10 Photos of “Our Hillbrow”
I train at the Hillbrow Boxing Club and I've been going there three mornings a week, every week, for the past five years. I used to go to the gym with a bunch of friends, [...]
My Favorite Joburg People: James Ike
I recently announced a storytelling project I’m working on called My Favorite Joburg People. I chose four people in Joburg, each of whom has an amazing story to tell, and interviewed them and shot their portraits. [...]
Mini Ponte: My New Favorite Joburg Building
Earlier today I found myself standing on Houghton Drive beneath a cylindrical apartment building in Berea, on the outskirts of the Joburg CBD. The Imbali Building, also known as "Mini Ponte" or "Little Ponte". I took [...]
Walking on the Roof of Johannesburg
On a tour with Dlala Nje last weekend, I visited some high-rise rooftops in Berea. Pigeons enjoy a view of Ponte City from the roof of the Metropolitan building in Berea. I've written about Jozi's rooftops before (read here and here [...]
Morning Stroll Through Hillbrow and Yeoville
I took a quick photowalk through Hillbrow and Yeoville this morning with my friend Ruth and some guys from the Hillbrow Boxing Club, including my boxing coach George Khosi. I'm saving most of the [...]
Jozi Top Fives: Walking Tours Edition
I wrote a feature about Joburg walking tours for the February 2015 issue of BA High Life magazine. I'm really excited about the article but you'll only be able to read the full feature if [...]
(Re)discovering Joburg
This weekend I participated in a city immersion adventure in Joburg, tentatively named "Jozi, the Amazing Place". Eight people spent 48 hours in downtown Joburg, traveling around on public transport and accomplishing various "missions" assigned by our [...]
Walking in the Sky With Vodacom
Yesterday I flew over Joburg in a helicopter. This experience was so crazy and unexpected — I hardly know how to explain it. But here’s how it went, briefly: […]
Eating My Way Through Yeoville
I think Yeoville is the most interesting suburb in Joburg. I've been there many times -- for meals, boxing tournaments, and tours -- and yet I always feel like I should be going to Yeoville more. [...]
The Story of a Hillbrow Cat
Hello. My name is Fender. I’m a kitten from Hillbrow. Today started as the worst day of my life. My brother and me were hiding under a car next to the Hillbrow Boxing Club. [...]
Quirky Joburg: My Top 10 Picks
I wrote an article for the February issue of High Life magazine — the in-flight magazine for British Airways — about my favorite quirky places in Joburg. I wish I could direct you to [...]
Fun Food in Yeoville
Today I went to Yeoville and spent the afternoon at a place called Food. Food (28 Rockey Street) is more than a stall but not quite a restaurant. Food is a kitchen with a [...]