Collaborations - Redrhino Wilderness Scarves

Redrhino is business as usual every step of the way, with an added privilege of working in collaboration with talented people who, from a spirit of generosity and a sense of responsibility, wish to be part of the greater Redrhino purpose.

We at Redrhino are honored and much indebted to each and every one of our Collaborators who have chosen to trust us with their work and their time, and without whom Redrhino would not be sustained.

Clive Walker

collaborating artist

Clive Walker, South African conservationist, writer, lecturer, artist and co-founder of the Lapalala Wilderness School has changed the face of conservation in South Africa. Through his devotion and generous spirit, he has given his life to the preservation of the country’s wildlife and natural heritage. He is currently Patron of the Lapalala Wilderness school.

Born in 1936, Clive studied art in Johannesburg and London. Working as a game ranger in Botswana offered him the opportunity to study wildlife, and as a result he became actively involved in environmental education and wildlife conservation.

He founded the Endangered Wildlife Trust in 1973, and was founder and director of Educational Wildlife Expeditions, an adult game trails organization together with his wife Conita, from 1975 to 1994. In 1981 he co-founded Lapalala Wilderness together with Dale Parker, and became the first Chairman of the Lapalala Wilderness School in 1985. He is also a former member of the IUCN Rhino and Elephant Specialist Groups. The author of eight books on natural history and travel, he is currently writing the history of Lapalala Wilderness and co-authoring a work on the Limpopo River. In addition, Clive is the founding chairman and co-project leader of the UNESCO Waterberg Biosphere Reserve.

Clive is currently developing a ‘Living Museum’ botanical garden and visitor interpretation centre (natural and cultural history) on a one hundred hectare sanctuary where he resides in the Waterberg. He is a member of several national and international conservation organizations. Clive and Conita have two sons, Renning, an IT specialist and Anton, who is the General Manager of the Lapalala Wilderness Reserve.

Josie Borain

Redrhino Woman and collaborating photographer

Cape Town born Josie Borain, model, author and photographer, is officially recognized as being the first South African Supermodel.

Multi talented Josie spent many years modelling in Paris and New York, and in 1988 studied directing and film- making at the prestigious New York University Film School. She became Fashion Editor for Fair Lady Magazine in Cape Town, and in 2003 published her own life story in a book ‘Josie, You and Me’ by Bell –Roberts. She has since produced a number of advertisements and documentaries.

Josie is a mother of three and spends most of her working time as a photographer.
In addition to embracing the role of a Redrhino Woman, Josie enjoys nothing more than adventuring into the wild spaces of Africa.

Dr. Jane Goodall

collaborator

Dr Goodall is a leading and highly respected international conservationist, primatologist, writer, speaker, champion of chimpanzees, and in short defender of our planet Earth.

for further information about the work of Dr. Jane Goodall and the Jane Goodall Institute please see www.janegoodall.global

Craig Foster

collaborator

Maker of My Octopus Teacher and co-founder of the Sea Change Project.

When the Oscar winning documentary My Octopus Teacher graced international screen, it sent ripples of change and awareness around the planet.

Craig’s making of My Octopus Teacher began as a personal journey embedded in a deep need to feel part of the natural world. Daily dives without a wetsuit in his neighbouring kelp forests on the Capetonian shores, he adapted to the cold as his ancestors had done before him. Craig’s octopus teacher showed him how to move like a creature of the Sea Forest, and Craig’s gentle and sensitive nature gradually came to be within this wild natural world.

for further information about the work of Craig Foster and the Sea Change project, please visit www.seachangeproject.com

Dorothy Cross

collaborator

Dorothy Cross lives and works in Connemara, Ireland. Her work ranges from object to opera: working with sculpture, photography and video, the work examines the relationship between humans and the natural world – considering what is sacred and maligned, and looking at time and transience. Her works are in such collections as the Irish Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern.
She is represented by Kerlin Gallery, Dublin and Frith Street Gallery, London.’ www.dorothycross.com

Cliodhna Prendergast

collaborator

Cliodhna Prendergast is a food and travel writer and photographer living and working on the west coast of Ireland.

She has the expertise to create both pictures and prose for compelling print media stories.

The Financial Times How To Spend It magazine, The Sunday Times, House & Garden, IMAGE Living & Interiors, and Condé Nast Traveller are just some of the publications where Cliodhna’s work has featured.

Deon Meyer and Marianne Vorster-Meyer

ambassadors

Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer is a South African crime fiction author and screenwriter.

A former journalist, advertising copywriter, Internet manager and brand strategist, Deon has published fifteen novels and two short story collections. His books have been translated into 28 languages in more than 40 countries world-wide.

