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Working in Batoka Gorge
Photo: Heiko Held
‘The Cathedral’
Mixed media painting by Quentin Allen
'Victoria Falls Sunrise
by Quentin Allen
Ground Hornbills
–
one of the Quentin Allen illustrations for a new
Kew Gardens
tree book
David ‘Falls’,
Kennedy ‘Kamba Kamba’ and
Peter ‘Pata-Pata’
A multi-talented portering,
guiding, camping,
and cooking team on a Muchinga Escarpment
foot
expedition in remote N Zambia
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A two-man exhibition with landscape painter Quentin Allen
Photographer Stephen Robinson and painter Quentin Allen often
join up to travel together on remote bush expeditions.
They find this a good working combination, given that both
landscape photographer and painter often need to spend extended
time seeking out landscape scenes and then waiting at, or
returning to, particular locations to capture the right light
and weather conditions.
The
exhibition combined the painter’s landscape paintings and the
photographer’s panoramic
Spirit of the Land
work of the same or similar scenes.
The wacky title of this exhibition came about when, in jest, the
painter and photographer gave their porters some appropriate
nicknames, following the funny incidents inherent in every bush
trip. Only later did they find out that they too had been given
suitably Africanised nicknames: “Foto-Foto” and “Sketchi-Sketchi”.
Exhibition Visitor Comments:
Starting
with the Photographer’s two favourites from this exhibition:
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‘I want to change some of my furniture, and then buy’ |
KK – Tour Operator, Zambia |
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‘Stunning work – lucky my husband left his wallet at home’ |
CT - Zambia |
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‘Super panoramics – I focus on Zimbabwe and USA canyons’ |
GM – USA pro photographer |
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‘Zambia the Beautiful!’ |
M&B M - Zambia |
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‘Lost in the Jungle…….’ |
GN - tour operator, Zambia |
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‘A beautiful reflection of a most amazing country’ |
DdW - tourist from Namibia |
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‘Outstanding…makes us part of your experience. Thank you.’ |
C Family, Zambia |
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'Not too shabby' |
CG & CG – South African visitors |
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‘Stunning’ |
PM – Australian visitor |
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‘Very inspiring exhibition’ |
C – Artist, Visual Arts Council, Zambia |
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‘Zambia exposed’ |
KM – tour lodge operator, Zambia |
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‘The exhibition captures the beauty of Zambia in an inspiring
way’ |
CE- London |
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‘Thank you – keep travelling!’ |
M - Johannesburg |
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‘Die fotos sind gut’ |
K&DL – Frankfurt, Germany |
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‘Beautiful' |
'Artroom’
Prague |
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‘Baie, baie mooi’ |
W&J – South Africa |
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‘Stunning photos & art’ |
D&MB – Wisconsin, USA |
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‘Beautiful’ |
TH – Zurich, Switzerland |
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‘Absolutely stunning' |
SH – Manchester & Liverpool University, UK |
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'Incredible! A tribute to our country and an eye-opener’ |
PG & AC – Mazabuka, Zambia |
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‘Just okay, the boys did good’ |
KC – British consultant, Zambia |
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Very inspiring indeed – great stuff!’ |
D & AS – Germany |
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'Outstanding! A lovely duet!' |
M & AZ – Ontario, Canada |
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'Exciting & impressing, congratulations’ |
TG, Germany |
