An auction of work by injured South African photographer Joao Silva has raised over R200,000, his friend Greg Marinovich said on Friday.
“Some of the pictures were from the day he was hurt but not of the incident itself,” he said.
“Some work at the exhibition went directly for sale and the other old vintage pictures were on auction.”
The exhibition was hosted by Marinovich and Etana Insurance in Johannesburg.
Silva was working for the New York Times covering the war in Afghanistan when he was seriously injured in a landmine explosion earlier this month.
He underwent surgery a number of times after losing both his legs.
“Joao didn’t have any surgery for a while now for his wounds to heal. His last surgery was successful and he is getting better,” said Marinovich.
Silva was expected to be out of the intensive care unit in the next few days and would move on to the next stage of his treatment.
The renowned 44-year-old news photographer was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and based in Johannesburg.
He was associated with the “Bang-Bang Club”, the name for a group of four photographers who covered events in South Africa during apartheid from the time former president Nelson Mandela was released from prison to the first democratic election in 1994.
The other three photographers were Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and Marinovich.
Silva has worked in Africa, the Balkans, Central Asia, Russia, and the Middle East. – Sapa