Bistro at Allée Bleue

Bistro at Allée Bleue has something for everyone’s taste buds. Offering an à la carte menu and open for breakfast and lunch.

For Executive Chef Gordon Dovey one of the highlights of being a chef is travelling. His cooking has enabled him to visit America, England, Mozambique, Cape Town and Zambia, before returning to sunny South Africa where he grew up.

You can be assured of only the freshest fare at the Bistro. Chef Gordon has introduced a menu which focuses on using in-season local produce and the variety of fresh herbs grown in our own herb tunnels, all set in a contemporary setting with in obtrusive service.

Join the team for breakfast, a light lunch or a full á la carte menu

Tanya's 21st

I had the privilege to capture Tanya’s 21st birthday party at the ColorBox studio in Paarden Island - ColorBox Studios is a creative & experimental event space. Its free flowing form and movable components provide a blank canvas to suit any style…so it was perfect for this party. With a splash of color and its quirky feel, I could capture some awesome shots.

Wedding: Nicolene & Pieter

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I was privileged to help Pie in the Sky creative weddings - Second shooting for this wedding. Was quite a cold day out in Riebeeck Wes, you can even see the snow on the mountains in some of the pictures.

Venue: Groenrivier Function Centre 
Marriage officer: Leon Nel 
Wedding coordinator and decor: Celeste Potgieter at Celeste Styled Events
DJ: Dj Dean Sa
Hair and makeup: Clarita Smit Hair, Make-up and Lash extensions
Catering: Malita Joubert Catering

Concrete Possibilities

I’m on a little bit of a mission to win a brand new camera! My whole adult life, I’ve been entering competitions, and sometimes even winning a prize or two. Now this competition Afrisam is running at the moment, is a competition where I can win a camera- best part of the competition is the prize, but I think the competition itself is pretty cool. The main aim is to get an awesome shot with concrete as the main feature. Concrete is everywhere around us and most of the times we don’t even notice it anymore. But without concrete, our world would look really different.

Ive done a few photos at the Afrikaanse Taalmonument, and another few at the Zeitz Mocaa art Gallery in the Waterfront.

The Afrikaanse Taalmonument

....consists of various tapering structures of a convex and concave nature, symbolising influences of different languages and cultures on Afrikaans itself, as well as political developments in South Africa. The main spire was tested by the CSIR in a wind tunnel in Stellenbosch, and it was found to be able to withstand wind speeds of up to 160km/h… which is pretty amazing for a concrete structure, towering 57 meters into the air, on top of a mountain.

 

 

Zeitz Mocaa

.....on the other hand was originally the Grain Silo Complex at the V&A Waterfront -33 metre high concrete tubes, each with a diameter of 5.5 metres, with no open space to experience the volume from within. Imagine redesigning this into a functional space. When you stand inside the building, it’s just amazing to think that they could give the original structure such a facelift without doing damage to the structure and its strength.