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Photographer | Writer | Everyday Epicure
Winner 2020 Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize for Zikr ( @uhlangapress | 2018 )
Also: @shootcakephotography

Saaleha Idrees Bamjee
What is it they say? Life, it will find a way. (An What is it they say? Life, it will find a way.
(And when the dirt patch next to the driveway looks like it's readying itself for faerie folk.)
#zenitlens #helios40_2 on #canonm50 #gardenscapes #moss
I came home to mushrooms sprouting alongside the d I came home to mushrooms sprouting alongside the driveway and this magnificent pineapple on the kitchen counter (zoom in to get an eyeful of that texture). 
Before photography became work, it was another language to acquire, a second tongue; part heart-muscle with a cortex. 
It's easy to forget why we love doing the things we do when it phases into workaday tasks.
The colours and textures of this pineapple excited me, and forgive me if this is starting to sound like a LinkedIn post, but I was reminded of the first joys I found in photography.

#dslr #foodphotography #foodstilllife #ishootwithorms #godoxsa #moodyfood #pineapple #canonrsa
Garlic scapes are the stem and flower bud of the g Garlic scapes are the stem and flower bud of the garlic plant. 
I'd have never known that garlic could present as charismatically as it tasted, had I not seen these interesting-looking stems at a local Woolworths (the gaps in my food knowledge are sweeping). The scapes are edible, mildly alliaceous, and are often served roasted, stir-fried or as a pesto.

Shot with a #minoltamd50mmf2 on a #canonm50

#mirrorlesscamera #foodstilllife #garlicscapes
Yeah, it's been a real mug of a year. Here's its l Yeah, it's been a real mug of a year. Here's its last hurrah; banana bread mug cake topped with coffee meringue (for ersatz dalgona feels).

[This, with ice cream, fed three adults. If I were a LinkedIn life coach, I'd write a whole parable from this.]

#canonm50 #helios40_2 #zenitlens #manualfocus #mugcake #bananabread #dalgona #coffeemeringue #2020intherearviewmirror
A slideshow of some of this year's food-centric wo A slideshow of some of this year's food-centric work that I didn't get to featuring on the gram.
Starring @razeenapalekar @green_dot_cafe @bagelstreetco @zaatarandzeal and @naqiyah_mayat X @barilla.sa 
Food and lifestyle photography sessions will resume after January 14th 2021.

#dslr #foodphotography #foodstyling #foodies #contentcreation #shootcakephotography #shootcake #2020
Look, there's @fehmz at it again, ideating, creati Look, there's @fehmz at it again, ideating, creating, making wondermental things happen. These sorbet popsicles are the latest addition to the  @fehmzmocktails range of flavour experiences. I did the photography for the packaging and had the tasty honour of getting to eat my way through boxes of sorbet before most of everyone else 😀

#dslr #foodphotography #foodstyling #shootcakephotography #icecream #sorbet #fehmzmocktails
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Category: Commissioned Writing

Sutra Magazine: NiQi Workshop Feature

Sutra Magazine: NiQi Workshop Feature

Editorial and photography commissioned by NiQi Living Luxe for Sutra Magazine.

 

Sutra Magazine, Issue 26, 2012

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Posted on October 12, 2012August 15, 2016Categories Commissioned Writing, Photography
Sutra Magazine: Business Personality Feature

Sutra Magazine: Business Personality Feature

Editorial commissioned by NiQi Living Luxe for Sutra Magazine.

Sutra Magazine, Issue 24, 2012

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Posted on July 12, 2012August 15, 2016Categories Commissioned Writing

News coverage: October Pan-African Parliament Proceedings 2011, Midrand

AFRICA: More Dangerous to Be a Woman than a Soldier

AFRICA: “Ideal for the Development of a Real Economy”

WESTERN SAHARA: Africa Should Slap Sanctions on Morocco

Imperative Libyans Decide Their Own Future

Q&A: Sudan and South Sudan Will Resolve Oil Issues

Posted on November 11, 2011August 15, 2016Categories Commissioned WritingTags news writing

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