This Xhosa man walked up to me as I was taking the picture of the little girl in the red dress. He tapped me on the shoulder, unwrapped his radio, smiled and said “Now you can take MY photo” and took off.
I find that his smile reflects pure joy and happiness!
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is a song by John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the The Plastic Ono Band. As much as this song was John Lennon’s reaction to the war in Vietnam, it has become a very popular Christmas song, and in my opinion one of the better ones out there.
This is a picture of a Mosque located in District Six, Cape Town. In the background you’ll see Table Mountain and the cable car station.
Interestingly enough I couldn’t find much info about this mosque via Google search, since I don’t really recall where exactly I took this picture and what to search for… So instead I searched for the terms “Mosque” and “Cape Town” on Flickr and hit the jackpot.
A couple of images popped up which allowed me to identify the mosque straight away and find it’s official website.
I am currently the New Media Specialist at Avusa Media's innovation unit (iLab), which focuses on developing cutting-edge mobile and web applications for the South African internet. I am responsible for managing these projects, consulting on all related issues and researching new commercial online and mobile products. In 2007, I was involved in the successful launch of The Times and the...read more