On the road to elephants by Eva-Lotta Jansson

Eva-Lotta Jansson is a photojournalist with a focus on post-Apartheid South Africa, environmental issues, and wildlife conservation, particularly elephants. Her work includes photo-documentary essays such as 'An Acid River Runs Through It' and 'Women Miners in South Africa'. She contributes to news and humanitarian organizations as both a photographer and videographer, often highlighting the impact of climate change on communities. Jansson has studied journalism and photojournalism in Missouri and London, respectively. She is of Swedish origin and resides permanently in South Africa.

Alive! crocodile skin - Emerald duotone - Photo Art Notebooks by Eva-Lotta Jansson (6 x 9 series) by Eva-Lotta Jansson

Eva-Lotta Jansson is a photojournalist with a focus on post-Apartheid South Africa, environmental issues, and wildlife conservation. Based in Johannesburg, she has produced photo-documentary essays such as 'An Acid River Runs Through It' and 'Women Miners in South Africa'. Her work often highlights the impact of water scarcity and climate change on communities. Recently, she has expanded her interest to include wildlife, specifically elephants. Eva-Lotta has a background in journalism and photojournalism, having studied at the Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and the London College of Printing. She is of Swedish origin and has made South Africa her permanent home.

Member Profile: Eva-Lotta Jansson

Eva-Lotta Jansson is a photojournalist who operates out of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her work primarily focuses on the impacts of post-Apartheid in South Africa through personal photo-documentary essays such as 'An Acid River Runs Through It' and 'Women Miners in South Africa'. She undertakes assignments for various news and humanitarian organizations, employing her skills in both photography and videography. Jansson's projects frequently address issues related to water resources, the effects of climate change on communities, and more recently, wildlife and conservation efforts, with a particular interest in elephants. She has an educational background in journalism and photojournalism from the Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism and the London College of Printing. Jansson is of Swedish origin and has permanent residency in South Africa.

Mining Ground I - South Africa - Photo Art Notebooks (6 x 9 series) by Eva-Lotta Jansson

Eva-Lotta Jansson is a photojournalist with a focus on post-Apartheid South Africa, environmental issues, and wildlife conservation. Her work includes photo-documentary essays such as 'An Acid River Runs Through It' and 'Women Miners in South Africa'. She contributes to news and humanitarian organizations as both a photographer and videographer, often highlighting the impact of water scarcity and climate change on communities. Recently, her attention has turned towards wildlife conservation, particularly elephants. Jansson has studied journalism and photojournalism in Missouri and London, respectively. She is of Swedish origin and resides permanently in South Africa.

With the 35-day national lockdown continuing in South Africa, people in Cape Town share their thoughts on the decision taken by the government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as well as how their life has been affected.

How to take better travel photos?

Eva-Lotta Jansson provides tips on how to take better travel photos. She suggests starting with planning and creating a destination shot-list. Jansson offers three methods for improving travel photography: taking a bucket-list approach for a dream destination, specializing in a particular aspect of photography such as nature or culture, and downloading her free shot-list guide which includes questions to help build a shot-list. She also encourages practicing travel photography in one's hometown, as familiarity and time allow for exploring different perspectives. Jansson hints at sharing future tips on implementing the travel shot-list to capture exceptional travel pictures.

My photographic eye influenced by artistic ghosts?

Eva-Lotta Jansson reflects on the influence of postcards on her photographic work. During a visit to her mother in Sweden, she notices a postcard of a painting by Anders Zorn that resembles a photo she recently took of a sunrise in the Swedish Archipelago. Intriguingly, Zorn used to dock his boat and watch the sunrise at the same spot where Jansson took her photo. She muses whether the postcards she saw growing up subliminally shaped her photographic eye or if it was a coincidence that she found the perfect sunrise spot, which she refers to as a 'friendly joke' by the artistic ghosts of the island. Jansson also notes that postcards can be valuable resources for researching travel stories and finding destination highlights.

Camera & edit for BBC Reel: South African students develop high-tech safety gadgets to keep pilots in the sky!