Author / photographer Colin Mead on the crest of a 400-m sand dune in the Namib desert. This region, Sossusvlei, boasts dunes rivalling those of Death Valley in Eastern California and Western Nevada, USA.
Climbing the dunes (with or without photographic equipment) is no easy task, especially in the heat of high summer when temperatures can soar into the upper 40°C's. The author took three hours to climb this dune - and 15 minutes to come down again.
About the Author:
A recognized exponent of wildlife photography (nationally and internationally) Colin Mead is a well-known judge and exhibitor, and, as a three-time recipient of Fellowship of the Photographic Society of Southern Africa (in different categories) he is one of the few people entitled to put the letters FPSSA (DUX) after his name.
Colin was born is Cardiff, Wales, and came to South Africa at an early age. He now lives in Sandton, just outside Johannesburg, together with his wife, Margaret, and their three children (Tracy, Darryl and Hayley).
WILDERNESS HERITAGE is Colin's fourth book of photographs, and like its predecessors, this volume is a reflection of the author's enduring fascination with the untamed regions of southern Africa.
Apart from photography, Colin enjoys tennis, chess, music, swimming and golf.