Mr J. Myburgh

Mr J. Myburgh

 Junior Lecturer
Qualifications: BTech Photography | MTech Design (in progress)
Research project: Implementation of Arduino in the development of a cost-effective integrated follow focus control system for Photography

Areas of Expertise

  • • Photography
  • • Cinematography
  • • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
  • • Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
  • • Fine Art Sculpture
  • • Higher Education Photography Facilitation
  • • Higher Education CAD & CAM Facilitation

Conference Proceedings & Presentations

  • • Myburgh, J.J., Swart, A.J. & Van Heerden, L. (2021). Development of a Drive Unit for a Cost-effective Follow-Focus Control System. 6th International Conference on Recent Trends in Computer Science and Electronics, University of Hawaii, USA.
  • • Myburgh, J.J. (2014). Photography for documentation of data. Grasslands Society of Southern Africa Annual Conference, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Community Engagement

  • • National Museum / National Heritage Week Online Education Project
    2020
    Hosted an online lecture session on CAD and CAM and their application in education.
  • • Black, Blue and Red – Multimedia Live Production
    2017
    Supervised visual media production for a multimedia production as part of a collaboration between a performance artist and the Central University of Technology, Free State for the Free State arts festival.
  • • Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore – International Collaboration
    2015
    Consultant for media production and curation of the Memory Exhibition.
  • • South African Heritage Resources Agency National Inventory Audit
    2012
    Photographic documentation of anthropological collections at the National Museum, Bloemfontein. Responsibilities included photography and image cataloguing.
  • • National Heritage Council Driekops Eiland Project
    2010
    Photographic documentation of rock art at the Driekops Eiland cultural heritage site. Responsibilities included supervising lecturer, contributing photographer, exhibition curator and organiser.

Professional Membership: Free State Art Collective