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New on 500px : The Piazza Floor by HougaardMalan

Short of the United States, South Africa probably has the most diverse coastline in the world. From the barren diamond-rich West Coast to the mountainous Mediterranean scenes of Cape Town and up to the subtropical coastline of the Wild Coast and Natal. There is no shortage of natural beauty. I stumbled upon these amazing rock formations while on a family holiday 5 years ago. All I’ll share is…

New on 500px : Icelandic Magic by HougaardMalan

There’s a good reason why Iceland is the world’s most popular destination for landscape photography. No other place offers such good return on the time and money invested. Everything and everywhere is super photogenic, the ice is an eternally dynamic element and due to the extreme latitude, golden hour lasts forever. And then there is of course the possibility of the Northern Lights, the most…

New on 500px : Improvising by HougaardMalan

Upon arriving at the ice beach for the first time I was a bit dissapointed to see that there’s not that much ice around. The only ice was quite small(relative concept) and it was all well out of the waves’ reach. As the clouds started looking better and better I decided that I would have to intervene. I put the camera gear aside, scouted the beach for the ideal piece and pondered about an easy…

New on 500px : Better Times by HougaardMalan

As a 3-year long drought tightens it’s grip on the world’s most photogenic desert, I’m painfully longing for the plentiful rains of 2011. This was one of the most exciting afternoons I ever experienced in Namibia. We departed the lodge at about 3pm as a massive storm cell was approaching from the NE. We would shoot a great foreground until the storm was about to hit us, then run back to the car…