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Photography

Zanele Muholi: Love in a brutalised world
Article
/ 8 June 2012

Zanele Muholi: Love in a brutalised world

Zanele Muholi’s images of the lesbian, transgender and gay community have been chosen for a prestigious exhibition.

By Percy Zvomuya
Ilan Godfrey: Photographing the seam of suffering
Article
/ 17 May 2012

Ilan Godfrey: Photographing the seam of suffering

A photographer exposes the high price of South Africa’s much-vaunted mineral ‘wealth’.

By Staff Reporter
Cedric Nunn: Riding the wave on the cusp of sweeping change
Article
/ 11 May 2012

Cedric Nunn: Riding the wave on the cusp of sweeping change

Charles Leonard recalls the road trip that resulted in Cedric Nunn’s award-winning photograph.

By Staff Reporter
The wheel deal: South African saddle stories
Article
/ 11 May 2012

The wheel deal: South African saddle stories

Photographers Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler have been cycling across SA, photographing and interviewing bicycle-riding South Africans.

By Sean Otoole
Lens closes on a colourful life
Article
/ 23 March 2012

Lens closes on a colourful life

John Hodgkiss: September 25 1966 to March 17 2012.

By Matthew Krouse
Vanity, pride and prejudice
Article
/ 10 February 2012

Vanity, pride and prejudice

Sabelo Mlangeni’s latest show explores two opposing margins of society.

By Milisuthando Bongela
Lingering meditation on the life of a market
Article
/ 10 February 2012

Lingering meditation on the life of a market

Dave Southwood began documenting the goings-on at Milnerton Market in 1999 and since then has become a surrogate member of this community.

By Matthew Partridge
Chinks in the shadows
Article
/ 10 February 2012

Chinks in the shadows

Viviane Sassen explores the spaces between home and away, night and day, life and dreams.

By Nadine Botha
‘Everyone’s view of Jo’burg is valid’
Article
/ 9 February 2012

‘Everyone’s view of Jo’burg is valid’

Kutlwano Moagi’s exhibition <em>Split Façades,</em> curated by Thato Mogotsi, asks us to take another look at the heart of Johannesburg.

By Lauren Clifford-Holmes
Nairobi from dusk to dawn
Article
/ 9 February 2012

Nairobi from dusk to dawn

An unblinking and voyeuristic portrayal celebrates the city as the site of multiple stories and identities.

By Percy Zvomuya
Shoul wins with Brakpan
Article
/ 18 November 2011

Shoul wins with Brakpan

Marc Shoul’s <i>Brakpan</i> series, a work in progress, has earned him first place in the international Winephoto competition.

By Staff Reporter
Paris, passion and curiosity
Article
/ 18 November 2011

Paris, passion and curiosity

African photographers were well represented at the showcase in Paris due to the drive of one collector.Natalie Dixon

By Natalie Dixon
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Article
/ 8 November 2011

Shifting the gaze

Moroccan artist Hassan Hajjaj subverts Western notions of how Arab women should look and behave.

By Lisa Van Wyk
Heeding the call to capture
Article
/ 7 October 2011

Heeding the call to capture

Photographer Cedric Nunn had no choice but to pick up a camera and point it at the injustices of apartheid SA.

By Niren Tolsi
The honesty in playing it safe
Article
/ 12 August 2011

The honesty in playing it safe

Tshabangu’s images of poverty don’t push the boundaries but his approach has integrity.

By Khwezi Gule
Letting the everyday into the earthly paradise
Article
/ 29 July 2011

Letting the everyday into the earthly paradise

It is rare to find art that is both beautiful and thoughtful, but Guy Tillim’s <em>Second Nature</em> achieves both.

By Chad Rossouw
Talk to the hand
Article
/ 29 July 2011

Talk to the hand

Whether it is the face, body or just the hand Gary Schneider uses photographic techniques to search below the surface of his subjects.

By Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
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Article
/ 25 July 2011

Going Southwood on the N1

A new photographic exhibition takes a look at the fine art of the road trip.

By Matthew Partridge
Reflections on life in a rearview mirror
Article
/ 27 June 2011

Reflections on life in a rearview mirror

David Goldblatt celebrated his 80th birthday in November last year. He tells fellow photographer <b>Jo Ractliffe</b> about his journey.

By Jo Ractliffe
Stripped naked, our racist past is ugly
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Stripped naked, our racist past is ugly

<i>British Magnum</i> photographer Ian Berry’s odyssey in South Africa is charted in an exhibition at the Liverpool International Slavery Museum.

By Jeremy Kuper
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Article
/ 13 May 2011

Capturing life’s elusive images

Terry Kurgan’s <i>Still Life</i> make interesting points about the nature of perception, memory and transitive meaning.

By Chris Roper
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Article
/ 6 May 2011

Through a racial lens, life is a beautiful mess

A new exhibition of South African photography in London documents both the disappointments of the post-Mandela era and the hopes of the ‘born frees’.

By Staff Reporter
At the front of migration
Article
/ 8 April 2011

At the front of migration

An exhibition brings home the horror faced by ­people forced to leave their countries

By Percy Zvomuya
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Article
/ 14 March 2011

Border War brought home

There is a concurrence of three substantial photographic projects that delve into the complexities of the Border War in southern Angola.

By Rory Bester
Siliva Zulu: Pictures of an imperfect past
Article
/ 18 February 2011

Siliva Zulu: Pictures of an imperfect past

These pictures from 1927 come with a cultural
disclaimer, appropriate for works that fit into the ­’colonial fantasy’ template.

By Percy Zvomuya
What makes us South African?
Analysis
/ 27 October 2010

What makes us South African?

<b>Mark Gevisser</b> looks at the images that have captured our nation.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 13 October 2010

Change springs from deep in the past

Photographer Araminta de Clermont captures the profound transformation of young men after initiation, writes <b>Lauren Clifford-Holmes</b>.

By Lauren Clifford-Holmes
Mthethwa’s balancing act
Article
/ 1 April 2010

Mthethwa’s balancing act

<em>Lauren Clifford-Holmes</em> speaks to artist Zwelethu Mthethwa about the difficulty of portraying poverty in photography.

By Lauren Clifford-Holmes
No image available
Article
/ 6 November 2009

Tales from high-rise dreamland

Last year photographer Mikhael Subotzky and Patrick Waterhouse began researching Johannesburg’s Ponte and its remaining residents to try to understand

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 20 July 2009

‘Very far from the end of our apartheid’

Two men, pictured from behind, sit on a sunny hill overlooking a construction site.

By Ilham Rawoot
No image available
Article
/ 16 June 2009

Marrying football and art

The buzz around the 2010 World Cup has made its way into art.

By Staff Reporter
No image available
Article
/ 25 May 2009

The space behind life

Shaun de Waal looks at boundaries in Roger Ballen’s new collection of photographs, Boarding House.

By Shaun De Waal
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