Oh yee of little faith

Laasweek nadat hierdie "kontroversiele" foto geplaas is op Beeld/Sport24 se agterblad was daar baie kommentaar gelewer. Baie mense het gebel met komplimente, maar party mense het ook gebel en gevra of ek die foto gemanipuleer het en dit was vir my absoluut skokkend! Dink hulle ek sal so iets doen?

Ek as fotojoernalis sal nooit ooit 'n foto manipuleer nie! Manipulasie is 'n ernstige aantuiging, want dit tas die integriteit aan van 'n fotojoernalis en integriteit is al wat ons het.

HIERDIE FOTO IS OP GEEN MANIER GEMANIPULEER NIE

Dit gesê sal mense altyd fout vind wanneer suur drywe betrokke is, so nou laat ek die foto maar die praatwerk doen.

Ek heg ook die EXIF data onderaan.

My crop en edit

Oorspronklike uit die kamera

Date: 5/4/2010

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ET go Home

My view on the first morning. ET was murdered the previous night. Mot (friend) and I drove through at night and slept in the car in front of ET's farm. We only got a few hours sleep. E-tv was busy with a live crossing here. Was still pretty quiet here... the whole world would arrive in the next couple of hours.In an attempt to get footage we walked through swamp-type areas on the farm but what, to me, was one of the most surreal moments was when we found Atilla (ET's famous horse) walking on the farm. I wondered if Atilla knew her boss was killed only a couple hours earlier.

Breakfast of Champions. Mot making it out of the boot.
Me, sitting at the City Hall waiting for someone from the AWB. pic GERHARD PRETORIUS

First time we got to the crime scene. On the left was the bed where ET died. Me is wearing red. On my right is Simphiwe Sibeko (Reuters) and Schalk van Zuydam (AP).
AWB meeting in town. Only got a couple frames before being chased out.
Oom Andries, ET's brother.

Outside the Court.

AWB's new leader, Steyn van Ronge.
To me, a summary of emotions at the funeral.
Tydens die begrafnis in die AP Kerk.

Buite ET se plaas.