Brent Meersman was born in Cape Town in 1967. His father was a Belgian immigrant and his mother, Shirley Morris, a painter. His first job was as a news photographer in 1989 at the ...visualizza altroBrent Meersman was born in Cape Town in 1967. His father was a Belgian immigrant and his mother, Shirley Morris, a painter. His first job was as a news photographer in 1989 at the height of the turbulence that saw the closing days of apartheid. Brent has had an eclectic career. As a business entrepreneur, property developer and managing director of a hotel, among others. He has also acted as performing artists’ manager, producer, marketer and impresario in the theatre world. In 2003, he organised the 7th World Congress on Art Deco for South Africa. He is a well-known journalist whose work is published internationally. Currently co-editor of 'GroundUp', he has published a number of books including 'Primary Coloured', 'Reports Before Daybreak', 'Five Lives at Noon', '80 Gays Around the World', and 'Sunset Claws'. Meersman is a compulsive traveller who has visited the Antarctic and 85 countries at last count.visualizza meno