Hillside Community Church, which is based at Nobel Primary School in Modderfontein, recently hosted well-known wildlife photographer Chad Cocking for its fund-raising event.
Chad was born and raised in Edenvale and attended Edenglen Primary School as well as Edenglen High School.
After high school, Chad did a year’s game ranging course before he enrolled at UJ to study Environmental Management.
After completing his honours, Chad decided to take a year off to pursue his love of the bush and worked at Motswari Game Lodge in the Timbavati.
That was 10 years ago and Chad is now the head ranger at the lodge.
During the event, Chad held the audience captive with his slide show and humour.
Two of his prints were auctioned on the night and others were auctioned online.
The funds raised from the evening and the auction will all go towards Hillside’s various outreach programmes.
