An enthusiastic amateur lucks out on a goofy footer in Port Alfred
The Reformed Structures photographic series marries Siya Mahlaba’s love for architecture and photography with his inquiry into segregation in the Dutch Reformed Church
The photographer’s study looks at appearance-based prejudice
The photographer considers water as a healing force as his cow gives birth
A chance encounter with a stranger had the photographer rethinking the meaning of scars
Bheki Mseleku, or ‘Mr Bruce’ as he was known, roamed the globe but was at home in mantra mode
In their new book, photojournalists Alon Skuy and James Oatway situate their often harrowing images among contextual writing
Deseni Soobben’s sensibilities have changed over the years, but she keeps revisiting the composition and design techniques she learned from her mentors
Through the Lens Collective works away from the ‘instant’ photographer and the exploitative history of the medium
As he travels the length and breadth of the country, George Tatakis uses a painterly approach to photography that breathes new life into the traditions and culture of rural Greece
In this extract from But Beautiful, the writer Geoff Dyer reflects on how photographs ‘work on you’
Siphiwe Mhlambi spent several years photographing his friend Jonas Gwangwa as he performed. Mhlambi spoke to the Mail & Guardian about their relationship
Photographer Tshepiso Mazibuko says she is an artist at heart, and lets her imagination take control
Photographer Nocebo Bucibo explores the role of photography in the production of the Thokoza hostels as spaces
Photographer Lewis Holiday’s late-’90s image of DOOM captures the hip-hop artist’s early experiments with concealment
For photographer Thato Monare, documenting the rural Eastern Cape is a personal favourite
Sabelo Mkhabela, a ‘writer who can take photos’ tells us about the image he took of American rapper Joey Bada$$ at Oppikoppi in 2017
Antony Kaminju shares his experience of making a photo of the Roving Bantu Kitchen’s Sifiso Ntuli
A new book examines the great flourishing of photography across the African continent
This sequence of texts was written in response to various photographs of Nigeria made between 1920 and 1929 that form part of the Colonial Office photographic collection
Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau uses performance and play to expand the meaning of his work
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Photographer Saaiqa shares the story of how she captured this picture that reflects both the socioeconomic realities of our country and simple companionship
The Greek photographer is on a quest to document traditional costumes around the country
Photographer Kamogelo Lebotse has been documenting the effects of the national lockdown on the people of Mahikeng
Women photographers, and black African women photographers in particular, are largely absent from early histories of the medium. This is slowly changing
The national lockdown provided photographer Jamal Nxedlana with a chance to push the boundaries of his practice as he transitioned into a new creative cycle
Writer, skater and filmmaker Phumlani Pikoli says his artistic intention was ‘to play’
The story behind Ugandan photojournalist Nicholas Bamulanzeki’s iconic picture of the policeman in the floods
Saho’s Omar Badsha believes in the power of people telling their own stories, but more funding to support this practice is crucial
Photojournalist Khaya Ngwenya’s style focus on exploiting natural light while staying in motion
Photographer Lizzie ZiqubuM’s Senior Citizens exhibition, on show at the KZNSA Gallery is a celebration and appreciation of the role of grandmothers