Zen and the art of photographing the Karoo
Photographers who linger in the small details often find just as much beauty as those who focus on the sweeping plains.
Culture & Heritage
Exploring local creatives, historical roots, and cultural identity across the Karoo.
The slow beauty of Sunday lunch in the Karoo
Visitors quickly learn that the invitation to Sunday lunch is not casual but deeply rooted in tradition.
The secret language of windpumps
In published anthologies and local newsletters alike, the windpump is a recurring figure.
The Karoo’s timeless style in workwear and finery
Like with 'vellies' and felt hats, shaped over time, these items become personal artefacts, worn as extensions of the body.
The unwritten rules of Karoo hospitality
For newcomers, learning the unwritten rules is less about following a rigid code than about sensing the pace of life here.
Ghost light: Tim Quirke paints at the edge of the old and the new
In a town where wars once raged and routers now blink, artist Tim Quirke and his subjects live between story and signal.
How water scarcity shapes Karoo literature
Hooper and Rawlins detail how both presence and absence of water carry narrative weight in the Karoo.