CAPE TOWN ISSUE 551 Sep 2015

For nearly a decade, Cape Town-based photographer Morné van Zyl has quietly gone about the task of perfecting the art of people photography. Whether he’s shooting high-profile commercial campaigns, special unit production stills or editorial features, his comfortable and easy manner with his subjects ensures he always inspires the right performance to support his client's brand message. In the case of portraits, he has the unfailing ability to capture the true essence of the person he’s photographing.

Morné has an efficient and uncomplicated approach to producing outstanding images. This approach, along with his renowned ability to work under pressure, has earned him a reputation as one of South Africa's top portrait and commercial photographers. It has also made him the photographer of choice for many local and international editorial clients, advertising agencies and production companies.

Clients include Qatar Airways, Puma, British Airways, Virgin, SA Rugby, Sanlam, eTV, Discovery, Kulula, Men’s Health, GQ, Cosmopolitan, Sports Illustrated, Women’s Health, Wired UK, Red Bull, Condé Nast Traveller, Financial Times UK, Sky Sports and Business Day. He is perhaps best-known for his series of provocative close-up portraits which has been the subject of several print and online features.