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<span class="entry-title-primary">Beauty With Substance</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Finding Beauty in the Mother City</span>

Photo: Kathryn Higdon

Beauty With Substance Finding Beauty in the Mother City

13th March 2016 0 Comments 596 views

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WORDS & PHOTOS Kathryn Higdon

How do you define beauty? Is it a perfect flower? A stroll by the ocean? Or the joy in a child’s smile? Cape Town is an extraordinary place with different forms of beauty everywhere, whether it’s the community spirit of a township, the invigorating energy of the beach or the classic breath-taking view from Table Mountain.

Beauty should not be defined by appearance, but rather by substance. It should be about how the person, object or place makes you feel because ultimately, that is most important. It’s about appreciating everything for what it is and honouring the emotions that arise from moments of beauty. This collection of photographs might seem random, but each camera click was preempted by a moment of beauty.

On the streets of Lavender Hill, the beauty is not necessarily in the scenery itself but rather in the people who live there. There is much beauty in the community spirit which binds people together in tough times. Photo: Kathryn Higdon
Looking out onto Lion's Head and Table Mountain, the array of colours lighting up the sky, the iconic mountains, and the coastline of the city are full of breath-taking beauty. Photo: Kathryn Higdon
This photograph of the sun setting over Lion's Head portrays the beauty of a city moving from day into night, with the moon making an appearance on the left. Photo: Kathryn Higdon
The Bay Harbour Market in Hout Bay is situated between the mountains and the ocean. The beauty is in the South African hand-made souvenirs you will find there. A great deal of hard work goes into making each item. Photo: Kathryn Higdon
The majestic, wild and mysterious beauty of a lion. It’s hypnotising eyes, and its beautiful mane, it is no wonder lions are admired for their strength and resilience. Photo: Kathryn Higdon.
The spectacular south peninsula of Cape Town is 52km long from Mouille Point in the north to Cape Point in the south. A hike up Lion’s Head offers a majestic view of the coastline. Photo: Kathryn Higdon
The hypnotic movement of the waves, the feeling of sand between your toes, these are things that draw people to where the water meets the land because that is where we can find tranquillity. It is in these moments of serenity, we find natural beauty. Photo: Kathryn Higdon