Vernon Chalmers Photography

Kalk Bay Harbour: Fishing, History, Art and the Sea Discover Kalk Bay's fishing harbour, maritime heritage, mountain landscape, historic village, art, crafts and multicultural coastal history. Fishing, Community, Art and the Sea There are places along the Cape Peninsula where the relationship between people and the sea remains immediately visible. Kalk Bay is one of them. Situated on the False Bay coast between St James and Fish Hoek, the village occupies a narrow strip of land between the ocean and the steep mountainside. Its harbour, colourful fishing boats, railway line, historic buildings, small shops, restaurants, galleries and tightly packed residential streets have created a distinctive sense of place. Kalk Bay is simultaneously a fishing village, a historic settlement, a coastal community and a contemporary cultural destination. For the photographer, it is an unusually rich landscape in which maritime life and human culture remain closely intertwined. From Kalk to Kalk Bay ...

Kalk Bay Harbour: Red and Green Navigation Lights, Cape Town. A Maritime Observation of Kalk Bay Harbour's red lighthouse and green navigation light, examining navigation, fishing heritage and harbour infrastructure. The red-and-white Kalk Bay Breakwater Head Lighthouse and green navigation light marking the harbour entrance, with the False Bay coastline beyond. Ship Spotting Photography Training Cape Town Kalk Bay Harbour's red and green navigation lights form a small but significant part of the maritime infrastructure of False Bay. The familiar red-and-white Kalk Bay Breakwater Head Lighthouse stands at the end of the south breakwater, while a green navigation light marks the harbour entrance farther along the harbour. Viewed together, they provide an interesting example of how navigation infrastructure, fishing activity and coastal geography intersect. Vernon Chalmers Maritime Studies The Red and Green Lights of a Working Harbour Kalk Bay is one of Cape Town's most dist...