Farm in Mist, South Africa. 1975. © John Queenan 1975

It was suggested to me that I share some of the stories behind the pictures on my website, so this is one of the reasons for this blog. This is one of my earlier pictures from South Africa. The location is Jabulani Estates, a sugar farm in the Paddock region of Natal. The horse was an arab gelding named Silver Owl, the stables were in the buildings on the left. The farm was in a hilly area and sometimes enveloped in mist in the morning. I particularly like the two figures in the doorway, some of the labourer’s children. The farm belonged to the family of my girlfriend at the time, Sandra, we were later married.