Running photographer Cape Town — Micaela running the city streets
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Running photography — Micaela, Cape Town

Personal portfolio shoot with Cape Town athlete and model Micaela — road running, product and portraits across the city.a

Client
Personal portfolio
Date
June 18, 2026
Tags
Running & trail running
Location
Cape Town
— The brief

A personal portfolio shoot with Cape Town Puma athlete and model Micaela — road running, product and portraits across the city. No client, no brief. The goal was a running set that works equally as athletic action and as editorial activewear content.

— The scope

— Photography only

— Single shoot across Cape Town city streets and steps

— Road running action, product detail and editorial portraits

— Built for portfolio

— The approach

I shot Micaela the way I shoot a paid running campaign — reading the stride to catch her airborne at full extension rather than a beat late, dropping low for product-in-motion frames, and using the hard morning light and city architecture as the backdrop. The set moves between three registers: running action on the open road, close product and footwork detail, and stronger editorial portraits — jumps, wall-lit frames and recovery moments — that push it past straight sports coverage into activewear campaign territory.

— Delivered

— 25 edited images across action, product and portrait

— Road running, footwork detail and editorial portrait frames

— One set usable across running, activewear and sports lifestyle briefs

— Let's work together

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