Camel Caravan Near Gobedra Quarry, Axum, Northern Ethiopia
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 158 cm
Camel Caravan Near Gobedr...
Tanker Station, Roermond, the Netherlands
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 78 cm
Tanker Station, Roermond,...
Cape Range National Park, Western Australia
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 112 cm
Cape Range National Park,...
The Beach at Marennes, Atlantic Coast, France
Fibre/Baryta, 145 x 200 cm
The Beach at Marennes, At...
Old Slipway, Port Nolloth, Atlantic Ocean, South Africa
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 157 cm
Old Slipway, Port Nolloth...
Blood Dragon Trees, Homhill Plateau, Island of Socotra, Yemen
Fibre/Baryta, 200 x 200 cm
Blood Dragon Trees, Homhi...
Mrs. Mukamuhuvare, Kunene River Camp, Northern Namibia
Fibre/Baryta, 200 x 145 cm
Mrs. Mukamuhuvare, Kunene...
Mohammed Khalifa, Guide, Island of Socotra, Yemen
Fibre/Baryta, 157 x 112 cm
Mohammed Khalifa, Guide, ...
Frank Mcleod Manager Swim Creek Buffalo Station, Bamurra Plains, Northern Territory Australia
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 162 cm
Frank Mcleod Manager Swim...
Doorframe with sand. Kolmanskop. Outside Luderitz. Namibia. 2010.
112 x 152cm. Paper. Horizontal
Doorframe with sand. Kolm...
Elephant foot. Industrial area. Graaf Reinet. 2009.
79 x 112cm. Paper. Horizontal.
Elephant foot. Industrial...
Fish Market. Hadibo. Island of Socotra. Yemen. 2010.
112 x 153cm. Paper. Horizontal
Fish Market. Hadibo. Isla...
Jimmy the gardener. Johannesburg. South Africa. 2008.
112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Jimmy the gardener. Johan...
Restaurant veranda. near Sibinda. Caprivi Strip. Namibia. 2001.
112 x 141cm. Paper. Horizontal
Restaurant veranda. near ...
Shark with seaweed. Detwah Lagoon. Island of Socotra .Yemen. 2010.
112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Shark with seaweed. Detwa...
Reflections of the 'Reichstag' in the Marie-Elizabeth-Lubers-Haus. Berlin. 2011.
153 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Reflections of the 'Reich...
The pipe smokers. Johannes Jessop, Nieklaas Verdricks and Hans Hendricks. Between Grootvaalgraspan and Piet-se-Gat. Damaraland. Namibia. 1990
83 x 112cm. Paper. Horizontal
The pipe smokers. Johanne...
The Fitzroy River. Mornington Wilderness Area. Western Australia. 2010.
112 x 153cm. Paper. Horizontal
The Fitzroy River. Mornin...
Wall detail. Kolmanskop. Abandoned diamond village. Namibia.
2010. 112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Wall detail. Kolmanskop. ...
Weir. Blaaukrantz River. Tsitsikamma Coastline. South Africa. 2008.
112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Weir. Blaaukrantz River. ...
Taxidermy. Graaf Reinet. South Africa. 2009.
112 x 155cm. Paper. Horizontal
Taxidermy. Graaf Reinet. ...
Steam locomotive graveyard. Voorbaai. Outside Mossel Bay. South Africa. 2008.
89 x 112cm. Paper. Horizontal
Steam locomotive graveya...
Man smoking outside Shoprite. Springbok. South Africa. 2009.
81 x 112cm. Paper. Horizontal
Man smoking outside Shopr...
Labourers house. Near Kuduskloof. Calitzdorp District. South Africa. 2009.
112 x 157cm. Paper. Horizontal
Labourers house. Near Kud...
Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia
Fibre/Baryta, 112 x 112 cm
Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range...
Phillimon with barstools. springbokvlakte outside Marble Hall. 1986.
Phillimon with barstools....
Raintrees (Albizia saman). Mossman. Queensland. Australia. 2009.
112 x 157cm. Paper. Horizontal
Raintrees (Albizia saman)...
Swimming pool. The Sheba Hotel. Sana. Yemen. 2010.
153 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Swimming pool. The Sheba ...
Tidal mud with pier. Near Marennes. Atlantic Ocean. France. 2011.
