Ernest Cole
latest news & developmentsVisionary with a camera: Rashid Lombard’s lasting legacy
Rashid Lombard, legendary photojournalist and jazz aficionado, has died at 74 — leaving behind a legacy of resistance, rhythm and relentless storytelling
Jazz in focus: Capturing a sound in image
From rare Ernest Cole prints to iconic portraits of Makeba and Masekela, this show captures the musicians and the energy of live music itself
A legacy in focus: The long shadow of Ernest Cole
Ernest Cole’s lens captured apartheid’s truth and his legacy continues to shape creatives today
Ernest Cole: Lost and Found — A profound portrait of the artist in exile
Ernest Cole’s untold story comes home — with a revealing documentary premiering at the Joburg Film Festival this week
A reshoot of Ernest Cole
Three decades after his death the apartheid-era maverick photographer is still revealing himself
Lindokuhle Sobekwa’s Umkhondo reflects memory and loss through photography
The exhibition invites viewers to reflect on South Africa’s history through deeply personal stories of loss, memory and healing.
Brash photographer Ernest Cole revisited
House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world
The Rashid Lombard Archive is where it’s happening
With the induction last week of the Rashid Lombard Archive at the University of the Western Cape his photography and stories will soon be accessible to a new generation.
The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots
However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture
The Portfolio: Lindokuhle Sobekwa
For this Thokoza-born photographer, intimacy is important, no matter where he is positioned
The darkroom process of Black Photo Libraries
A book of photographers with no photographs highlights the ownership battles black lensmen are still battling
The abysmal state of South Africa’s photo archives
With most photographers struggling to raise capital to digitise work, those that have managed to do so have mostly used their own resources
Black Photo Libraries: Peter Magubane on the struggle for documentation
Peter Magubane, whose images set him on a collision course with the apartheid government, pays tribute to his colleagues in this foreword to a new book
Obituary: The pointillist detail and zen brush strokes of Jürgen Schadeberg
‘Drum’ photographer Jürgen Schadenberg, who died on Sunday, displayed a profound humanism, writes his friend and sometime collaborator Hazel Friedman
Through the looking glass
The slow pace of the Ernest Cole award’s inclusivity may have marred its image.