Biography

The late Colin Paterson-Jones, previously a research chemist, in 1989 became a professional natural history photographer and writer with a special interest in photographing wild flowers and their interaction in nature with birds, animals and insects. He was the sole photographer for Marie Vogt’s South Africa’s Proteaceae (1982), Proteaceae of Southern Africa (1988), and The Garden Route (1990), as well as Fynbos – South Africa’s Unique Floral Kingdom (1995) and Namaqualand – A Succulent Desert (1999). He researched, wrote and illustrated the two hiking guides Table Mountain Walks (1991), and Garden Route Walks (1992), and wrote and illustrated Beautiful Wild Flowers (1996), The Cape Floral Kingdom (1997) and The Protea Family in Southern Africa (2000). In 1995 he was awarded the Botanical Society of South Africa’s first Percy Sergeant Award for his outstanding contribution in the field of botanical photography.