We had the good fortune of connecting with Shandre Van der Sandt and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Shandre, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
The reason I chose to pursue an artistic career is because since i was little i would always create very creative things . As i grow old those creative ideas and things started to be more helpful in my photos! I knew that i wanted to create beautiful memories of people and from their on I pursued my creative career in photography

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I am most proud of where i am today ! I started out with not much and i worked hard to get where i am today !

It was definitely not easy but everything is worth it! I would never made it if a had given up when i hit the first hurdle in my career! We all should stay humble and thankful for every opportunity that we get in life !

Overcoming challenges are not easy but you have to isolate the issues and then correct the mistakes , then learn out of this and try to illuminate it in the future.

Some of the lessons I learned on the hard way was that you will never be able to make everyone happy ! But you can do your best in doing so. You will get the right clients that is best for your brand and who would love your products.

What my brand stands for is creating memories dor people that they can cherish for a long time and giving them a different perspective on how the people they love see them on photographs

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
City living is a different place to live in but it is a lot of fun ! We would have visited all the great coffee shops and then we would have i little bit of fun with the night life of the city . Ons other days we would visit the amazing nature at naval hill and have a little picnic and paint a little bit. We would eat pizza and drank wine and just have a nice catch up session

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Firstly my patents , friends and family! My success would not have been possible without their motivation and support in my career!

Secondly my mentor Zhane Swanepoel she help me develop a new side of my passion she help me to see that there are more things to photograph and to experience! She helped me see my potential!

Website: http://magnoliagracephotography.co.za/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_u/www.instagram.com/magnoliagrace_sa/

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