This week’s regular Tuesday meeting saw members and guests attended this Zoom presentation from a consummate professional photographer. Scott led us through his journey from England to Namibia and told us, by means of his wonderful photographs, how his work unfolds in that sub-Saharan, west coast country.
But Scott began his talk by outlining the origins of man in this area and throughout added more and more information, bit by bit, and brought us into the present day - so much so that he told us about the Namibian fight against Covid and how successful the country had been in containing the pandemic.
What a fantastic country - the Skeleton Coast, Fish River Canyon and the Benguela Current. It is no wonder that tourism makes up such a big part of Namibia's GDP.
Health and safety needed to be considered - he showed us a publicity shot of a floating bar, a beautiful bar in a tropical sunset. But the bridge to it had missing planks and the handrail was only really there for the high voltage cable! This is Africa. But Namibia is changing it has the best roads in Africa (and the worst drivers in Africa).
The scope of work Scott has undertaken is inspiring, we saw photos of children at school, fabulous weddings and, of course, the wildlife. Black and white rhinos, hippopotamus, desert elephants and pangolins. How can these animals be saved from poachers who sell their scales for medicine and their bodies for food. Scott's work in photographing all these endangered species certainly helps to raise awareness worldwide.
His assignments included being there when a gold mine was first discovered and recording every stage of the industrial development, photographing the front line anti-poaching squads and shooting the President.
Perhaps his oddest shoot was the Calendar Girls shoot for an all-female equivalent of the Women's Institute.
The evening was a cornucopia of plenty! Thanks Scott.
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