HOW IT ALL STARTED

In the 1980’s, Piet Geyser was a practicing pharmacist in Pretoria and in those days people printed their photos at the local chemist who would send the film away for processing only get it back days later.

On holiday in America he saw a one hour photo print shop in San Francisco for the first time and was so inspired, he just had to bring the idea back home. He realized that it was all about providing a way for people to share their memories and relive their special moments in a fast and affordable way.

Piet went from being a chemist that heals to one that provides joy. For the first time, instead of waiting days, people could relive a holiday, a wedding or a special moment in under an hour.

QPhoto grew from a single shop in Esslyn street Pretoria into an award winning, twelve shop retail chain printing the memories of all the residents of the Jacaranda city. Over the years Piet traveled all over the world sourcing equipment, materials and ideas to bring back to South Africa so that QPhoto could turn people’s memories into treasure.

The “Q” in our name stands for “Quality” and is testimony to Piet’s passion for excellence.

THE NEXT GENERATION

From early on Piet would take his daughter Liezel with him to international printing expos such as Photokina in Germany, the biggest and most renowed international printing trade show in the world. It was Piet’s aspiration to bring the best personalized printing technologies and materials to South Africa.

In 2011 Liezel left her successful architectural practice to join QPhoto and she transformed the business architecture from twelve retail shops into an online shopping experience with a 1600 sqm printing factory in Pretoria that distributes nationwide.

A FAMILY BUSINESS

QPhoto has always considered it’s people to be it’s most important asset. We invest in our people and thats how we have created a family within our organization.

As part of the QPhoto family our people enjoy benefits such as insurance and membership of a pension fund and we also pay a living wage. Our average service record is ten years with some people having been with us for over twenty years.

We really care about your special memories so you can trust that we will take care of them, a promise from our family to yours.

CREATING TREASURES

Nothing beats print. The touch, the feel and the vibrant depth of colour of a printed memory will captivate you and make you relive the moment like nothing else will.

At QPhoto we believe that everyone is a storyteller. Our lives are shaped by a collection of moments and we all want to share, reminisce and relive them.

For us printing the stories from people’s lives has meaning, for us and them. That’s why we believe that we are creating treasure, so only the best will do. The best materials, craftsmanship, equipment and software are used by people who care to create a world class, top quality printing service.

We print, share and inspire and we invite you to tell us your story.