He has written several series for television, and six screenplays for feature films. Deon has also produced and directed movies in his native Afrikaans.

Accolades for his books include Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (2003) and Le prix Mystère de la critique (2004) from France, the Deutsche Krimi Preis (2006, 2009), the Swedish Martin Beck Award (2010, 2021), the ATKV Prose Prize (2000, 2003, and 2004).

Deon was born in Paarl in 1958 and matriculated in Klerksdorp in 1976.

He studied at the Universities of Northwest, Free State and Stellenbosch, and holds a Masters’ Degree in Creative Writing. He was knighted by France in 2021 as Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

He lives in Stellenbosch with his wife Marianne, and is passionate about South Africa, Mozart, mountain biking, cooking, photography, golf, and Free State Cheetahs and Springbok rugby.

More details at www.deonmeyer.com

Marianne Vorster Meyer

Marianne Vorster Meyer is a South African artist and entrepreneur.

Born in Aliwal North in 1970, she grew up on a farm near Flaauwkraal in the Eastern Cape. Marianne matriculated as head girl of the Aliwal North High School before obtaining her teacher’s diploma at the Bloemfontein College of Education.

Marianne spent seventeen years in Beaufort West as an art teacher and painter (in acrylic) before moving to Stellenbosch in 2011. She runs the small KarooMurg company producing greeting cards and imprinted linen products, and continues to paint. She has exhibited her work in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch.

Marianne loves designing and making garments, travel, mountain biking (she is known by the hashtag #theflyingmarianne), golf, reading, movies, watching sport, and being a
mother and grandmother. She lives with her writer husband Deon in Stellenbosch.

Jessica Babich

Redrhino Woman

Jessica works in rhino conservation in the Waterberg.

She is a multi-talented young woman who has an Honours degree in Anthropology as well as a BA Audio Visual Production Management degree. She is able to turn her hand one moment to catering for a TV filming crew, to shooing a mature kudu away from her garden the next!

As a Redrhino Woman she brings her own inimitable joie de vivre and natural beauty. She is adventurous, describes herself as being ‘nature mad’ and is an Advanced diver. And a busy mother to boot!

Patrick Bonior

Redrhino Photographer

Patrick works in the wildlife film industry on local and international productions. He is also a wildlife photographer.

His parents maintained a private game reserve in the Sabi Sands reserve where, on occasion, he experienced extremely close encounters with some of Africa’s less hospitable wild creatures. This only fueled his passion for the great outdoors and wildlife in general, something which Pat would not have any other way.

He too is an Advanced diver, and enjoys underwater photography as much as taking shots on terra firma!

Clive Charlton

collaborating photographer

Clive Charlton is an accidental photographer. Having grown up in Africa he has always had a keen interest in both wildlife and travel and initially took a camera on his trips mainly for the benefit of his friends.

It wasn’t until a visit to India, Nepal and a flight over Mount Everest that his interest in the technical aspects of photography began. He was inspired by the diversity of the streets of India, the temple architecture of Nepal and the magnificence of the Himalayan landscape, as well as game viewing from the back of an elephant as experienced in Chitwan National Park.

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Clive trawls the streets of his home town to capture the richness of the “rainbow nation” and travels all over southern and east Africa searching for compelling wildlife photographs. Moreover, he is constantly on the lookout for new countries to explore in order to perfect his art.

Lucas Grant

collaborating photographer

Lucas Grant was born and raised in rural Zimbabwe. His formative years were spent in close proximity to the wild and that bond has remained with him.

He went on to study Fine Arts at Rhodes University in South Africa, achieving Honours with Distinctions.

Lucas then began life in earnest as a wildlife artist, holding a solo exhibition in Cape Town as well as being chosen to display at the prestigious David Shepherd Wildlife Art Exhibition in London.

Terje Johnsen

collaborating photographer

Terje was born and bred in Eastern Norway where his passion for photography started at a young age.

This led to him spending time, often in solitude, in the wilderness. With a demanding entrepreneurial day job, Terje escapes into the unforgiving mountains of central Norway, hiding out under cover of darkness to capture the moment.

Terje’s camera continues to take him to many corners of the world, including southern Africa and the Limpopo province in particular.

Jess Walsh

collaborating photographer

Jess is an artist and photographer living in Connemara in the west of Ireland. She worked in the world of advertising and taught art in a previous life. She’s been taking photographs since she was ten and particularly liked portraiture when she was younger, but since moving to the Western shores she has fallen in love with the wildness of it all.

Jess has self published two books, one capturing the beauty of her home town of Oughterard in Connemara, the other is a book of garden flowers.

