Cape Town

Kate Jonker · Issue 105, Nov/Dec 2018 · pp. 67–68

Products mentioned: Canon EOS7d Mark II, Sea & Sea, Inon Z240, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye

Cape Town, known as South Africa’s Mother City, is a colourful and cosmopolitan travel destination. Surrounded by incredible scenery and tourist attractions such as Table Mountain, Robben Island and Cape Point, it is often overlooked by visiting divers who come to South Africa for the annual sardine run or to dive with sharks at Protea Banks or Aliwal Shoal. Cape Town’s natural beauty stretches far beyond the shoreline and is reflected beneath the waves, providing divers and photographers with a vibrant and diverse underwater playground. There are fascinating wrecks, glittering kelp forests and colourful reefs to be explored, offering underwater photographers with incredible wide angle and macro opportunities, Wide Angle Photography Many of the reefs have fantastic topography well suited for wide angle photography. Most reefs are covered in colourful marine life, anemones, sponges and so…