Colla Swart
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Colla Swart, born 1930, is a well-known South African Photographer. She started professional photography
in 1982, and has become famous for her nature and people photography in and around her birth town of Kamieskroon
. Colla and her Canadian photographer friend Freeman Patterson
hosted, until recently, annual photographic workshops in Namaqualand
, known for its beautiful floral scenery around August - September.
Especially famous are her photographs of Namaqualand
wild flowers, and her multiple exposure
photographs.
She currently lives in Piketberg
, Western Cape
, South Africa
, the hometown of her son, and also her grandson the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Jacobus Swart.
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
in 1982, and has become famous for her nature and people photography in and around her birth town of Kamieskroon
Kamieskroon
Kamieskroon is a small town in the Kamiesberg Local Municipality, lying in the foothills of the Kamiesberge at an elevation of approximately 800 m . The town is more or less in the centre of Namaqualand, about 70 km to the south of Springbok, Northern Cape, South Africa...
. Colla and her Canadian photographer friend Freeman Patterson
Freeman Patterson
Freeman Wilford Patterson, CM is a Canadian nature photographer and writer born at Long Reach, New Brunswick.He earned a B.A., from Acadia University and was granted a fellowship to study at Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University...
hosted, until recently, annual photographic workshops in Namaqualand
Namaqualand
Namaqualand is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of 170,000 square miles/440,000 km². It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions - Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the...
, known for its beautiful floral scenery around August - September.
Especially famous are her photographs of Namaqualand
Namaqualand
Namaqualand is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of 170,000 square miles/440,000 km². It is divided by the lower course of the Orange River into two portions - Little Namaqualand to the south and Great Namaqualand to the...
wild flowers, and her multiple exposure
Multiple exposure
In photography, a multiple exposure is the superimposition of two or more individual exposures to create a single photograph. The exposure values may or may not be identical to each other.-Overview:...
photographs.
She currently lives in Piketberg
Piketberg
Piketberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. The original spelling of the name was "Piquetberg".The town is in the foothills of the Piketberg mountains, a range of low mountains formed from Table Mountain Sandstone....
, Western Cape
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, the hometown of her son, and also her grandson the singer, songwriter and saxophonist Jacobus Swart.
External links
- http://www.agape.co.za/Colla/