Studying film production and English Literature at the University of Cape Town, Amy Braaf honed her photographic prowess through self-study with the intention of constructing imagery that appears to be film stills. Currently based in South Korea, she writes for the Korean magazine Gwangju news and has been published on Vogue Italy’s online Photovogue platform….
Cape Town based analogue photographer Jesse Navarre Vos’ work speaks for itself. His intrinsic ability to capture intimate, authentic emotion is what in my mind grips the audience drawing them further and further into the narrative he presents. For Jesse, the process of creating these intriguing portraits seems as important as the actual end result….
The process of producing images can allow one to hold personal histories in one’s hand. An assistant to memory, an image can outlive the people captured in the frame. Noncedo Charmaine‘s fascination with photography began at home with her mother’s photo album, an object that combines the above mentioned qualities. Reflecting on how her interest…
The creative duo, KNeo & Micha from Cape Town’s latest project titled ‘Portraits of South African Masculinities’ acts as an exploration of the shifting yet contested gender plateau prevalent in South Africa. The project takes on the form of a photographic essay accompanied by quoted reflections from the gender-based writings of Bell Hooks, Kopano Ratele,…
Long limbs and extended necks. Full body organza gowns coat glowing skin. Photographer Asamaige Ogaga‘s editorial pays homage to the Igbo Goddess of earth, fertility and creativity through the title of the work ‘ALA’ and the images. Having moved on from taking photographs of friends on an iPad to getting a camera in 2015, Asamaige’s…
In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. — Alfred Stieglitz Contorted forms captured by a click. An unapologetic gaze confronts reflected and refracted frames. Intimate moments translated in a myriad of pixels. Cherry, scarlet and blood-red hues punctuate the picture of performed gestures. As an introvert Kyle Strydom…
Hyunwoo Min is a fashion photographer based in Seoul, South Korea. Describing inspiration as something that comes from trivialities he lists his as “sunshine”, “skin”, “wind”, “cold”, “nails” and “freckles”. A visual language that speaks true to both what is natural and what is dishevelled, fashion and people take prevalence in his imagery. Improv takes…
Vibrance. Similar hues mimicked within the same frame. A surrealist constructed utopian plane is brought into existence with editing software. Grain becomes a theme. Renditions appear to be physically altered into objects with visible marks reminiscent of cheap photocopy impressions. Photocopied from a world that only its creator’s eyes have the key to, her audience…
Cape Town based photographer Andrea Loupis’ approach to photography is set around the idea that once an image leaves her control it is up to the viewer to draw their own interpretations. Although she encourages this highly subjective approach to interpretations of her work it is evident that there are certain themes which occupy her…
Photographer, curator and activist Jheyda McGarrell creates work to speak to people of colour, specifically queer people of colour. Describing their work as a kind of “suburban surrealism” and a mix between documentary and magical realism, I interviewed them to find out more about their creative journey. Share more about how your creative journey began?…
“I’ve had this fascination with the iconic nature of the black and white image and its heritage and history in Africa. Though struggle documentary photography and early colonial photography is something I love to superimpose on contemporary settings, I like the conceptual baggage attached to some of these formal image qualities. I feel like it…
Kanya Iwana is an Indonesian-born multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her spirited voice can be heard through her vivid and etherial images that favour movement and a smooth visual tempo. Iwana’s visual language is free-flowing and yet manages to capture depth and volume. Working across both film and photography allows her to capture singular…
