Steve Bailey

Born in Liverpool England, moving to Africa at the young age of ten, always had an interest in photography and eventually studied Graphics/Photography obtaining a City and Guilds Diploma in Graphic Reproduction.
Spent 25 years in the then named country Rhodesia before transfering to Cape Town South Africa were I have lived since 1983
First "decent" camera was a Yashica twin lens reflex, moving on to a
Pentax ME Super.
Canon EOS 300,
Canon EOS 500 cameras followed.
Went digital with a Canon 10D
Cameras
Canon 20D
Canon 400D
Lenses,
Canon 135MM USM
Sigma 15-30 mm AF EX Aspherical IF
Canon EF 100-400 L IS USM
Canon EF 200MM F 2.8 USM
Canon EF 15 mm F/2.8 Fish Eye
Sigma 24 - 70 MM F/2.8 DG Macro


Have a passion for the wilds of Southern Africa

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I Am An African


I am an African
Not because I was born there
But because my heart beats with Africa’s
I am an African
Not because my skin is black
But because my mind is engaged by Africa
I am an African
Not because I live on its soil
But because my soul is at home in Africa


When Africa weeps for her children
My cheeks are stained with tears
When Africa honours her elders
My head is bowed in respect
When Africa mourns for her victims
My hands are joined in prayer
When Africa celebrates her triumphs
My feet are alive with dancing


I am an African
For her blue skies take my breath away
And my hope for the future is bright
I am an African
For her people greet me as family
And teach me the meaning of community
I am an African
For her wildness quenches my spirit
And brings me closer to the source of life


When the music of Africa beats in the wind
My blood pulses to its rhythm
And I become the essence of music
When the colours of Africa dazzle in the sun
My senses drink in its rainbow
And I become the palette of nature
When the stories of Africa echo round the fire
My feet walk in its pathways
And I become the footprints of history


I am an African
Because she is the cradle of our birth
And nurtures an ancient wisdom
I am an African
Because she lives in the world’s shadow
And bursts with a radiant luminosity
I am an African
Because she is the land of tomorrow
And I recognise her gifts as sacred