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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

White Horse Audio trailer

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BLOODLINE MURMURS OF EARTH 2 x Audio trialers

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Friday, October 21, 2016

Chad Le Clos in Black and White

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Friday, October 14, 2016

The Craven Silence book trailer #JonBenetRamsey

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

#JonBenetRamsey Beth Karas discusses Misdirection with The Craven Silence authors

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Irma Stern published in the November issue of Country Life magazine

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Latest Work: 6 page cover feature on Electric Vehicles, published in June 2013 FINWEEK magazine.

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PERSPECTIVES

PERSPECTIVES
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  • Random Places*
    *Samples of writing and photography by Nick van der Leek covering travel, economics and sport.  Three are published under pseudonyms.
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  • Ten tips to help you take control of your finances - by Nick van der Leek, published in May 2014 FINWEEK
  • Authors Discuss Mendacity [AUDIO 1/4]
    Above: The late great Terry Pratchett, who churned out two books every year. His Discworld series comprises 40 books.

PEOPLE

  • Lewis Pugh
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  • Chad Le Clos
  • Bert Le Clos
  • Prof Tim Noakes
  • Jodi Arias
  • Chris Kyle
  • Dominique Mann
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Reeva Steenkamp - In Her Own Words
  • Herman Zapp
  • Tim Don - Triathlon World Champion, sponsored by Specialised
  • James Cunnama
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  • Kate Roberts - Olympic Triathlete
  • Mannfred Goldbeck - Namibia's 'Sol Kerzner'
  • Ron Irwin - Flat Water Tuesday Review
  • Pieter Wenning
  • Pierneef
  • Father Claerhout - Catcher of the Free State Sun
  • Tinus de Jongh
  • Jané
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  • Kristian House
  • Dr Andrew Rens - Shuttleworth Foundation
  • Devey Glinister - The Meerkat Man
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Jack The Ripper - Who was he?
  • Gavin Hood
  • Anje Hattingh
  • Cameron van der Burgh
  • Jean Marie Neethling

PLACES

Inspiring places

- Bloem is Brilliant
- Bloemfontein
- Botlierskop
- Botswana
- Broome
- Carnarvon
- Colosseum
- Franschhoek
- Free State
- Hogsback and Hamburg
- Jembisa
- Lukimbi
- Makweti
- Mauritius
- Naudesnek
- Radisson Blu Port Elizabeth
- Random Places
- RiverBend Lodge
- Shibula
- Shingwedzi
- Wild Coast (Transkei)

PERSPECTIVES

- Star Wars - Decoding A Cosmic Awakening
- 1996 Everest Disaster
- Transcendence [Amazon eBook]
- Resurrection - was it murder? If so what was Oscar's motive? [KINDLE EDITION]
- Reeva in her own Words [KINDLE EDITION]
- Are You Badass Enough? [GQ]
- We Should be Paying More For Social Grants, Not Less [Published in Business Day]
- Are you going to eat all that fat? [GQ]
- Oscar and Reeva - A Loving Couple? [Published in DestinyMan.com]
- Once upon a starry night: The story (so far) of the Square Kilometre Array [FINWEEK]
- What we can learn from Brazil [FINWEEK]
- Michael Bay's Pirate Epic a Boost for Cape Cinema [FINWEEK]
- Nick van der Leek's top 10 tips for SA freelance journalists [GRUBSTREET]
- The Economics of Doping - why it pays to cheat [FINWEEK]
- Why The World Needs Batman [Sunday Independent]
- Just How Dangerous is South Africa?
- The Incredible Hulk - 5 million kilometres, still going strong [CAR]
- The World's Most Advanced Extraterrestrial Rover [Brainstorm]
- Once Upon a Falling Star [Mail & Guardian]
- The World's Most Advanced Submarine [Brainstorm]
- Immortals - Movie Review [Free State Times]
- The World's Most Advanced Bicycle [Brainstorm]
- Tutu Misfires, for once [Free State Times]
- Why Walmart will hurt South Africa [Free State Times]
- The world's most advanced wristwatch [Brainstorm]
- Super You! [YAHOO!]
- The Barefoot Revolution [Brainstorm]
- Are Nukes Nuts? [Brainstorm]
- The Threat of Disconnection [Brainstorm]
- Economics of Climate Change [Brainstorm]
- Live While You're Alive [City Press]
- The Square Kilometre Array in Carnarvon SA [Financial Mail]
- Enter the CIVETS [Brainstorm]
- Mzanzi Down Under [City Press]
- Get SA Superwired [Financial Mail]
- Serious Crashes [Bicycling]
- The best drivers are also cyclists
- Running for your life
- Why insects can't fly straight at night
- Rattle and Humble - Part of Man Down column (SAmen.co.za)
- Scorn in a teacup - Part of Man Down column (SAmen.co.za)

