meet the team

Thomas William Neil van Schalkwyk has a background as a strategist in the advertising industry, and found photography a few years ago through his first real smartphone, the Sony Ericson Walkman W810i. After a year of working and studying “part-time”, he qualified as a professional photographer from Vega, and decided to leave the Jo’burg rat race for good. He also won the prestigious Red Pencil award for the best Photographer of 2010. With a passion for travel and an adventurous spirit, he has an eye for capturing unique images. He is driven by new experiences and abhors the mundane. “The things you own, end up owning you” – Fight Club

Gavin Arnold Goodman is well known as a photographer of the performing arts /performance media. He takes pictures of everything and anything in motion, loves architecture, and portraiture. Recently, he is more involved in the fine arts side of photography purely because he feels the pictures have more power when they are driven by strong concepts. His images are issue–driven, they provoke thought and inspire others towards positive change in our country. “We are all complex: emotionally, physically – even spiritually and we all have the capacity to be and feel many things from one time to another. When these different facets manifest themselves visually, it fascinates me greatly: Not only does it show deep human complexity, but also frailty and beauty. I take great pleasure in trying to present a subject’s true nature in this way”. “Live, Love, Create, Photograph, Inspire” – GA Goodman