Rods Pots & Pictures

Although the book is made up of 90% fine art images it also contains a dash of good food and fishing memories along the travels. With fresh new angles and techniques this publication contains without a doubt one of the finest displays of fine art images captured in South Africa by Joe Lategan. The Kogelberg biosphere in the Western Cape with probably the richest biodiversity on the planet for its size the Succulent Karoo with the worlds richest succulent flora South Africas most famous and untamed destination the Kruger National Park wilderness the magic and unique Kalahari Gemsbok Park with its open transparent and awe-inspiring micro ecosystems Lesothos majestic mountains and isolated people Namibias world renown desert wildlife and vistas the semi desert Great Karoo with its clear skies country lifestyles wide open landscapes and magic ambience Namaqualand: the planets greatest flower spectacle and other Northern cape wonders are but a few of the unforgettable places you can experience through the lens of Joe in this book. While visiting these places Joe cooked traditional or regional food and share the recipes of snoek sardines mussels crayfish leg of lamb chicken curry venison pie kudu sosaties putu pap and spinach waterblommetjie and venison stew pheasant and biltong frittata cob Carpaccio eland fillet and zebra rump steaks wild smoked rainbow trout from Lesotho and Rhodes in the North Eastern Cape rhebok potjie and worked in a few braais/barbeques amongst others. Joe Lategan is one of South Africas most inspirational fine art photographers filmmaker exclusive fly fishing operator and tourism risk management consultant. Joe emphasises the conservation status of the various biodiversities in his work and highlights some of the risks.