112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Tidal mud with pier. Near...
Van Diemen Gulf. Arafura Sea. Northern Territory. Australia. 2010.
200 x 200cm. Art Panel. Square
Van Diemen Gulf. Arafura ...
Wind sheared rocks. The White Desert. Near Farafra Oasis. Egypt. 2008.
112 x 151cm. Paper. Horizontal
Wind sheared rocks. The W...
The Cliffs of Aussenkehr and the Orange River. View from the Richtersveld. South Africa. 2010.
112 x 150cm. Paper. Horizontal
The Cliffs of Aussenkehr ...
Road C45. Between Okongo and Mpungu. Northern Namibia. 2010.
150 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Road C45. Between Okongo ...
Road between Oasis of Bahariya and Farafra. Western Desert. Egypt. 2008.
200 x 200cm. Art Panel. Square
Road between Oasis of Bah...
Reflections of the 'Reichstag' in the Marie-Elizabeth-Lubers-Haus. Berlin. 2011.
153 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Reflections of the 'Reich...
Family tomb with glass. St Cernin cemetary. France. 2011.
150 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Family tomb with glass. S...
Eucalyptus leaves. The Fitzroy River. Western Australia. 2010.
112 x 157cm. Paper. Horizontal
Eucalyptus leaves. The Fi...
Discotheque. Okiep. Namaqualand. South Africa. 2009.
79 x 112cm. Paper. Horizontal
Discotheque. Okiep. Namaq...
Himba woman. Kamanjab. Namibia. 2010.
112 x 112cm. Paper. Square
Himba woman. Kamanjab. Na...
Glass door to Mosque. Village of Bawiti. Western Desert. Egypt. 2008.
112 x 151cm. paper. Horizintal
Glass door to Mosque. Vil...
Gelilah. Shop Assistant. Axum. Tigray Province. Ethiopia. 2009.
112 x 154cm. Paper. Horizontal
Gelilah. Shop Assistant. ...
Detwah Lagoon. Island of Socotra. Yemen. 2010.
112 x 157cm. Paper. Horizontal
Detwah Lagoon. Island of ...
Detail. Fishing village of Irsal. Island of Socotra. Yemen. 2010.
112 x 157cm. Paper. Horizontal
Detail. Fishing village o...
Desourfeaux Garage. Oradour-sur-Glan. France. 2011.
112 x 151cm. Paper. Horizontal
Desourfeaux Garage. Orado...
Claudia Lapezkazera. Kunene River Camp. Namibia. 2011.
112 x 149cm. Paper. Horizontal
Claudia Lapezkazera. Kune...
Abriel the night-watchman. The Trading Post campsite. Roma. Kingdom of Lesotho. 2008.
143 x 112cm. Paper. Vertical
Abriel the night-watchman...
Abandoned farmhouse. Mooreesburg district. South Africa. 1994.
112 x 142cm. Paper. Horizontal
Abandoned farmhouse. Moor...
So many stars in the sky, but in this life we find few shooting stars – crazy individuals that do not conform as any of the other millions of stars that never leave their posts. Yes, few are set to streak across the skies, often from horison to horison, appearing from apparently nowhere. But what would a shooting star shoot at? Oh, pretty much the stuff that so many photographers find hard to find, and having found never quite seem to kill.
Michael Jordan, that famous basketball player said the following about shooting: “I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.” Obie Oberholzer, uncompromising photographer of the impossible, shows a similar extreme daring when he embraces the world, when he takes his shots. He ventures far and wide, risking life and limb, and cooking-up unmentionables in the post-production kitchen, so that we may marvel at the final shot – in the words of Buzz Lightyear: “To infinity and beyond.” Many of us have felt the extreme pleasure (and pain) of clashing into that uncompromising head where the integrity of the shot is all that counts. Allow me to say that there is only one Obie, or should I say – Obie-one.
Obie-one, intergalactic traveller and lone planet wanderer at his Long Distance exhibition is on a quest to uncover an extraordinary brand of bliss for the world to behold. The word ‘planet’ comes from the ancient Greek word planētēs meaning ‘wanderer’. Give a thought for the lone star set to roam and wander, daring to shoot, no matter the cost. Do not miss the spectacle when one of South Africa’s great shooting stars streaks the heavens.
