Accolades & Awards
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Passionate explorer & Photographer
I invite you to explore the beauty and rhythm of Africa through my passion for its wildlife and landscapes. From the sounds of zebras barking to the calls of baboons warning of danger, I find joy in the simple things that nature has to offer. After a long professional nursing career, I pursued my love for photography and turned it into a fulfilling second career.
Join me on my journey through the wild and wonderful landscapes of Africa.
Through my photos, I hope to inspire others to care for our heritage and get involved conservation efforts.
Please take a moment to browse through my portfolio and experience the unique qualities of nature that I have had the privilege to capture.
NSTPS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2022
Renata has won the Photographer of the year Award of Nelspruit Photographic Society for the Year 2022.
She excelled in a view categories by winning the following:
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Photographer of the Year 2022
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Senior Photographer of the Year
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Best Colour Photographer
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Best Monochrome Nature Photographer
PHOTO COMPETITIONS
Through the years Renata has entered a number of photo competitions. She won her first competition in 2009 and continued winning including the MAZDA Wildlife Competition in 2012 with her photo of the local leopard Scarface and winning the Scotland Annual Wildlife Photo Competition in 2014 to name a few.
NATURES BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Renata won Second Runner Up with her image,Sharing a Tsamma, Category - Mammals of Africa Behavioural -in Natures Best Photography Africa 2017 !!
KRUGER MAGAZINE
Renata's photos has been published in the Kruger Magazine a couple of times. This specific photo, Lion lovers was cover page of the Winter Issue 2019 Buy the Kruger Magazine online and enjoy!
AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC
Through the years Renata has written a few bush tales for Africa Geographic blog and has also participated in their Photographer of the Year competitions where her photos has been in the final selections.
INTERNATIONAL ARTICLES
Through the years Renata did multiple articles for Caters News, Daily Mail and other magazines. Some of them with a little tongue in the cheek, like this one of the female elephant and her large breasts that took social media by storm!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3557482/She-elephant-exposes-breasts-goes-stroll-baby.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3557482/She-elephant-exposes-breasts-goes-stroll-baby.html
