Sabelo Mlangeni is a South African photographer who grew up in Mpumalanga. After having lived in Johannesburg for a number of years he returned to his home in 2003 where he worked on his series ‘Country Girls’ for six years. Sabelo’s imagery takes the viewer into a world that they might not have encountered before…
Jemma Rose is an 18-year-old photographer based in Johannesburg. I met up with Jemma about two weeks ago to photograph her for a series I am currently working on. The session took on the tone of a social visit and we chatted about a variety of topics ranging from boys, girls, high school and our…
Matt Kay is a photographer who grew up in the Natal Midlands. After spending some time in Johannesburg studying at the Market Photo Workshop, he subsequently became one of the lecturers. Matt was however drawn back to Durban, where he had lived for some time. The scenery, the beach front, the people of Durban are…
Period stained underwear. Armpit hair fashioned with brightly coloured clips. Stretch marked buttocks and boobs with spots are just some of the images belonging to Seattle based photographer, Ashley Armitage. The young feminist photographer recently received her BFA in Photomedia and focuses her work on female representation. Ashley’s vision is to have women painted by…
Ben Zank grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Coming from a journalism background he felt that he did not have a platform to voice his own opinion and took to photography. Finding his voice at the age of 21 by means of a 365 self-portrait project, Zank has a defining style that he…
Cahil Sankar has gained popularity with his vivid motion blurring band photography. Sankar shoots interchangeably between digital and analog, and has a particular fondness for Fujifilm. “I think I just picked up my dad’s old camera when I was super young and just never stopped taking photos,” he explained when asked about where his interest…
I had a conversation with Dutch photographer Hanneke van Leeuwen about her work and the time she spent visiting Johannesburg. Growing up with a mother who is a sculptor, Hanneke always knew she was going to take on some kind of creative practice. When she was 15 she received her first analogue camera as a…
Giya Makondo-Wills is a young British-South African documentary photographer based in the UK. I had a conversation with her about her latest project They Came From The Water While The World Watched, within which she explores both sides of her heritage through the history of colonization and the clashing of beliefs. Tell our readers about…
I got to know photographer Kelly Makropoulos in an interview about her creative process and what she is working on at the moment. Tell our readers about how you got into photography. When I was twelve years old, my family and I visited Lake Kariba, the world’s largest human-made lake along the border between Zambia…
I had a conversation with photography magician Carl David Jones about his journey as a photographer and what he has planned for his work this year. Having planted the seed for his passion in photography during his time in university, Carl went to Seoul to teach English after confessing that his degree in engineering did…
In this week’s episode of Bubblegum Club Stories we feature Bogosi Sekhukhuni for his first solo exhibition with Stevenson gallery in Johannesburg, titled Simunye Summit 2010. We chat to founder of the online store RHTC, Mpumelelo Mfula, about their recently opened space in Braam and his vision for local streetwear. We also visit artist Blessing…
Young photographer Phumzile Khanyile is showing her first solo exhibition titled Plastic Crowns at the Market Photo Workshop gallery in Johannesburg. “Plastic Crowns is a journey of self-discovery,” Phumzile explained, “As a photographer I think the vision is more important than the equipment. I believe that when making a body of work there is nothing…
