(The Light Catcher)
Fine Art Photography
by
Peet van den Berg (APSSA)
Ligvanger
AUGUST 2017: Joined 1X.com
I joined the prestigious international website 1x.com to showcase my work to a broader audience. Thirteen (13) of my photographs have been accepted for publication on the front page of 1x.com. Only 1% of submitted pictures are published. https://1x.com/Ligvanger
Hogsback May 2017
I assisted Hein Waschefort of VSS fame with themed shoots for the Eastern Cape Congress of the PSSA - See some of the fun pictures by clicking on the link below
Vaper's Corner Shoot
I assisted and provided lighting for a shoot with my parner Charlaine Gerber of Pialux.net. The client was Vaper's Corner for some posters for the newly opened shop. Our brief was "cigar lounge" feel and below is one of the pictures I took that was used by the client. Please see more on this site as well as at www.pialux.net
2019 Corporate Shoot for IST personnel and buildings
2021 Africa Photo Awards:
Honorable Mention: Fine Art
Awards and Accolades
August 2017: Won the PSSA Club Top Achiever Award for my club PCCC
April 2017: Won a prestigious award in an International Salon: Honorary FIAP Distinction for: Are we Human or are we Dancer (See composite on the right of this page)
August 2016: the composite "Are we Human or are we Dancer" placed second runner up in the prestigious Marike Bruwer Competition at the PSSA Congress at Langebaan! So stoked!
2015: My picture "Vurige Boodskapper", (Fiery Messenger) a Drakensberg landscape is chosen by the popular travel magazine Weg/Go for a publication titled "Take Better Photos" as an example of a good sunrise/set photo. Please see the images to the left of the page.
2016: My photo "One for Sorrow..." wins the Bronze Medal (2nd place) in PCCC National Salon (See the picture in the gallery under Fine Art Composites)
August 2016: My Story Series "The Flight" is featured on the frontpage of The PSSA Image Magazine!
October 2016 My picture Mykonos Mnemonic wins Best Avant Garde in the VSS monthly competition
September 2018 my picture came fourth in the prestigious Marike Bruwer Competition, View ballet composite to the left of the page.
June 2019 - Came second in the Wedding Category at the Photo and Video Expo at Kayalami Convention Centre with the image to the right. See also https://web.facebook.com/pg/photovideoexperience/photos/?ref=page_internal
2019
Dear Peet van den Berg
We are happy to tell you that your photo "Those were the days" has been published in the 1x gallery. You can view it here: http://1x.com/photo/1710827
Only 1% of all photos uploaded to 1x are published.
Chosen as the best entry in 10 years of the prestigious Marike Bruwer Competition. (Above) Also won a FIAP Honorary Distinction (Top)
Came second in the Wedding Category at the Photo and Video Expo at Kayalami Convention Centre (Below)
