You can see six pages of my images in this months magazine, and I am currently working on my new website for my photography and writing portfolio www.sandramdean.co.uk so please visit that site in a few weeks, to view much more of my work.   Some can be seen now at my gallery CLICK HERE and Southend’s airshow 2009 CLICK HERE

I have had photos/writing published in:

• Essex Life
• BBC wildlife magazine
• Wanderlust’s Weird World photography book
• Echo newspapers
• Real Travel magazine
• Woman’s Own
• Leigh Times newspaper

and Yorkshire Life and Pilot magazines are soon to publish some of my photos/writing.

Many of these published articles can be viewed by CLICKING HERE

The photos published in Essex Life can be viewed BY CLICKING HERE

Although I photograph and write about many topics, including Essex, Wildlife, Travel, restaurants, and of course Save the Orangutan, I have a huge selection of Aerial shots and as we fly often, I am always adding to my portfolio.

If you have any queries, please email me at info@notjustanessexgirl.com or telephone 07748 842360

Thanks,

Sandra M Dean

Essex Life Sandra M Dean June 2010 Questionnaire

Essex Life magazine interviewed me in this months back page questionnaire (June 2010) which was great for me and it also helped me to bring awareness to my Orangutan Campaign once again in the media. 

Being a magazine that promotes Essex and all it has to offer, both their magazine and my website are supporting the same thing – Essex as the great County it is!

I have submitted many of my photos from around Essex in the past and had some published in last months magazine.

I subscribe to this magazine as it has some great articles and info on Essex – see their website here: http://essex.greatbritishlife.co.uk

Essex Life Sandra M Dean June 2010 Questionnaire

Essex life Sandra M Dean photo article May 2010

Essex Life requested some of my photos for a double page article on my photography experience in their ‘Beautiful Essex’ section of the May 2010 edition….

Also, look out for me in the ‘Questionnaire’ on the back page next month!

The main photo is an aerial view of a boat in the Estuary with Southend on Sea, Essex, in the background.  The sun was just right that day, casting shadows across the sails.

The other two photos show and aerial view of Two Tree Island, with Leigh on Sea to the left, and an aerial view of the River Crouch.  The colours are enhanced by the rape fields, giving a vibrant yellow and green effect.

Essex life Sandra M Dean photo May 2010

Essex life Sandra M Dean photo article May 2010

See more about the Essex Life magazine by visiting their website: http://essex.greatbritishlife.co.uk

If you like the idea of going to Zambia or reading about my trip there, then you can see the article in the Real Travel Magazine, out now (November 2009) although I have added the scanned images of it on this page.

Have you ever….. Canoed the Zambezi – 449 words

“Would you like to come with me to Zambia in a couple of weeks?” my boyfriend asked. I didn’t have to think twice and we embarked on a discovery of this wonderful South African Country. It was utterly fantastic!

Staying in the National Park, on the banks of the Zambezi, the Victoria Falls

Zambia 2007 Zambezi river Hippos

were just metres away. We found ourselves alone and suspended on the knife edge bridge, right in the middle of the thundering falls – encompassed in its mist and spray. Being the rainy season, the falls were magnificent and we got very wet!

Ready for some action, we chose to canoe down the Zambezi. Greeted by our really laid back guide we set off in our two man canoes, with another couple. Canoeing was challenging – the river was so flooded, rapids had formed and only the tops of some trees were visible, along with the beady eyes and dinky ears of Hippo’s heads. “Many Hippo’s have just given birth” our guide advised us “So, we must be careful – they will be very protective of their babies. If they get angry or under our canoes, they would have us tipped into the water in a flash”

Have you ever Real Travel Nov 2009

Within minutes, he started shouting and waving his hands frantically “paddle, paddle, quick!” I had leisurely been taking photos and as I turned round, I caught sight of a Hippo’s head, right behind our canoes – she was hot on our tails and angry as we were in her territory! I threw down my camera and frantically paddled. The next couple of minutes were an adrenalin pumped blur of splashing water, but the hippo realised we were not out to harm her, so stopped the chase eventually. The guide said that we had done really well and our canoe trip would be the last for a few months, due to the flooding and dangers of the Hippo’s!