Latest Photojournalism [2 x articles] Published in November/December 2014 AFROPOLITAN magazine

Latest Photojournalism [2 x articles] Published in November/December 2014 AFROPOLITAN magazine
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Latest Writing: Review of Namibia's breathtaking Fish River Lodge

Latest Writing: Review of Namibia's breathtaking Fish River Lodge
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Interview with Raynard Tissink p122-123 of July GQ

Interview with Raynard Tissink p122-123 of July GQ

4 Page feature on SA Tourism in June 2013 Finweek

4 Page feature on SA Tourism in June 2013 Finweek

Latest feature on Louis Coetzer in June YOU magazine

Latest feature on Louis Coetzer in June YOU magazine

Nick van der Leek's interview with Chris Froome is on page 62-63 of the July issue of Fitness mag

Nick van der Leek's interview with Chris Froome is on page 62-63 of the July issue of Fitness mag

Latest Photojournalism: Gangnam Chic, a 4 page spread in April GQ Magazine

Latest Photojournalism: Gangnam Chic, a 4 page spread in April GQ Magazine

Latest Writing

Latest Writing
Pro-cyling's omerta - published in March 2013 GQ

Latest Work

Latest Work
Read my article on the Square Kilometre Array's (SKA's) brave beginnings in the February 8 edition of FINWEEK

Latest Work

Latest Work
Story about an MMA fighter on page 34

Latest Work

Latest Work
2 articles in the January 2013 issue of Finweek: How to live like a Hobbit (p56-57) and Lessons from South Korea (p 14-17)

Recent Work - Fitness Magazine [Jan/Feb 2013]

Recent Work - Fitness Magazine [Jan/Feb 2013]
Read my double page feature published on pages 38-39 of Fitness magazine

Latest Writing in January 2013 Country Life

Latest Writing in January 2013 Country Life
Read my 5 page feature starting on page 56.

Awards

Awards
Winner of 2012 NaNoWriMo Writing Competition

Latest Photojournalism in November 2012 FINWEEK

Latest Photojournalism in November 2012 FINWEEK
4 pager on: The Economics - and Psychopathy - of Climate Change

Latest Work published in November/December Fitness Magazine

Latest Work published in November/December Fitness Magazine
Barefoot Running Busting the myths – with practical tips to get it right..

Latest Photojournalism

Latest Photojournalism
Read my feature on the Blue Train in the latest edition of EXPLORE magazine, pg 44-48.

Recent Work

Recent Work
The Incredible Journey - published on page 19-20 of City Press' i Magazine

Latest Writing

Latest Writing
Opinion Piece titled: We can't be Batman, but we can live by his principles

Latest Photojournalism: Published in September 2012 GQ magazine

Latest Photojournalism: Published in September 2012 GQ magazine
Read pg 88-90: "It came from outer space..."

Latest Photojournalism: September 2012 Fitness Magazine

Latest Photojournalism: September 2012 Fitness Magazine
Eat like a Caveman

Latest Photojournalism: August 2012 Car Magazine

Latest Photojournalism: August 2012 Car Magazine
Brand Apocalypse on page 46-47 ponders whether brand identities in motoring are a thing of the past.

Latest Photojournalism: Nutrition article published in July 2012 TriathlonPLUS

Latest Photojournalism: Nutrition article published in July 2012 TriathlonPLUS
Professor Timothy Noakes discusses the low carbohydrate, high protein diet with particular reference to Ironman triathlon.

Latest Photojournalism

Latest Photojournalism
Pierneef Country, in the February 2012 issue of Country Life.

Recent Writing in December 22 2011 Financial Mail

Recent Writing in December 22 2011 Financial Mail
Mining - Jagersfontein mine reopened

Opinion Piece

Opinion Piece
'Attack on the Defender' - page 44
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