"The African rain will fall and wash away all my tears" - Johnny Clegg (the other kind of African JC) https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/ Sun, 5 Apr 2026 17:00:54 GMT World Nomads Adventures This story of Siya and her life as a child affected by HIV is a one that rang close to my heart the more I got to know her. I want to do justice to the people/places I am shooting;I want my photos to make people feel something,like when you read a part in your book twice.I just graduated in April! Since then I've been traveling and working in odd pub jobs around England(cleaning bathrooms even!)& moving on to Amsterdam in 3 weeks!Travel to me is an opportunity to wander,to get lost & in doing so-finding yourself over and over again. I'm very bad at sitting still,and very good at adapting to being outside my comfort zone. I stumbled on photography at University and thank God I did as I found what it means to truly love something in life. Taking photos for me is all about observation. It truly has very little to do with what you see and more to do with how you see them. My favourite thing in the world is to meet people in new(or old)places, listen to them,and capture something about them that would ordinarily go unnoticed. I would put everything I have into this opportunity,and hope it would be a step in becoming a travel photographer, keep me out of those kitchens and toilets! ;) https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/49581/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-I-am-Siyamthanda Travel South Africa rpeati1990 https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/49581/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-I-am-Siyamthanda#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/49581/South-Africa/My-Scholarship-entry-I-am-Siyamthanda Fri, 24 Oct 2014 06:18:00 GMT 0 Johannesburg, Jozi, 'The City of Gold', the city of lights - even where there is darkness. This is my home, and a place that I knew had too many stories buried in it to not tell with my camera. So I drove into the middle of the city, parked my car, and walked the streets with my camera, tripod and an excitement that always appears every time I know I am in faced of an opportunity to capture moments and stories that would have otherwise gone untold. The first time I took photos, I knew I wanted it to be much more than just a fad. I am now currently studying photojournalism and I have an absolute and unaffected love for what I do because it’s an instinctive process; one that connects keen observation with feeling & an uncanny sense of how to construct a picture. I strive to combine sentiment and sensitivity for my subjects, whom I always treat with respect, kindness and maturity. I contribute to the art of photography because I take photos knowing that the final outcome is not only about the prints produced, but about the process; the cultures, people or landscapes with which you have an interaction, and the attitude with which you handle the making of an image. I have a wonderfully positive view of this beautiful world we live in & am a focused, assiduous, smart and happy person. I try to reflect critically about the social and political meanings my photos will have and have the capacity to put my head, eye and heart on the same axis.This is not something contrived, but is the result of great affection and respect for the subject matter, their context, and an equal respect for the medium. I am unbelievably keen to learn more about my favourite thing in the world to do. This scholarship and time with Jason would be an extraordinary opportunity for me; to improve my skill, grow as a photographer and a person, and come home knowing I have made some kind of a difference to every person, culture and moment I have met along the way. https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/36706/South-Africa/The-City-of-Stories Travel South Africa rpeati1990 https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/36706/South-Africa/The-City-of-Stories#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/rpeati1990/photos/36706/South-Africa/The-City-of-Stories Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:36:00 GMT 0