With the FIFA World Cup of THE GAME being held in South Africa this month it seemed like a good time to post a few travel photography shots I took during a working holiday in Cape Town,  South Africa in 2009.   Cape Town is an amazing city and it’s best known geographic feature is Table Mountain.  The mountain’s table top like profile provides a striking backdrop to the city.  One of the images below shows the mountain partly shrouded in cloud.  This shot was taken across the bay from downtown Cape Town.  Another image, taken just after the sun had set, shows the massive Cape Town stadium where many of the World Cup games will be played.  At the time I was there the stadium was about 50% completed and workers were working 24/7 to ensure it would be finished in time for the big event.

Cape Town is a large, modern city with a real cosmopolitan vibe to it… but like many other parts of Africa I have explored it is a place of strong contrasts with many examples of both great wealth and extreme poverty.   I wish it well as the World Cup focuses attention on this incredible part of the world.

Other examples of travel and wildlife photography from different parts of Africa as well as South America, can be found in the “Our World” galleries portfoilio section of the Bayshore Photography website. If you haven’t already done so please take a few minutes to check it out by following the link.

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