Get a taste of what’s on offer when you register with Media Club South Africa, with our weekly photo essay featuring the best photography from the site’s free image library.
The image library is a free public service provided by Brand South Africa – there’s no catch. To view the library, and download photos in high resolution, all you need to do is register with the site. Registration is quick and easy, and gives you immediate access to the photos.
But remember you can only republish images if you credit Media Club South Africa, including a hyperlink to the site if they’re published on the web. If you don’t credit the site you are liable for financial damages as set out in the image library terms and conditions of use.
Here are our top 10 photos of the week, featuring images from the Infrastructure section of the library.
ABOVE: The elegant Nelson Mandela Bridge connects the business centres of Braamfontein and Newtown, above the railway station shunting yards, in Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Photo: Chris Kirchhoff
- Find this photo in the image library at Infrastructure 3. (Register and log in first.)
ABOVE: The Northern Cape roads stretch out ahead for as far as the eye can see. The landscape is often flat with patchy desert vegetation.
Photo: Graeme Williams
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 19.
ABOVE: Cooling towers in the centre of the city of Bloemfontein, Free State.
Photo: Graeme Williams
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 12.
LEFT: The Johannesburg skyline at night.
Photo: Chris Kirchhoff
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 3.
ABOVE: Cape Town International Airport is being renovated and enlarged to deal with increasing volumes of passengers, with a view to the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
Photo: Rodger Bosch
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 4.
ABOVE: The PetroSA gas-to- liquids refinery in Mossel Bay, Western Cape, the largest of its kind in the world. South Africa is a pioneer in the development of this technology.
Photo: Rodger Bosch
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 14.
ABOVE: Electricity pylons at sunset in the Western Cape.
Photo: Chris Kirchhoff
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 14.
ABOVE: Early morning traffic on the highways of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.
Photo: Rodger Bosch
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 8.
ABOVE: The Johannesburg Station shunting grounds in the city centre, with a billboard advertising a youth-oriented radio station.
Photo: Chris Kirchhoff
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 8.
LEFT: Early morning winter mist across freight containers waiting to be unloaded at the rail depot in Alrode, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
Photo: Chris Kirchhoff
- Find this photo at Infrastructure 3.
To download these and some 2 000 other free high-resolution photos, register with Media Club South Africa. And don’t forget to read the image library terms and conditions of use. For more information, email us at info@mediaclubsouthafrica.com.
