Nick van der Leek
- Age: 37
- Gender: Male
- Astrological Sign: Capricorn
- Zodiac Year: Boar
- Industry: Communications or Media
- Occupation: Writer, Photographer
- Location: South Africa
About Me
Photographer and freelance writer. I come from a family of very talented and sensitive artists (crazy people!) Some exciting projects on the go right now include: Leisure Wheels publishing a two part series with numerous photographs on Botswana (April and May)...and I am travelling to Seoul for 5 days in late April to cover their blistering broadband/gaming/internet culture. I see myself as a writer, and I'm working to get my stories into our popular culture. I see that happening via numerous magazine and newspaper publications, scripts, and then the imaginative stories of published books being picked up and made into movies. We are faced with some urgent challenges, and a clear voice is needed to snap people out of their sleepwalking-lifestyles. I have written HOLIDAY, HALF FULL MOON and am currently working on THE BUTCHER THE BUTCHER. Search this blog for details. I've also posted some of my best photography (including a 2007 Exhibition) so search 'my Photography' for more. If you have a meaningful story to share, or would like me to shoot a portfolio (for Facebook or Vogue;-) give me a call on 072 97 33 929. Otherwise do leave a comment. Thanks for visiting.
When you've got water stuck in your ear, how do you get it out?
Become a fish, then it won't bother you any more!
Interests
- Peak Oil
- H5N1
- movies
- Ironman triathlon
- sport
- philosophy
- world affairs
- business
- nature
- art
- travel
- music
- reading and writing
Favorite Movies
- Recently: The Dark Knight
- American Gangster
- Terror Planet
- Into the Wild
- Million Dollar Baby
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Whale Rider
- 21 Grams
Favorite Music
Favorite Books
- Into the Wild
- In black and white
- The World Is Flat
- The Long Emergency
- Beyond Oil
- The Hours
- Power of Now
- The Lovely Bones
- Generation X
