Namibia landscapes

Hardback. Dept Agriculture & Nature Conservation Namibia. 1986 1st ed. 70 pp with colour and bw plates. Very good condition in hardcover. Beautiful little book to showcase the fine works of art inspired by the animals and landscapes of this desert kingdom.

With IMPRESSIONS, award-winning photographer and graphic artist  Günther Komnick  has brought together 50 years of masterful photography. Since the 1960s he has traveled extensively in Southern Africa, while Egypt, the Middle East and Zanzibar were more recent destinations. It is from this archive, built up over five decades, that he presents a selection for your enjoyment.  IMPRESSIONS captures a quietude and timelessness that has very little to do with our modern, technologically-driven lifestyles. It is a celebration of colour and composition that is honest yet kind, thoughtful yet joyous.  Turn the pages of this book and escape into a world quite different from your own. Travel from the ancient heritage and stark landscapes of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, to the energetic fusion of South Africa; from the austere beauty of Namibia to the exotic allure of Zanzibar. It is into this world that Günther, via his eye and his camera, warmly welcomes you. 

1995 first edition paperback with 198 pages in good condition. R60 postage in SA. Louis looked at me 'So you want advice?' He put his fork down. 'Look here,' he told me. 'You're lucky; things are changing at just the right time for someone like you. The whole of Africa is opening up to you. If I were your age, the first thing I would do is put on a rucksack and goes north. I would go and see Africa, and write about what I saw.' Hamilton Wende returned to South Africa in 1991. Looking towards a career in journalism, he was advised to pack a rucksack and explore Africa. Like many South Africans, he had hardly been north of the Limpopo, and so over the next four years he travelled to and covered stories in Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. True North journeys through a continent filled with the starkest contrasts of the brutality of warfare and its consequences set against serene and beautiful backdrops of the African landscapes.