Vanessa Lewis (photographer)

“It has been my great pleasure to have used Colette Diamond over the past four years at our various events, in various management roles. She is extremely personable, dependable, honest, enthusiastic and an excellent communicator. If you are looking for a dynamic, hard-working, creative person to manage any event from conception to reconciliation, then I would whole-heartedly recommend Colette. She is incredibly passionate and has an amazing attention to detail. She is always willing to go the extra mile. Once given a project, she will quietly get on with it, using her initiative to deliver without supervision. Although she can work alone, she also has natural leadership qualities and is able to work as a productive member of a team and with people on all levels. She is a valuable asset to any event management project. ” – Event Manager at Hatch Africa Michelle Reinhard for Colette Diamond (event & logistics specialist – Johannesburg)

“I had the privilege of working with Angela as the Publisher of Caxton Magazines in the planning phase of the redesign and development of their websites. She strives towards perfection, complimenting the whole process and made it easy to work with her. 

She has a great understanding of new media and the dynamics around it. She's clinical in what she does and always makes sure that the circle is closed. 

She's always open to new ideas with an enormous amount of media experience. She's not afraid to challenge you to get to the best possible solution. Her personality can be described as warm and friendly and in my opinion she would be a great asset to any media or publishing organization.” – IT consultant, Servaas de Kock for Angela Richardson (idea generator & project manager)

“Your professionalism and knowledge of the industry, allowed me to hand over to you with full confidence that the event will run as if I managed it myself. You have always delivered more than expected. Your services have kept the Active Capture name high at all the events where you were involved. It is with great confidence that I can recommend you to other potential clients.” – Managing director of Active Capture, Anelja de Bok for Colette Diamond (event & exhibition logistics specialist -Johannesburg)

“I have been privileged to work with Vanessa, on our cook book, Savour in 2011. I had found her to be professional, creative and incredibly well organized. I regard her as one of the finest photographers in the country, testament has been our being granted the award of Best Photography for a cook book in South Africa, and shortlisted for best photography for cook book in the world. The award was conferred by Gourmand International, in Madrid, Spain. I cannot recommend Vanessa highly enough, and am keen to write another cook book, so I can work again with Vanessa.” – Author Marc Hirschowitz for Vanessa Lewis (photographer)

“I have worked with Angela Richardson for several years in the training and awards arena. I wholeheartedly endorse Angela for her skills and capabilities as a journalist, editor, and publisher, as well as for her personal warmth, professionalism, and passion for magazines and media in general.” – Award winning journalist, Gus Silber for Angela Richardson (idea generator & project manager)