Heinrich van den Berg, Philip and Ingrid van den Berg. Text by Ingrid van den Berg and Joanne Pohl
This book covers everything wonderful and unique about South Africa. It provides the reader with insightful information about each of the nine provinces. South Africa – A Pocket Memento not only highlights South Africa’s national symbols, such as the national bird, national plant and traditional foods, but also provides the reader with educational information about what makes the destination famous, the location of, and interesting facts about, this magnificent country.
Author Biographies
Husband and wife award-winning photographersPhilip and Ingrid van den Bergshare a love of Africa and all its facets. It is their passion to capture unique moments in nature and share these with readers, through the pages of their wildlife books. Based in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, and now retired from careers in environmental education and biological sciences, Philip and Ingrid have transformed a love of photography into a full-time hobby , with several acclaimed wildlife books to their credit. With their extensive knowledge of the natural world coupled with their scientific backgrounds, they are an integral part of the HPH team of photographers and writers.
Heinrich van den Bergis an international award-winning wildlife photographer, and is also an accomplished writer and publisher. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Van den Berg is well known for pushing the boundaries of photography to create explosive images that are as beautiful as they are emotive.
Van den Berg heads his own publishing company,HPH Publishing, and has successfully published over 40 full-colour wildlife titles since 2001. His books are highly acclaimed for both their quality and content.
Heinrich and his wife Dana travel extensively in search of unique images, always with an eye for the unusual and a new perspective on the known world. Although Dana is a new addition to the team, she has already contributed substantially to the pool of photographs in the HPH Image Library.
Along with other photographs from the HPH fold, Heinrich has featured prominently in numerous coffee-table books, calendars, magazine portfolios and other photographic publications worldwide. Both national and international magazines such asNational Geographic, GEO, TERRA, Terra Sauvage, the New York Times, the Times of London, Getaway, Africa Geographic, Go!and numerous others have published HPH work.
Van den Berg also shares his photography knowledge through exclusive workshops held across southern Africa.
I bought this book as a engagement present for a young couple who are immigrating to the USA. It was couriered within hours of purchase but more importantly was a complete surprise. What a prefect gift. It is packed with information on South Africa with beautiful pictures to accompany the narrative. First time I have used HPH & wouldn't hesitate to use them again.
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This book is of interest to new and experienced twitchers alike. Spent many hours looking through the book while waiting at waterholes, and a useful tool to quickly identify the birds seen most often in the park. Excellent photographs and intersting background to the birds themselves
A long overdue publication! Next year we will be visiting the Kgalagadi for the 32nd time and we were always somewhat confused by especially some of the juvenile raptors. But not any more - the book is a brilliant guide and the images equally brilliant. Well done HPH on yet another winner!
This book is of interest to new and experienced twitchers alike. Spent many hours looking through the book while waiting at waterholes, and a useful tool to quickly identify the birds seen most often in the park. Excellent photographs and intersting background to the birds themselves
Kgalagadi Self-Drive BIRDS
Rachel Norton
Botswana self-drive
Very well set out book with information about Botswana that will be very helpful for planning a trip there.
Botswana Self-Drive
Trevor Boshoff
Self Drive Etosha
An amazing book with so much information and advise for Etosha. Looking forward to making use of the book on our next trip.
Etosha Self-Drive – Routes, Roads and Ratings
Marius Kritzinger
Kgalagadi Self Drive Birds
A long overdue publication! Next year we will be visiting the Kgalagadi for the 32nd time and we were always somewhat confused by especially some of the juvenile raptors. But not any more - the book is a brilliant guide and the images equally brilliant. Well done HPH on yet another winner!
Kgalagadi Self-Drive BIRDS
Derick Ceronio
Great Book
Very easy to read book with great photos and layout. This book is highly recommended!! Well done.