Black & White Photographic prints on Hahnemühle paper

Hand signed & numbered

420 x 590mm

Cascais

When my wife and I went to Portugal on honeymoon in August of 2017, I decided to take a very minimal photography setup (one camera and a 35mm lens) so that I wouldn’t be tempted to take pictures all the time and in turn be more present and enjoy the R&R. I spent one afternoon on Cascais promenande and took photos of whatever this compact setup allowed me to. This is one of my favourites from that particular trip. 

Always Full

Shooting Arno Carstens’ album cover photos in his mother’s house in Worcester was a pleasant nightmare. Arno’s brother, Jos, and Hunter Kennedy, my Fokofpolisiekar bandmate (and Aanblom’s co-producer) came to Worcester for the shoot. As I was setting up scenes and lights in the house, the boys were drinking and socialising outside at the braai. I was struggling to find a flow, being interrupted to join the boys on ‘bathroom trips’, drink mampoer and eat braaivleis. After a while of this I decided to give-in and join them and just take photos of what was happening. This photo was taken in the kitchen just before Arno’s elderly mother told us it was time for bed.

Spookpiele

Between 2006 and 2017 a lot has changed in the music industry, especially with the rise of social media and the instant and fleeting nature of music releases these days. 

Thats why when Fokofpolisiekar brought out our first full length album in 11 years, back in 2017, we decided to do a traditional press run like we would have done in 2006. It was three days of mostly driving around in the greater Johannesburg area and talking to journalists and publications about what it was like recording music again - nights were spent drinking until dawn because we didn’t have to worry about getting on a stage. It was a lot of fun but also quite taxing. This frame captures some of that ‘Day 3 Road-Weariness’ in a lift at the Independent Media building in downtown Johannesburg.