African Photography

My photographs make for detailed stories and use symbols that are meant to be read and analysed with an open mind.

“We tend to interpret portraits as though we were reading something inherent in the person portrayed … We easily link the people’s facial features to the content of their…

"I talk to people I’m photographing to gauge their mood and to involve them. Portraiture demands participation or magic will not be achieved."

The LagosPhoto Festival brings together 22 photographers from 18 countries to expand the scope and role of photography on the continent

Veteran photographer Peter Magubane inspires both hero worship and interrogation, proof that at 86, he’s passed into the realm of legend

A new David Goldblatt exhibition in Paris raises questions about the photographer in relation to documentary practice in South Africa