{"id":551972,"date":"2026-04-26T17:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/551972\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:13:13","slug":"fine-art-photographer-and-adventurer-sets-new-cape-to-cape-world-record-capturing-the-whole-journey-on-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/551972\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine art photographer and adventurer sets new Cape to Cape world Record capturing the whole journey on camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

A British fine art photographer and adventurer has etched his name into the history of photographic expeditions by setting a new record for completing the Cape to Cape journey, a 20,000km overland route from Norway to South Africa while capturing it all on camera.<\/p>\n

Johns Balsdon led a team of 6 adventurers<\/a> from Nordkapp, Norway \u2013 the most northerly point in Europe to Cape Agulhas, South Africa, the most southerly point in Africa in 28 days and 8 hours, shaving 5 hours off the previous record of 28 days and 13 hours set by a Canadian duo 42 years earlier.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: John Balsdon \/ Always Look Twice)<\/p>\n

The team crossed 25 borders and braved a range of challenging terrains, from snow-covered forests in Finland to the deserts of Namibia and Western Sahara, with temperatures in the extremes ranging from -28\u00b0C to +48\u00b0C across the 4-week journey.<\/p>\n

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In setting the new record, Balsdon\u2019s crew also became the first to complete the Cape to Cape route via West Africa, to finish it with two vehicles driving as a convoy and the first to do so towing a trailer.<\/p>\n

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John Balsdon at Cape Agulhas, South Africa (Image credit: John Balsdon \/ Always Look Twice)<\/p>\n

Breaking the previous record was one thing, but Balsdon and his team did so while also capturing footage of the entire journey on camera, which will be developed into a feature film about the expedition later this year \u2013 also a world first.<\/p>\n

Balsdon is the man behind Always Look Twice<\/a>, a fine-art photographic brand with a view of capturing the natural world via a slow, intentional approach. He says the coming feature film, touted for release in the Autumn, will embody this philosophy while highlighting the vast range of landscapes the crew encountered.<\/p>\n

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Balsdon and the crew set out from Nordkapp, Norway \u2013 the most northerly point in Europe (Image credit: John Balsdon \/ Always Look Twice)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the hardest thing I have ever done, and at times I genuinely questioned whether it was worth it. But the journey concentrated the human experience in almost every sense \u2014 visually, emotionally and creatively,\u201d commented Balsdon in a press release.<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cBeing taken so far beyond my comfort zone for such an extended period taught me an enormous amount about myself, and brought a new clarity to how and when I want to document the countries we passed through.\u201d<\/p>\n

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