JoburgPlaces 2.0 Book Launch

Skyhawk is proud to be part of Gerald Garner's revised and expanded guide to our much beloved city of Johannesburg - JoburgPlaces 2.0. The book is a true celebration of Joziburg's urban life, village streets , northern nodes and hidden gems and a must for Joburgers and visitors alike.

 A number of Skyhawk's aerial images of Johannesburg appear in the book.  For more on this exceptional guide book please visit www.joburgplaces.com

 

 

Getaway Magazine Interview: The Flying Nomads

Skyhawk was recently interviewed by Getaway Magazine .......

 
They've been to over 56 countries and taken to the skies to photography everything from ice-covered Chilean Patagonia and sunsets in Saigon to Southern Africa's magical Makgadigadi and Namibia's NamibRand Nature Reserve.

We interview the eyes in the sky: Jan and Jay Roode from Skyhawk Photography. Read the full interview (and check out their awesome photos) here - http://bit.ly/UBMr3H

http://blog.getaway.co.za/travel-news/flying-nomads/

Skyhawk and The Endangered Wildlife Trust Store

 The Endangered Wildlife Trust Store

We were proud to be involved in the highly anticipated launch of the new Endangered Wildlife Trust Store at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town recently.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) is dedicated to conserving threatened species and ecosystems in Southern Africa including the critically endangered Dugong, African Wild Dog, Blue Swallow and Riverine Rabbit and is a champion in the battle currently being fought against Rhino poaching.

The Store creates a much needed retail outlet for The Trust and allows for interesting partnerships, fundraising opportunities and for awareness raising. Proceeds from the sale of all items in the store go to supporting a list of endangered wildlife in Southern Africa and their habitats.

Skyhawk was thrilled to partner yet again with The Endangered Wildlife Trust by making available  a range of signed fine art prints and a limited edition range of Mozambique postcards at the store.


Location: Shop 105, The Clock Tower, V&A Waterfront 
Closest Parking:  Clock Tower Centre Garage
Telephone: +27 21 418 6813 
Fax: N/A 
Email: ewtstore@ewt.org.za 
Website: www.ewt.org.za 

 

 

A Flock of Stingray

We were recently on assignment in the Bazaruto Archipelago Marine Reserve in Mozambique when we came across this unique sighting of a flock of Stingray "flying" in close formation through the ocean shallows.

It was absolutely incredible to watch these gentle giants gliding effortlessly through the water.

I have included some images of the archipelago just to put into perspective the phenominal beauty of the habitat of these graceful creatures

The island of Margaruque

Santa Carolina Island

 

Dark Desert Dreaming in Namibrand

Many of Skyhawk's images appeared in conjunction with an article written on the Namibrand Reserve in Getaway Magazine this month.

Namibrand is for us one of the most beautiful places on earth and a place where we reconnect with nature, with each other and find a freedom of spirit that is hard to describe.

To read more about this incredible place please follow the below link....


http://magazine.getaway.co.za/featured-articles/namibrand-nature-reserve/

Here are some of the images that appear in the article:

Getaway Magazine - Significant Contributor

We are honoured to have recently been chosen as a significant contributor to the acclaimed Getaway Magazine and have been added to the featured photographer section on the Getaway Website.


http://photo.getaway.co.za/albums/featured-photographers/jay-roode/

Skyhawk exhibits at Decorex Johannesburg

Skyhawk just recently exhibited at Decorex in Johannesburg. Decorex is the largest décor & design show in Southern Africa and it fea­tures the lat­est on the local and inter­na­tional front with a fresh
per­spec­tive on spaces in which to live, work and play.

We spent a fantastic five days talking to people about our incredible journey, the work and our hopes and dreams for the future. We had over 2000 people through our stall over five days and it was wonderful to watch people connect to the magic of Africa through our images.

Thank you to all those who visited the stall 

 

Mozambique from the Sky

Go Magazine - Mozambique from the Sky

Skyhawk was featured in Go and Weg Magazine this month (August 2011) in an eight page portfolio entitled Mozambique from Above. The article showcases some of our images from our recent Mozambique expedition where we flew the length of the Mozambique coastline from South Africa up to the Quirimbas Archipelago on the border of Tanzania.

Nature's Best Photography

Skyhawk awarded Nature's Best Picture of the Week 2011

Photographers from all around the world are invited to sumbit images for the review of Nature's Best Photography and each week one image is featured on the homepage. This year Skyhawk Photography won Picture of the Week 2011 for their image of Sandwich harbour

 

The Story: The stretch of dramatic coastline between Henties Bay and Sandwich Harbour must be hands-down one of the most magnificent flights in the world. On this particular afternoon, as we flew down the coast from henties Bay, it was a scorching 95 degrees Farenheit on the ground - and astonishingly, the temprature didnt change 2000 feet up! Sandwich Harbour is staggeringly beautiful and so isolated it has a sacred stillness to it. This protected RAMSAR site is a wetalnd of international importance. Host to nearly 70, 000 birds each year, including flamingos, pelicans and terns - it is truly one of nature's miracles.

Skyhawk and Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership

THE EMERGENCY DUGONG PROTECTION PROJECT - BAZARUTO ARCHIPELAGO, MOZAMBIQUE

The Bazaruto Archipelago is heavily utilized for it’s marine resources, and tourism value, yet still manages to support the Western Indian Ocean’s last viable population of Dugongs. The Dugong is a near mythical marine mammal that once ranged Africa’s eastern coastline from Eritrea through to southern Mozambique. Today, as a result of by-catch, the Dugong is extinct in much of its range, and is expected to vanish from Africa within the next 40 years.  

Photo courtesy: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/dugong/

The elusive Dugong occurs in shallow tropical and subtropical coastal and island waters of the Indo-pacific. These herbivores are seagrass specialists consuming 10% of their body mass in leafy vegetation each day. A mature adult can weigh up to 400kg, attain 3,5m and reach an age of 70. These gentle grazers are only able to produce 1 calf every 5 to 7 years after reaching maturity at 16 years. Not only are Dugongs at risk from drowning in gill nets throughout the Bazaruto Archipelago, their habitat is under threat from seine netting destruction.

The Dugong’s struggle to endure here is a perilous one, and one that requires urgent conservation attention. This is being applied through the Dugong Emergency Protection Project managed by the Endangered Wildlife Trust. The Project is implementing a range of conservation interventions that will secure core Dugong herds and habitat. 

Skyhawk has partnered with the Endangered Wildlife Trust  in the Bazaruto Archipelago in attempt to provide sustainable income for the Dugong Emergency Protection Project through the sale of various Skyhawk fine art products.

If you would like to support the EWT and the creatures of the Archipelago consider buying a breathtaking set of 11 limited edition postcards

The postcards feature unique aerial images of the Bazaruto Archipelago and the Mozambique coastline; habitat to the last remaining viable population of Dugong on the East African coastline; one of the worlds most endangered marine mammals.

Proceeds go directly to the project to set up crucial monitoring and infrastructure networks in the reserve and much needed educational programs.

A set of full colour extra large postcards costs R335 including postage (within South Africa)

Please e-mail jan@skyhawkphotography.com to place your order or phone 083 308 5102

www.skyhawkphotography.com 

 www.ewt.org.za/WHATWEDO/OurProgrammes/MarineandCoastalProgramme.aspx

 

Skyhawk featured in Getaway Magazine

 

The Skyhawk feature in the Ultimate Getaways section of the Getaway Magazine - April 2012 edition