The Lion King

A scene from The Lion King at The Teatro in Montecasino, Johannesburg, South Africa.

One perk of the job is being able to get to go to a lot of concerts, theatre events and all other events for free, not to mention usually with VIP tickets. I was sent to watch the Lion King production, set up with a large meal and various other goodies compliments of Nedbank recently.

Life is good...

Zuma cops

Another pic from my portfolio, this was taken during Jacob Zumas rape trial in Johannesburg. Jacob Zuma was the Deputy President of South Africa but after ties to convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik and a allegation of rape, he was sacked as the countrys Deputy, He still has a large following and is a candidate to be South Africas new president. This pic is of two cops standing on a building watching the crowd of thousand of his supporters outside the High Court during his rape trial, charges on which he was found not guilty.

Eldorado Park fire

12 July 06-This is one of my favourite pics from my portfolio, taken at a fire in a tyre factory in Eldorado Park near Johannesburg.

I love the subtle reflection on the firefighters visor and the cloud of steam as the water touches the flames.

Welcome to Neil McCartney's blog

I'm Neil, I'm a photojournalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I work for a newspaper called The Citizen.

This blog will consist of pics I take on my daily travels as well as stories around taking those pics, but even better, it will consist of the zany antics, I sometimes get up to trying to get those pics.

So welcome, hope you enjoy my blog.

Neil