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Pieter Hugo flew to Beira Mozambique to shoot for Britain's biggest selling newspaper and editorial magazine - Sunday Times UK. He paired up with well-known journalist Dick Girling.

The whole message of the supplement is a question "what will solve Africa's poverty?" This project has been chosen because it is a positive example of a community trying to pull itself out of civil war, famine and poverty etc.

In terms of celebrities he also shot a portrait of FW de Klerk for the same issue of the Sunday Times UK for the "Best of Times, Worst of Times" section in the magazine.

Strong-man Pieter Hugo joined powers with supercharged Western Province rugby player Schalk Burger for Western province publicity. All the sportsmen can be on the lookout for the sporty winter range he shot for Totalsports in stores soon.

In terms of international happenings, his work has been selected for the touring exhibition ReGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow, 2005-2025, due to open at the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne (23 June - 23 October 2005). The exhibition will travel to New York in 2006 to inaugurate the opening of Aperture magazine's new gallery space. Aperture, in conjunction with Thames & Hudson, will issue a book to coincide with the exhibitions. Also watch out for a feature on our talented Pieter Hugo in the next issue of the design bible of the UK, Creative Review.

Caroline McClelland and stylist Dalia Gianferrari recently flew to blissful Barcelona to shoot an advertising campaign for Imperial Tobacco. Before jet setting off to Europe, Caroline shot the new campaign for the new Coty men's fragrance called "My Life". Keep an eye out for an amazing campaign she shot for a diamond company, Dimexon, in the beautiful natural landscapes of the Gauteng region.

She also captured the essence of various celeb-father and son relationships for the June issue of Men's Health. Caroline is also responsible for the beautifully-lit feminine editorial "Wild Flowers" now out in your June Cosmo.

Candy Kennedy was whisked away to experience the high life of fashion photography at its best shooting yachts and other exquisite locations in and around Dubai for American Express. We will release an image as soon as possible.

In our last bulletin we mentioned that Nadege Sanz was shooting the LTD winter Truworths Campaign which you can now see in all your June glossy magazines. Nadege gets close to nature while shooting a stunning fashion editorial "Second Nature" for the latest Marie Claire.

Crispian Plunkett shoots the new YDE "plastic" campaign which you will see in store windows soon and guarantees a few chuckles and might get tongues wagging. See the latest Top Billing magazine for a spectacular circus story "Cirque du Soleil" shot in Paarl.

Before jetting off to Europe, Stephen Greeff decided to unleash the wild side of new outdoor retail label Due South and he shot two editorials, one for Seventeen and one for GQ - out soon.

Sarah Nankin has been dividing her time by shooting for the Sunday Times UK, local celeb, John Kani for Top Billing magazine and the new window display for Topic, introducing their new gypsy range.

Josie Borain and stylist Anna-Tina traveled to George to shoot Josie's latest contribution to Interview magazine, this time the subject was actress/singer Taryn Manning (Crossroads, 8Mile etc.) on the set of her new film yet to be disclosed.



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