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Trevor Samson is a Cape Town-based photographer with a career spanning over 45 years. After beginning his career at the Rand Daily Mail and The Star, he spent eight years leading the photographic coverage for Agence France-Presse (AFP) in South Africa, documenting the historic transition from apartheid to democracy between 1985 and 1992.

His award-winning work from this period was published globally in titles including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times. Now a versatile freelance photographer, Trevor works across Africa for editorial and corporate clients, specializing in portraiture, documentary projects, and agricultural research. Beyond his commercial practice, he leads photographic workshops and exhibits his personal work.

Currently, Trevor devotes the majority of his time to Trevors Pet Photography, a specialised creative venture focused on high-end pet photography and cinematic videography that captures the unique bond between animals and their owners.

A young girl with a striped shirt holding a small black dog on her shoulders outside in a backyard.
A black-and-white photograph of a young boy with short hair, smiling broadly, holding a small dog in his arms. The background features rocks or stones.
A man with shoulder-length hair smiling while talking on a landline phone, sitting in a chair in what appears to be a casual indoor setting.
A man with a beard and mustache sitting on a chair, talking on the phone, in a room with a window and vintage electronic equipment on a desk.
A man with a Nikon camera hanging from his neck, wearing a light-colored shirt, a bucket hat, and carrying a backpack, standing in front of a crowd of people at a busy outdoor location with a service station in the background.
A man with a beard wearing a blue cap and t-shirt, carrying a camera around his neck, standing on a rooftop with a cityscape, a body of water, and palm trees in the background.
An elderly man wearing a beanie, glasses, and a jacket, sitting at a desk with a ginger cat resting on his lap, in a room with a mirror and various objects in the background, all in black and white except the cat in color.
A man in outdoor clothing, including a blue jacket and baseball cap, standing outdoors with a baby elephant, touching its trunk with his hand.
An elderly man with a white beard wearing a blue baseball cap and a white t-shirt holding a sleeping orange tabby cat close to his face, both appear content.
A man in a gray sweater and baseball cap feeding a giraffe at a wildlife reserve, with dry grass and a fence in the background.

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