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BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
Reginald September was born in Wynberg in Cape Town on 13 June 1923, the son of Florence, a housewife, and Nicholas September, a carpenter. He first attended…
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… in crystalline detail. Each shot perfectly framed. Colour photography is relatively new for Goldblatt, who for years …
Letter to Farzanah
… children. Through Badsha's social documentary approach to photography, Farzanah depicts in vivid strokes the reality of …
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… three months after winning the Pulitzer Award for feature photography of a controversial picture depicting famine in …
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… “ David Goldblatt is a true misfit in the history of photography A stand-out whose commitment to the medium is …
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
Hassim Seedat, was born in Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1930. His family came to Newcastle as traders in the late 1880s. He attended St Oswalds…
ArticleSpark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication
… Relationship To The Struggle by Vusi Mavuso On Documentary Photography: A In July last year, documentary Photographer's …
BiographyLeigh Davids
Leigh Davids was born on 25 March 1979 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. She was a transgender woman, and a prominent activist, who focused on the…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… leaping form. Throughout the 1950s Mr. Goldblatt studied photography while running his family’s business, a men’s …
ArchivePhotographer Ernest Cole: Of bondage and freedom – Discovery of trove of negatives a game changer by Ivor Powell (Daily Maverick), 30 November 2017
… shakers in the field of photojournalism and documentary photography, Cole had a lot going for him. Thanks to Lelyveld … the high expectations he had of…
Ebrahim Badsha
Ebrahim Badsha was born on 13 March 1931, in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). Badsha was one of the pioneer Black artists in Natal. He grew up in a large…
BiographyMary Sibande
This biography was written by Artthrob in collaboration with SAHO. MODUS OPERANDI Mary Sibande - a sculptor, photographer, and visual artist based in…
Mines of the beloved country: Through the mind of a photographer and essayist by J Brooks Spector (Daily Maverick), 5 November 2012
… were also shelves of books with drop-dead gorgeous natural photography - animals in the forests, savannahs, the veld and …
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… protest in the form of poetry, short stories, graphics and photography from southern Africa. [iv] Works by well known … quickly. Related Activities:…
BiographyHendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn
Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn was born in Utrecht, Natal, 9 September, 1886. He was a Minister of the NG Kerk and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… 1988. 1979 Held a lecture at The International Centre of Photography, New York, U.S.A. 1980's Freelanced for UNICEF …
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress Alliance met at the beginning of August…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… his observant eye for natural beauty led to an interest in photography, while his skills in fishing are remembered with …
BiographyBenjamin Ulenga
Benjamin (Ben) Ulenga was born in Owamboland. His father was a labourer, who from age 16 or 17 had to leave Owamboland to work on various English, Dutch,…
BiographyCheryl Carolus
Cheryl Carolus was born on 20 April 1959 in the Cape Flats of Cape Town to a working class family. Her father was employed as a printer’s assistant and her…
BiographyPeter Rudolf Gisela Horn
Peter Rudolf Gisela Horn was born 7 December 1934 in Teplice, Czechoslovakia (currently in Czech Republic). At the end of World War II he had to flee his home…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
Cassim Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They arrived in South Africa in 1894 and…
BiographyKewpie
Kewpie was a hairdresser and iconic queer figure from District Six. A gender fluid individual who identified by female pronouns, Kewpie was a seminal nightlife…
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
… and Big Daddy'. Thus making it a premier destination for photography, dune climbing, and sunrise views. … and Big Daddy'. Thus making it a premier…
BiographyAdam Small
Professor Adam Small was born on 21 December 1936 in Wellington, Cape Province (now Western Cape) to a mother of Muslim Indian heritage and a slave descendant…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… specialising in music, theatre, graphics and visual arts, photography; and "research and production" (writing). Over … Marius Schoon, Patrick Fitzgerald and…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.3 and No.4 1988
… by J. Makunga; The Spirit of Two Worlds Jayapraga Reddy. PHOTOGRAPHY: Staffrider and Documentary; Photography Joyce Ozynski. Photographic section: Jimi …
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… employed experts on firearms, fingerprints, handwriting, photography and medicine and in 1954 developed its own … objects. It was also the first in the world…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… of the buildings. Maart holds an Advanced Diploma in Photography from the Market Photography Workshop,an M.A. in Fine Arts from the University …