Hi, I am Lizane Louw, I am a photographer, journalist and designer.
Let me take you behind the scenes of Foto-Kultur. I am the editor of Foto-Kultur, an independent webzine that covers travel, culture , photography and sustainability.
I enjoy writing about travel and culture, live for adventure, and love the outdoors. I travel often and enjoy immersing myself in cultural experiences.
My work in journalism covers travel, culture, environment, and sustainability when on the road in Europe and Africa. In addition, I write about photography, photographic work, art, and exhibitions when I am based in Berlin.
As a travel, culture and nature photographer, my work focuses on the environment, sustainability, and the human experience.
A -17 year career in visual and multimedia journalism
You can read more about me, my career and my background in visual journalism on my website.
I have extensive international experience as a multimedia photojournalist and photographer. I have travelled since I was 18 (well over 29 years) and lived in Europe for a few years and Asia for a decade. My home base is in Berlin, Germany. I work as a travel journalist and photographer in Europe, Africa and Asia.
I graduated, first with a diploma in multimedia journalism in 2014 and then with a master’s degree in Journalism from Ateneo de Manila University, ACFJ, in June 2019. During my studies in Asia, with the guidance of some of the best writing professors, I developed a love for feature writing and started a series, The Tea Diaries, a travel writing project that will see me travel back to India and Sri Lanka in the next two years. I share all my travel stories, travel photography, and the latest projects on this site.
My areas of speciality in photography is photojournalism, nature photography, portraiture and travel photography. My written work in news and investigative journalism shifted after researching and writing about marine debris and pollution in Taiwan. I work on solutions based projects and stories that drive change. I enjoy working on slow multimedia projects that are inspirational but also educational.”
Meet the Editor of Foto-Kultur somewhere in Europe or Africa
I have travelled extensively over the past 29 years and have explored over 65 countries. I have worked and lived in South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, South Africa, Namibia, the UK, Israel, Spain, the US, and Canada. During a 4-month trip across India, I also gave university journalism lectures.
The past few years have been spent exploring Namibia, Botswana, Iceland, Greece, Portugal, and France. I spend the European winter ’24 in India in Jaipur, Bagru, Delhi, Almora and Darjeeling.
Fascinated by the human condition, I love exploring cultures, different foods, art and cultural traditions. I know no other life than travelling. For the past 14 years, I have been slowly working on a career in travel journalism.
I had many inspirational experiences, epic train journeys through India every time I visit, and motorbike adventures on the islands of Penang and Langkawi in Malaysia. Surf adventures in Bali and South Korea. Photographic safaris in Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe. My favourite experiences have been my tea adventures in Taiwan and India; so much life inspiration was at the bottom of my teacup.
You can find me between Cape Town, Berlin and Jaipur. I am currently freelancing as a travel and culture journalist and designer. I am also a writer and editor of Foto Kultur, this independent webzine.
Berlin, Germany, is home.