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Staying in Polokwane Limpopo Prov. South-Africa !
Married to an angel and blessed with 3 kids !
Enjoying wildlife, safari's, 4x4's and photography !
After marriage I stopped working fulltime as a safari-guide ,now doing safari's and bookings only parttime.... for the pure love of people and nature. Focus on those tourists who don't want to do the "big group" thing , but rather explore nature and places in small personalised groups.
Being a wildlife/nature photographer myself, I do know the needs in terms of filming wildlife and nature in this photo- heaven in which I'm blessed to live.
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Photos of chris.merwe (20)
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- NATURE'S PRIME (post 1 award 4) Contest: COLOR ME BLUE ~ VOTE 195,318 photos, 13,902 members
- Flickr Photographer 24,695 photos, 1,851 members
- The Best Wildlife Photography on Planet Earth. 6,388 photos, 237 members
- Antique Common Cars 37,164 photos, 394 members
- Amazing Wildlife Photography ~ Post 1 / Award 3 Winners Posted 12,304 photos, 1,283 members
- Super Group Photographic 73,495 photos, 3,122 members
- .»TRANSPORTATION« unusual, inventive, amazing 5,163 photos, 284 members
- Magnificent Southern African Wildlife 4,386 photos, 309 members
- pre*Game DUEL Showcase 1,838 photos, 88 members
- pre*Game Sweep Showcase 9,787 photos, 183 members
- South Africa 76,198 photos, 3,726 members
- The Wild Life 4,768 photos, 428 members
- Fotógrafos del Mundo - Photographers of the World - P 1 C 2 8,587 photos, 518 members
- iPhone Camera Shots 270,437 photos, 10,444 members
- Cats - Small to Big 98,221 photos, 8,948 members
- Flickr Number One !! 267,755 photos, 9,232 members
- Non Rock 16 photos, 1 member
- Desert Breath 2,377 photos, 436 members
- Nature Watching (Post 1 : Award 2) 178,509 photos, 13,067 members
- Golden Hour!! 33,351 photos, 6,331 members
- Ultimate Wildlife Photography 18,697 photos, 996 members
- high quality nature - Vote for Icon ~~ 88,804 photos, 3,402 members
- One Bottle 15,912 photos, 4,049 members
- Wonders of Oxidation 35,249 photos, 7,516 members
- World Wildlife Showcase (By invitation only) 787 photos, 126 members
- pre*Game Challenges - get your medals here! 38,583 photos, 1,099 members
- Your Art Has Touched the World, Level 4 ~ Invite only! 91,775 photos, 8,700 members
- BEST OF NATURE'S PRIME (post 1/award 3) Contest ~ENTER 24,292 photos, 3,516 members
- Ruins and Rust~Photo Challenge#92 OPEN! 13,473 photos, 792 members
- Non Gold 121 photos, 1 member
- Non Silver 292 photos, 1 member
- Wildlife, KEEP IT WILD!!! 14,126 photos, 432 members
- Steam trains of South Africa 460 photos, 61 members
- 100 faves, 100 comments and 1000 views - post 1, comm & fave 1 1,322 photos, 269 members
- @ Large and Out of Africa 17,954 photos, 633 members
- Rock On Winners 408 photos, 40 members
- Wildlife Contest Gold (Nov-Jan winner announced) 114 photos, 50 members
- "BEST OF" Post only with 5 Wildlife Awards !!! 2,214 photos, 1,033 members
- Wildlife Contest: Injured, HORNS + Voting 22,999 photos, 1,690 members
- Smoke & Steam 27,686 photos, 644 members
- The World Through My Eyes - Street Photography **OPEN** 2,852,687 photos, 85,719 members
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- You Rock! Challenges (Rock Concert Voting!) 7,950 photos, 699 members
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- True African Wildlife Photography 6,233 photos, 256 members
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Testimonials (8)
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Cat_tac says:
"Chris has an eye for the beauty of his country and its nature which his photography brings to the rest of the world through some of the most stunning photography I have seen. I love he has continued to grow as a photographer, unafraid to experiment and explore, but most of all that he shares it with us. I have no doubt he will continue to astound us with his work, and that we will continue to see why he loves Africa so much."
30th May, 2009
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Riaan van Rensburg says:
"Chris,
Baie dankie dat jy my 1 van jou kontakte gemaak het. Ek is deur al jou fotos en het dit ongelooflik geniet! Ek sit in 'n kantoor in die hartjie van die beton oerwoud maar voel nou SO trots om Afrika my huis te noem! Jou fotos is ongelooflik mooi! Jy MAG maar fotos neem...!
Groete
Riaan"6th June, 2008
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Killian77 says:
"Chris is one of the most amazing photographers I have ever seen. The beauty and magic that he captures are just breathtaking. I love browsing his sets when I need to escape everyday life."
16th July, 2007
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wildphotons says:
"Chris is the best African wildlife photographer I've see on flickr. What is so great about his work is that the intrepetations are so unique in a field where almost every idea has already been shot. He has an amazingly creative eye and I always love seeing his latest shots."
8th May, 2007
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Nigel Dourley says:
"The images in Chris's portfolio show him to be an expert photographer. His wildlife shots are some of the best you will see on Flickr... he captures the colours, the atmosphere and above all the sheer majesty of his subjects... fantastic!"
27th February, 2007
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Rhys Jones Photography says:
"Chris's photo's are inspiring."
13th February, 2007
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zpaperboyz says:
"Chris's photo's are awe inspiring. Proof of a creator is evident in his absolutley fantastic wildlife work. These photos makes me want to visit his country. These photos are what photography should be about I think."
29th January, 2007
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Bob.Fornal says:
"The photographs that I see from Chris are full of life ... his life. They are absolutely incredible views of life ... these photographs are views of, to put it simply, another world to most of us!
Keep up the excellent work!"29th January, 2007
- Name:
- Chris vd Merwe
- Joined:
- October 2006
- Currently:
- Polokwane, South Africa
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Safari Operator / Tourguide