About Craig Strachan…
The important stuff
Photography
View the world through a lens, and create a visual diary of your experience. I am passionate about photography, and am seldom seeing without a camera in my hand.
Blogging
I started my blog in 2005, and over the years it has grown into an online photo-journal of my life and experiences. You will get a glimpse of myself, my experiences, and my travel. I am a WordPress fanatic, and love to use that amazing platform.
IT
I have been programming since 1984, and have programmed in most languages. I work as an IT integration, BI & data architect.
Photo references:
These are just a few places that have featured my pictures.
- On Route Magazine August 2012
- Birmingham University
- Portfolio Collection: Arty Zebra Herd Seen around Cape Town
- African Scene: Local elections beyond the ballot
- Bloemfontein City Guide: South Africans will vote for change
- EWN.mobi Eye Witness News: Muizenberg Fire
- Surfertoday.com: 93 Surfers Ride a Wave at Muizenberg
- GoTravel24.com: Cape Town on a Budget
- News24.com: Muizenberg Fire
- Media Club South Africa
- NowPublic.com: Sports
- Footieflu: South Africa vs Mexico
- The Halo and the Noose: Story Telling in Business
- African White Child: Municipal Elections (note: a blog about a white dog)
- Preventionweb.net: South African: Farmers seek to use disaster funds
- Suck the Marrow: What did we learn from election day?
- Cape Town Travel: Colourful Bo-Kaap
- Cape Town Travel: Running through Gugs
- Cape Town Travel: Kalk Bay Beach and Harbour
- Cape Town Travel: Kitesurfers near a stranded ship
- Cape Town Travel: Cape Town from Pringle Bay
- Cape Town Travel: Romantic View
- Cape Town Travel: Muizenberg Beach
- Cape Town Travel: Kalk Bay
- Cape Town Travel: Bafana Bafana
- Cape Town Travel: Flying over Mother City (photo essay)
- Tippecanoe County Public Library (USA)
- City of Bern (Switzerland)
- Rosinski & Company (Belgium)
Contact me
- Email me – craig@craigstrachan.com
The legal stuff
Please comment
I don’t delete comments unless they are obviously spam, are off-topic, are hate speech or use unnecessary bad language. This is my blog, and I would like you to respect it. But I love feedback and discussion, so please engage in discussion with me. If I offend you, you always have the right of reply; I will respect your viewpoint.
This is my work
Everything here is my work. You may share, copy, distribute and transmit it, provided that you attribute me as the author, you let me know, you don’t make any money out of it (or the site hosting my pictures), and you link it back to me! I am open to commercial opportunities, so please ask. Basically I love to see my photos on other websites, but I like to receive the credit! Unless otherwise stated (or obviously public-domain), all content is my own work, and I will credit other sources where applicable. Please check here for fair usage of my photos, code of ethics and advertising policy.
I will tell the truth
I will disclose anything people might consider a conflict of interest, always tell the truth, and be accurate and fair. I will not misrepresented or use content out of context. I will not grant special favours to advertisers, or to anybody sending me promotional material. But you are welcome to send me your stuff, and I may write about it. But I will write what I think!
Errors
I am not perfect, you may find an error or two. If you find an error or inaccuracy, please let me know and I will do my best to correct it.
Privacy
I take your privacy very seriously, and will do my best to respect it. I use a double opt-in policy for my email newsletter (hosted by Mailchimp), and you may unsubscribe at any time. I will not share your email address with any other organizations or individuals unless I am required to by law, and I will keep your email address completely confidential, and use it only for the purpose that you intended.
And finally
I am not a professional journalist, nor a professional photographer. This blog is my personal viewpoint, and should be read as such, so if you do anything as a result of reading this blog, that is your own responsibility and is done at your own risk. I absolve myself from any responsible whatsoever for any actions resulting on this blog being read.
Kate, you are most welcome. I am glad you are enjoying the pics and hopefully will continue to do so.
Craig