One Photo A Day Keeps the Doctor Away is not a book to help you improve your photography technique or skills. Through 160 photo challenges it encourages you to slow down, look around and be more aware of your surroundings. Some examples: - Take a photo of yourself before and after a workout. See what happens to your face - Photograph your house as if you were going to sell it - Meet up with a friend and don't say where you are, show them in pictures - Search the streets for something that is broken and photograph the beauty of imperfection You don't need a fancy camera, the one on your phone will do just fine. Anyone can practise being more present through photography. To inspire you, each challenge is accompanied by a carefully selected quote, sourced from a diverse collection of thinkers, writers, artists and philosophers. Taking out a moment in your busy day to create a thoughtful image will sharpen your focus and creativity. And you can share your discoveries, using the hashtag that goes with each challenge.

At the northern entrance to Prince Albert in the Great Karoo lies Northend, a neighbourhood home to a special group of people. They have a very special way of communicating with others through their stories, which indicate an inherent joy of life. However, judging by their environment and circumstances, it is clear that they have experienced many hardship, and for an outsider it is an enriching experience to meet them.

Every picture in Slow Down Look Again tells a story and is supported by explanatory text. These enable the reader to gain insight into the past and the present of this unique neighbourhood and its residents.

The joy and sorrows of the residents of Northend - as well as their scant earthly possessions - are illustrated through Louis Botha?s excellent choice of photographic backgrounds. And yet the absolute neatness of their homes illustrates a certain pride - poverty without dilapidation. The intimacy of the photographs ultimately leaves the reader enriched. We become witnesses not only to the extraordinary character of a close-knit community, but also of its trusting relationship with the person whom they have allowed to tell their story. Louis Botha was born in Bloemfontein in 1955 and grew up on a small-holding north-east of Pretoria. After school he studied finance and followed a career in the Financial Services Industry. At the age of 40, and encouraged by his wife he pursued his hobby more seriously. He?s held several exhibitions and lives in Prince Albert.