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Chris Marais & Julienne du Toit
Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit are award-winning photo-journalists, writers, publishers, and educators based in Cradock, Eastern Cape Karoo, South Africa.
They co-founded Karoo Space, a storytelling platform dedicated to capturing and sharing the rich cultural, historical, and natural narratives of the Karoo region, often referred to as the heartland of South Africa.

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The Karoo Comes to Cape Town
The 2027 UCT Summer School is a celebration of ideas, discovery and lifelong learning – and Karoo Space will be…
The Hunter Becomes The Hunted
Searching for a long-dead frontier man’s grave somewhere between Vosburg and the blue horizon of the Northern Cape.
Sydda Essop: Tribute to a Karoo Legend
The late Sydda Essop’s gift to the South African heartland is a landmark cookbook called Karoo Kitchen.









