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Photography

Slice Of Life: Sisa Sodlala shoots everyone and everything in Jozi
Article
/ 15 August 2016

Slice Of Life: Sisa Sodlala shoots everyone and everything in Jozi

How photography gives former shelter child a voice.

By Carl Collison
The tales behind Johannesburg’s skyscrapers
Article
/ 23 May 2016

The tales behind Johannesburg’s skyscrapers

‘Up Up’ looks through the lens of history at grand city centre architecture and tells the stories of those who’ve lived and worked in the buildings.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi
Malick Sidibé was an inspirational genius
Article
/ 22 April 2016

Malick Sidibé was an inspirational genius

Mail & Guardian photographer Oupa Nkosi pays tribute to the great Malian photographer.

By Oupa Nkosi
World Press Photo: ‘Haunting’ image of Syrian refugees wins
Article
/ 18 February 2016

World Press Photo: ‘Haunting’ image of Syrian refugees wins

Photographer Warren Richardson won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his photograph of a father and his young child crossing the border.

By Staff Reporter
Roger Ballen: Housed in his mind’s recess
Article
/ 21 January 2016

Roger Ballen: Housed in his mind’s recess

Roger Ballen’s images in his latest book ‘The House Project’ will shake you to your very foundations.

By Paul Botes
It’s my view, says king of Instagram
Article
/ 17 December 2015

It’s my view, says king of Instagram

Craig Howes’s photographs reflect reality and fantasy – and he comes in for a lot of flak and even more fans on the social media platform.

By Raeesa Pather
Zanele Muholi: Hail the dark lioness
Article
/ 20 November 2015

Zanele Muholi: Hail the dark lioness

Zanele Muholi’s latest work finds the activist photographer turning the camera on herself.

By Kwanele Sosibo
A City Refracted: Graeme Williams shoot the city’s innards
Article
/ 29 October 2015

A City Refracted: Graeme Williams shoot the city’s innards

Graeme Williams returns to track changes in the city in colour.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Masixole Feni: Urban filth unfiltered by the lens
Article
/ 2 October 2015

Masixole Feni: Urban filth unfiltered by the lens

Raised in the school of hard knocks, a photographer is shunning the limelight to document township ills.

By Staff Reporter
Mary Ellen Mark, champion of ‘people on the edges’, dies
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Mary Ellen Mark, champion of ‘people on the edges’, dies

Mark, whose unflinching portraits of child prostitutes, mental patients and the homeless made her a leading documentary photographer, has died at 75.

By Staff Reporter
Muholi’s photographs a vehicle for those seeking sexual freedom
Article
/ 27 May 2015

Muholi’s photographs a vehicle for those seeking sexual freedom

Zanele Muholi has been shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse photography prize and sees it as an opportunity to put the LGBTI message on the world stage.

By Jeremy Kuper
Art and about: 10 art fairs not to miss
Article
/ 28 January 2015

Art and about: 10 art fairs not to miss

With the local art fair season about to kick off, we highlight some of the country’s – and Africa’s – most happening visual art events.

By stefanie jason
16 significant SA photographers to know
Article
/ 18 September 2014

16 significant SA photographers to know

From Mack Magagane to Peter Magubane and more, the M&G has compiled a list of some of the country’s finest living black photographers.

By stefanie jason
The African way of life in focus
Article
/ 31 July 2014

The African way of life in focus

Whether fragile, charming, seductive or frightening, Themba Mbuyisa’s photographs explore the various and contrasting emotions of the human condition.

By Staff Reporter
A new generation of image shapers
Article
/ 10 July 2014

A new generation of image shapers

Young talents, who are attuned to the internet and blogging, are changing the face of photography.

By Sandiso Ngubane
The dual approach to exceptionalism
Article
/ 12 June 2014

The dual approach to exceptionalism

Sibs Shongwe-La Mer’s work is about looking around. Instead of trying to normalise his life he endeavours to leave his life open to experiences.