As we slowed our pace (and hearts) down, we could really enjoy the serene beauty of the Zambezi with the lush land of Zambia on one side and Zimbabwe on the other – where we sighted a large bull Elephant. The skies, the heat of the African sun, the noise of wildlife in the background were amazing.

Zambia our canoe copyright Sandra M Dean

A ‘flying fox’ experience across the gorge, a micro light trip over the falls, horse riding and a truck safari in the national park filled the rest of our 5 days on the Zambezi, and for wildlife, we were spoilt with sightings of Elephant, Hippo’s, Giraffe, Zebra, Antelope and the last two White Rhino in Zambia. Unfortunately they have been shot by poachers so they are now extinct in Zambia, but I will never forget that canoe trip!

sunset at sabah copyright sandra m dean

Below is the Magazine cutting from the September 2009 issue of Real Travel. They are a magazine that feature their own Travel features, but also many stories, travel tips and photos from readers, so I sent some off and have had quite a few published.

My photo is the one of the Kota Kinabalu sunset at the bottom right hand side of the page – it was taken last September (2008) when I travelled in Sabah, Borneo.

Sabah borneo sunset in real travel magazine

Real travel cover September 2009

Peilican in Key Largo Florida copyright sandra m dean

Below is the Magazine cutting in the August 2009 i8ssue of Real Travel. They are a magazine that feature their own Travel features, but also many stories, travel tips and photos from readers, and they have published a few of mine.

My photo is the one of the Pelican at the top right hand corner of th e page (the photo is shown here) – it was taken last January  (2009) when I travelled around Florida.

Pelican in Real travel August 2009

Real travel cover August 2009

04 Aug 09 Sandra M Dean Womans own magazine orangutan campaign

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that my story is in Woman’s Own magazine (over 300,000 readers!) this week – a double page article!  It is a personal story and the story behind this website, so if you are near a newsagent, have a look!  I have also uploaded the article to this site too – just click on the three images to view them!  The magazine is out today on Tuesday 4th August for one week only (called the 10th August issue).  This is fantastic for my campaign and I hope that my story will inspire all you women out there that life can change against adversity!  Thanks, Sandra M Dean

Womans own orangutan campaign page 1

August 4th 09 Sandra M Dean Womans own orangutan campaign text

Leigh & Westcliff times Orangutan Campaign Sandra Dean July 2009

My local fortnightly newspaper, The Leigh & Westcliff Times, published my story on 30th June 2009. 

Following my last publication locally, I was really pleased, as it highlights the palm oil situation that is harming the rainforests of Borneo & Sumatra and killing the Orangutans.  We must act soon, and force the Supermarkets & manufacturers to swap from unsustainable to sustainable palm oil.  The production of unsustainable palm oil is damaging our environment, and harming the people and wildlife of Borneo & Sumatra – please help….

I decided to speak out about my bankruptcy 4 years ago, the spiral into depression that that situation led to, and how helping the Orangutans has given me a new lease of life and lifted my spirits, as it is a time of depression within this credit crunch, and many people are feeling the pinch. I feel that this story could give people some hope and inspiration. I hope that you enjoy reading it and that it brings a few people to help the Orangutans too!

You can view it by clicking on the picture and then clicking again to enlarge it

See my other publications by CLICKING HERE
See only my other Orangutan publications CLICK HERE

See details of my campaign by CLICKING HERE

See some of what I am doing by CLICKING HERE

Proboscis Monkey family copyright Sandra M Dean Borneo Sept 08

I sent some of my photos taken in Borneo to the BBC Wildlife Magazine, and they published this one this month (July 09 issue).  The BBC Wildlife magazine has articles from all over the World on wildlife and this month I was really pleased to see an article on the birds of two tree Island near me in Benfleet, Essex! 

They accept letters and photos from readers.

My photo is on the bottom right of the page…  Click the photo to make it bigger…