Robin Taylor

collaborating photographer

After a decade in Europe and a long career in the international music industry, Robin returned to Africa, immersing himself in the world of photojournalism and his first love wildlife photography, travelling extensively through Southern and East Africa. Robin then moved into TV working as stills photographer and location manager for various wildlife productions, prompting him to explore this ʻnewʼ medium for himself, producing ʻ African Odyssey a Photographerʼs Journeyʼ a 13 part TV series chronicling his photographic travels, capturing the many moods of this underexposed continent.

He now lives in the wild and beautiful Waterberg mountains, immersing himself in local conservation.

Lesiba Masibe

Redrhino Man

Lesiba was born in the Waterberg, and started his education on a farm school just next to 24 Rivers in a place commonly known as Palala.

After completing his Diploma in Teaching at Setotolwane College of Education near Polokwane, he returned to the Waterberg to pursue his teaching career at George Masibe High School. In 2002 he joined the government where he was responsible for Environmental Education programmes in the Limpopo Province.

As a community leader, Lesiba played a key role in the nomination of the Waterberg as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve where he served as the first deputy chairperson of the Biosphere, working with the co-founder, Clive Walker. Lesiba currently serves as a board member of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve.

Hannah O’Sullivan

Redrhino Woman

Having grown up in Connemara Ireland, Hannah has a big love for the West coast and likes to spend as much time by the sea as possible.

She is all about community, creativity, sustainability and bringing people together – often around the table!

Sinalo Jacobs

Redrhino Woman

Sinalo Jacobs lives in the Karoo village of McGregor in the Western Cape, South Africa.

She is currently enjoying a ‘gap year’ as she decides on her tertiary education. She enjoys the outdoors and loves being the youngest Redrhino woman.

Austin Lambe

collaborator

Austin’s expertise is printing and graphic design. He enjoys landscape photography, and his favourite pastime is exploring the magic of the Wild Atlantic Way, in search of the perfect scenic photograph. In addition to photography, he enjoys Kayaking, gardening and more.

To quote Austin: As I am a keen environmentalist, it is important that we join hands to work together to protect our wilderness and wildlife.

Amelia Joyce

collaborator

Amelia was born in Joyce Country, Connemara. Having travelled the world, the call of the wild, majestic landscape of Connemara was never far from her heart.

Returning home, she was inspired to write a guidebook titled My Connemara Journeys. The book is based on her own journeys throughout the beautiful landscape that carries her name.

The following quote by H.V. Morton, captures Amelia’s feelings for Connemara:

And you feel that if God choose a place to reveal Himself, it would be upon these western hills at sunset when the whole hushed world is tense with beauty and earth seems waiting for a revelation.

Catherine McGuckin

collaborator

Catherine is a natural wildlife gardener and a prolific reader.

She keeps up to date on all things environmental and keep Redrhino well informed on current matters relating to our projects and collaborations.

She also actively engages on our social media platforms, promotes the scarves and keeps us all in check!

Orlagh Gallagher

collaborator

Orlagh has an affinity for colours and can spend hours in nature’s presence looking for inspiration.

She was born curious, has an instinctive eye for natural beauty and adds a distinctive voice to Redrhino’s design and marketing communication. Nothing is a problem but a challenge, which Orlagh embraces wholeheartedly with creativity and optimism.

Pernille Stallemo

collaborator

Pernille is the owner of Nonophela: www.nonophela.com

Nonophela Travel creates tailor-made trips to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Mauritius. Pernille is an accredited mountain guide and loves to take clients hiking in the magnificent Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town.

Nonophela Craft is the social empowerment arm; working with local crafters to make baskets from Typha capensis (bulrush), an abundant and fast-spreading marsh plant.

Janey Cramer

Redrhino Web Developer

With more than a decade of web design and project management experience behind her, Janey Cramer launched her own business, Muse Web Design and Development early in 2012. She enjoys the challenge of shaping a client’s vision into something clearly defined and effective.

Janey has a keen interest in the natural history of South Africa and a conviction of the need to protect our remaining African wilderness and its creatures.

When she is not building websites she enjoys painting and growing her own veggies!

Clive Walker

Josie Borain

Dr. Jane Goodall

Craig Foster

Dorothy Cross

Cliodhna Prendergast

Deon Meyer and Marianne Vorster-Meyer

Jessica Babich

Patrick Bonior

Clive Charlton

Lucas Grant

Terje Johnsen

Jess Walsh

Robin Taylor

Lesiba Masibe

Hannah O’Sullivan

Sinalo Jacobs

Austin Lambe

Amelia Joyce

Catherine McGuckin

Orlagh Gallagher

Pernille Stallemo

Janey Cramer

Working with our collaborators