Africa is home to millions of people who can only be described as masters of survival. Among them are remarkable individuals who have excelled in the most challenging of environments. Yet the story that comes out of Africa are often ones of war and hunger.

Reality Bites shifts this focus. For a decade, the authors - two journalists and a photographer - have crisscrossed Africa to visit many of the hotspots. But rather than letting themselves be absorbed by the misery, they have looked for people who insist on making a difference.

GÖRREL ESPELUND is a noted journalist from Sweden and has been published both in his home country and around the globe.

JESPER STRUDSHOLM is a journalist from Denmark, who has been well published both in Denmark and internationally.

ERIC MILLER is one of the most widely published and experienced photojournalists working in South Africa. In the 1980s, he documented the struggle against apartheid and since the 1990s he has covered various aspects of the transformation process in South Africa, as well as travelling extensively across Africa on assignment for various European publications.