Cape Town: Up Close & Personal

by Mia Feinstein

A unique book that pays tribute to beautiful Cape Town and its people. With both aerial images of the city, and then up-close images into the varied architecture of its city-centre buildings; to the human face of Cape Town, from its well-known characters and buskers to various citizens enjoying being out and about. Includes poignant acknowledgements by various high-profile Capetonians and other personalities, among them Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, business wunderkind Mark Shuttleworth, comedian Marc Lottering, and Simon Attwell from Capetonian music sensation Freshlyground.

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

South-African born Mia Feinstein began her photographic career at the tender age of 11 by taking pictures of the family dog. Since then she has snapped the pets of A-list celebrities such as Elizabeth Hurley, Jamiroquai and Simon Pegg among others, as well as dogs rescued by the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust, Much Love Animal Rescue and the Retired Greyhound Trust.

Widely published in newspapers and magazines both locally and abroad, she has photographed for the National Gallery, Nelson Mandela for Make Poverty History in London, Counting Crows, Lolas Kitchen, Ikamva Labantu, Baphumelele Childrens Home, the British Council and DJ Rui da Silva, to name a few. Her versatile collection ranges from travel images to flowers and marmite; people to cats and cupcakes.

Mia Feinsteins Andy Warhound Pup Art and Pooches in Shades, both published 2009 by Pucci Books, are available on Amazon. Her new book Cape Town Up Close and Personal was published in October 2011 by Random House Struik.