Morning boys and girls. By golly, do we have some fun for you this morning.

Ever been the victim of camera theft? Ever thought a retrieved photo of your sun burnt gluteus maximus might pave the way for you recovering your camera?

Well, you can think it now.

We got this email from a truly good Samaritan named Andrew.

Dear 2oceansvibe,

Last week I realised I had lost my camera’s battery charger, and after pricing a replacement charger at R800, I decided to buy a replacement camera (and charger) on gumtree for R1000. The “deal” happened at my work reception, and a work colleague ragged me hard about buying a “stolen camera”. The whole office got involved and we decided to retrieve the deleted photos from the memory card at our local photo store.The suspense built as we waited, and when the photos came back…The people in the photos looked nothing like the foreign student who had sold the camera to me. He didn’t feature at all! There was however a photo taken in a bathroom mirror of a few friends comparing their bikini/baggies sun burn lines after a day on the beach.

Being racked with self righteous guilt I really feel that if we could find the authentic owner of these tan lines, and therefore the camera, all could be happily restored to their owner and my guilt avoided. I propose that we ask for submissions of the same photo(as proof)! If we can’t find the right girls then just give it to the best photo.

What do you think?

We think you’re a genius, Andrew.

Is THIS your photo…?

Whoah! Spicy… No worries there, chaps. Tan lines happen to the best of us.

So that’s what we’ll do, ladies and gentlemen. If this is your photo, and you can prove it comprehensively (i.e. with visuals – nothing in red lace, please), then you’ll get your camera back.

If it’s not your camera, go wild. We want your best impression of what other kinds of photos were found on that memory card. If, after our exhaustive search, we can’t find the owners, the camera goes to the best creative submission.

Send your submissions to editor@2oceansvibe.com with a short explanation if it needs it.

And yes, we’re gonna get the alleged foreign student!

[thanks andrew]