic party […]
Launch of the 2013 Harley Davidson range in South Africa
I (Desmond) was lucky enough to shoot the launch of the 2013 Harley Davidson range in South Africa. We drove a circular route around the Western Cape with these monsters […]
Drive Out / WegRy cover shoot
Desmond shot this pimped Fortuner for the cover of Drive Out / WegRy issue #63, December 2012. This month is for cover-shots 🙂
TopGear shoot BMW M135i
I (Desmond) went out with the TopGear guys to Calvinia, apparently the place where you can buy the best meat in South Africa. They compared the car, a BMW M135i, with […]
Caroline and Andy’s wedding got featured on www.stylemepretty.com
Caroline and Andy came all the way from the UK to Malmesbury, South Africa to celebrate their love with a few family and friends. It was an uber- chilled wedding […]
Louise and Jano’s wedding got featured on www.weddingchicks.com
In April, Louise and Jano tied the knot in Gaansbaai at the Grootbos Nature Reserve, close to Hermanus in South Africa. It was a gorgeous beach wedding with paradise-like vibes. […]
Elli and Pat, Devil’s Peak, Cape Town, South Africa
Did you know that Germans love Cape Town? 🙂 Well, it’s true indeed. Elli and Pat spent a couple of days in our city while traveling through South Africa. We […]
BMW bike trip, Sutherland, South Africa
Just before our trip to Germany, I (Desmond) did a bike trip with a friend and colleague to Sutherland. It rained non stop the first two days and the rest […]
Bridget and Andreas, Hotel Freigeist, Northeim, Germany
WOW! What a w-e-d-d-i-n-g! Have you ever been to a wedding where the couple had three different outfits? Bridget and Andreas’ wedding in the Harz at the Hotel Freigeist in Northeim, […]
Norway roundtrip
Yes, we are lucky. We are working while traveling and traveling while working. A dream job indeed. We traveled all the way to Norway (our first Europe stop this year) […]
Julia and Tommi, Schloss Ratzenhofen, Baveria, Germany
Julia and Tommi’s wedding is the first wedding we shot in Germany, yeah! What a blast, what a fun couple. It was a hot German summer day in Baveria. The […]
Bridget and Andreas, Hamburg, Germany
Hello dear friends! It is so much fun being in Europe (today a BIG hello from Berlin), we are having an absolute blast. Last weekend we spent a couple of […]
Hilda & Lourens, Redelinghuys & Elands Bay, West Coast, South Africa
Hello friends! A big HELLO from Norway! Yes, we are finally on our Europe trip. We are very excited to share last weekend’s wedding with you. Hilda and Lourens decided […]
Hello Again winter fashion shoot, Cape Town, South Africa
When you visit Cape Town, you will most definitely go to Long Street, Cape Town’s most famous street downtown. On Long Street you’ll find the shop Hello Again, where basics, accessories, […]
Isis and Christopher, Glen Beach, Cape Town, South Africa
We met Isis (French Lebanese) and Christopher (South African) last week when they were on a short Cape Town holiday to plan their wedding. As they live in London and […]
Barbara & Michael, The Grand, cafe and beach, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Woooooww… what a wedding feast. Barbara (lawyer) and Michael (in fashion) from Durban celebrated their seriously grande wedding at The Grand in Cape Town with a bunch of good looking and well […]
Femke and Arjon, Big Bay, Cape Town and Vrede en Lust, Simondium, Franschhoek, South Africa
Weatherwise, Cape Town is a little bit like London: even though rain is predicted, the sun might still shine, you might need a jacket, you might need a bikini, you […]
Drien and Hendri, Albion, Rouxville, Free State, South Africa
When we shot the wedding at the Gariep Dam two weeks ago, we didn’t know that two weeks later we would shoot in the Free State again. Drien and Hendri […]
Caroline and Andy, Fynbos Estate, Malmesbury, South Africa
We loved Caroline and Andy’s wedding, it reminded us so much of our wedding. It was a relaxed, intimate and just a love-filled affair with very close family and friends […]
Peter, Vesparados Cape Town, South Africa
Had some fun the other day with Peter. Isn’t that BSA lovely??
Jo, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
We shot our neighbour Jo. She needed a portrait of herself for the magazine Fairlady that will feature her and her blog Pretty Pretty in a coming issue. It was […]
GQ interview – Stephan Winkelmann, CEO Lamborghini – Cape Town, South Africa
Yesterday I had to document this interview with Aaron Borril from GQ magazine and Stephan Winkelmann, the boss of Lamborghini. When Stephan arrived at the hotel where the interview took […]
A Skyline on Fire and Jacob Israel, silent film, Pretoria, South Africa
I took some photos of a silent film with the not so silent and awesome A Skyline on Fire, together with a South African music genius called Jacob Israel. goose […]
Matjiesfontein, Karoo, South Africa
Antonia wrote an article about Matjiesfontein so we went there with the train and stayed in the Lord Milner Hotel for two days! I love taking portraits and this place […]
We made it to the end! – USA
Wow, I’m back in Cape Town, this was one big adventure…whats next??? Here is our lovely companion, right at the end of Route 66 at Santa Monica. (How cool is […]
Ghost towns, and more crazy friendly people – Route 66, USA
The scenery was once again totally new and mind blowing today, virtually no traffic on the route and we drove trough real ghost towns. The most lovely old houses just […]
Cool people, guns and the open road! – Route 66, USA
Monument valley was something to see!! The home of the road runner.. meep meep! Because of the new highway next to route 66, some of the towns are ghost towns. […]
Riding, nature and more riding…. – Grand Canyon, USA
Wow what a day, we saw the most amazing nature including the Grand Canyon!! This little dude tried to steal my jerky, the little bastard! While the sun was setting […]
Hello Route 66! – USA
Today’s trip in the car was awesome, the nature was so different to anything I have ever seen, so fresh on the eyes. Meet Rhonda, she was our sweet little […]
Las Vegas day 2 of 2 – USA
We started day two working… on our tan This was taken from a huge tower… A water show with music (Frank Sinatra), was very cool to see! This street girl […]
Las Vegas, day 1 of 2 – USA
We started the day traveling to Las Vegas in the Karoo (well it looked like it) and we stopped at a truck stop to eat the most disgusting food ever, […]
We arrived! – USA
So we are here! How cool is this, one of my best best friends and I are doing a road trip in America in an American muscle car. We arrived […]
Bittereinder, Stellenbosch, South Africa
I have been listening to Bittereinder for a while now and finally had the chance to meet them last night, awesome guys, down to the ground and very inspiring. Great […]
Nissan GTR Top speed test for Rapport in Upington, South Africa
I had the opportunity to go to Upington where Nissan South Africa delivered a GTR for us on a truck to test, Justus and I felt like little boys (ssshht […]
The Vesparados, Cape Town, South Africa
May I introduce, the Vesperados of Cape Town. They call themselves the “scooter gang” and are an awesome bunch of people. Peter Forbes, a good old Irishman is the guy […]