About Us
PHOTOGRAPHY TOURS
Hi, its James, Greg & Eric, we’re professional photographers and accredited guides with decades of experience between us. We only offer tours in regions we know intimately and are constantly seeking extraordinary locations to get you unique imagery.
CLIENTS FIRST – Our focus is YOU and your Photography. Our job is ensuring you return home with amazing pictures and the feeling of having experienced the trip of a lifetime. We’re here to help, talk to us to plan your dream photography tour.
Our Team
This is our core team but we also work with other specialist photography guides from time to time
JAMES GRADWELL
Owner, Pro Photography & Guide
James’ is a highly qualified Safari Guide and internationally awarded photographer whose images hang on walls across the world and have appeared in numerous publications included National Geographic. James believes photography is a merging of science and art with an important secret ingredient; having fun!
https://jamesgradwell.com/
GREG HILLYARD
Pro Photographer & Guide
Greg Hillyard an exceptionally tall photographer, who nonetheless is no stranger to a great low angle shot, he always vows ‘My next photography project will be my best’. Greg shoots weddings, events and interiors and lectures at Cape Town School of Photography and for Education without Borders
https://www.capetownphoto.wedding/
ERIC MILLER
Pro Photographer & Guide
Eric Miller is one of the most widely published and experienced photojournalists working in South Africa. In the 1980s, he documented the struggle against apartheid and has since covered various aspects of the transformation process as well as travelling extensively across Africa on assignment.
https://eric.co.za/
What Makes Us Different?
We are both qualified guides and professional photographers. We only offer tours in regions we know intimately. Our website images are captured by award-winning photographer and owner James Gradwell to give you an accurate representation of the locations you will visit (No Ai used).
Professional Photographers
- Our tours are led by Professional Photographers and Accredited Guides
- Aside from Photo Tour work, Eric is one of the most widely respected photo journalists in Africa, Greg a lecturer at the Cape Town School of Photography plus an event/ wedding photographer, and James’ images have sold around the world appearing in such lofty publications such as National Geographic.
- Over the years we have built up a local knowledge of Cape Town locations second to none
- We’ve also discovered global photo locations and have led private photo tours to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Seychelles, Jordan, Myanmar, Vietnam, USA, Brazil and Ecuador. Contact us if you wish to go to any of these locations
The Difference In Our Photo Tours
We offer full day and half day photo tours but as these photo tours are private we can tailor them exactly as you like, do you prefer seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes, birding, hiking, cultural portraits, iconic location imagery or anything else? Just let us know and we can design a Southern African Photo Tour just for you.
Alternatively view our Photo Tours for ideas/options
Epic hours we can start as EARLY as you want and finish as LATE as you like
Cape Town Half day tours designed to put you out there in the best light hours
Our private itineraries are completely flexible, you can even change things while touring
We Are Professional Photographers
- Our Photo Tours are led by Professional Photographers and Tourism Accredited Guides
- Aside from Photo Tour work, Eric is one of the most widely respected photo journalists in Africa, Greg a lecturer at the Cape Town School of Photography plus an event/ wedding photographer, and James’ images have sold around the world appearing in such lofty publications such as National Geographic.
- Over the years we have built up a local knowledge of Cape Town locations second to none
- We’ve also with time gotten to know other photo locations world wide and always deeply research and scout new locations
The Difference In Our Photo Tours
We offer full day and half day photo tours but as these photo tours are private we can tailor them exactly as you like, do you prefer seascapes, landscapes, cityscapes, birding, hiking, cultural portraits, iconic location imagery or anything else? Just let us know and we can design a Southern African Photo Tour just for you.
Alternatively view our Photo Tours for ideas/options
Epic hours we can start as EARLY as you want and finish as LATE as you like
Cape Town Half day tours designed to put you out there in the best light hours
Our private itineraries are completely flexible, you can even change things while touring
