The Breyten Breytenbach Festival took place from 13 to 15 July 2012 in Montagu. Darryl Davids, organiser of the festival, showed LitNet his photos.
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Canola fields en route to Montagu
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Breytenbach Festival banner
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Ampie Coetzee. Surely no one knows Breyten better.
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Antoinette Pienaar drenching the hall with her voice
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Abraham de Vries
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Charl-Pierre Naudé
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Christine Barkhuizen le Roux at Die Padstal
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Dana Snyman
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Fanie Olivier
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Francis Galloway delivering “the paper of the festival", according to festival organiser Darryl David
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Helize van Vuuren opening the festival
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Montagu Museum Art Gallery reopening
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Heidelberg: the house I almost bought a decade ago.
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The Fairy Sanctuary in Swellendam - a place you must visit.
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The first and last time I saw the sun in Montagu. Thanks, George, for a wonderful stay. The four-legged friends send a big thank you.
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Ah, the snow. All roads to Howick were closed. What a joyous way to end the festival. Daughter Kiara, wife Sherita and Mischief enjoy the winter wonderland.
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One of the few moments it stopped raining
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Montagu Museum
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Snow, snow ... one of the themes of the festival
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Photos and captions: Darryl David
Read Darryl David's summary of 2012's festival.




