By Staff Reporter
Subtle gestures in the suburbs
Article
/ 1 May 2014

Subtle gestures in the suburbs

Hanro Havenga set out to capture everyday life on the West Rand with his BestRand project.

By Staff Reporter
Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s visions of ecstasy
Article
/ 1 May 2014

Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s visions of ecstasy

Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s exhibition – 25 years after his death – salutes an artist who shifted the lens on depicting black male ­homosexual relationships.

By Brent Meersman
Fashion and photography for Cape Town Jazz Festival 2014
Article
/ 18 March 2014

Fashion and photography for Cape Town Jazz Festival 2014

Music remains centre stage at Jazz Fest 2014, but its full schedule will include a fashion show and photographic exhibition honouring Nelson Mandela.

By Yazeed Kamaldien
George Hallet: ‘I prefer being a fly on the wall’
Article
/ 13 March 2014

George Hallet: ‘I prefer being a fly on the wall’

Photographer George Hallet has devoted his career to making images of people many others would prefer to ignore.

By Yazeed Kamaldien
The East Rand is in the house
Article
/ 20 February 2014

The East Rand is in the house

Muntu Vilakazi shoots from the hip for his debut exhibition that focuses on people enjoying good times in the townships of the East Rand.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Shooting junkies
Article
/ 13 February 2014

Shooting junkies

A photographer and a journalist spent months ?winning the trust of drug addicts in Hillbrow.

By Staff Reporter
Enwezor turns a wanderer’s eye to the bureaucracy of everyday apartheid
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Enwezor turns a wanderer’s eye to the bureaucracy of everyday apartheid

Okwui Enwezor: More about the man behind the ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life’

By Bongani Madondo
Apartheid: Defiance was a dapper struggle, too
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Apartheid: Defiance was a dapper struggle, too

Bongani Madondo searches for elegance in a vast exhibition of photographic material documenting life in apartheid South Africa.

By Bongani Madondo
Seven picture-perfect apps
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Seven picture-perfect apps

As great images make their rounds on social networks such as Instagram, Heather Green reviews seven photo-editing apps for tablets and phones.

By Staff Reporter
Through the lens: Exploring land and photography in SA
Article
/ 2 January 2014

Through the lens: Exploring land and photography in SA

From mine dumps to city skylines, four new books bring South Africa’s diversity into focus, writes Sean O’Toole.

By Sean Otoole
Paparazzi bang-bangers shoot from the hip
Article
/ 20 December 2013

Paparazzi bang-bangers shoot from the hip

Renegade photographers Juhan Kuus and Fanie Jason open up about their days of visceral and paparazzi-style lensmanship in South Africa.

By Sean Otoole 1
Child abuse: Lament for the end of innocence
Article
/ 29 November 2013

Child abuse: Lament for the end of innocence

Mariella Furrer confronts her demons in her book, "My Piece of Sky", as she untangles the horror of child sexual abuse. (Trigger warning)

By Mariella Furrer
Zanele Muholi: ‘We live in fear’
Videos
/ 26 November 2013

Zanele Muholi: ‘We live in fear’

To mark 16 Days of Activism, Human Rights Watch has released a documentary about the work of LGBTI activist and award-winning artist Zanele Muholi.

By Staff Reporter
Thing of beauty: The black photo album
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Thing of beauty: The black photo album

A deep look into history through stark studio portraits of South Africans.

By Matthew Krouse
Portraits of isolated beauty in bustling Lagos
Article
/ 14 November 2013

Portraits of isolated beauty in bustling Lagos

In the fashion of great African studio photographers, Lakin Ogunbanwo tears down and rebuilds portraiture in his own image, writes Stefanie Jason.

By stefanie jason
‘We don’t seek art in their misery’
Article
/ 4 October 2013

‘We don’t seek art in their misery’

While Nelson Mandela lies gravely ill, a grim tragi-comedy unfolds. A prominent political family is disassembling in public view.

By Sean Otoole
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