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Alter ego
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Thandiwe Msebenzi’s Radical Makazi Instagram series will be exhibited at Blank Spaces in Woodstock, Cape Town
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10 Aug 22
Handle with care
Q&A
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Nandipha Yanta’s artwork focuses on self-care for Black women
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10 Apr 22
Arron Nathan Moos
Arron Nathan Moos is a 24-year-old photographer
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13 Jan 22
Mishaal Gangaram
Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer and artist
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13 Jan 22
Amy-Leigh Braaf
Amy-Leigh Braaf is a photographer, illustrator, writer and filmmaker.
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12 Jan 22
Koketso Kutloano Matobako
Koketso Kutloano Matobako is a photographer and visual artist.
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17 Dec 19
Luchwayito Vena
Luchwayito Vena is a photographer and journalism student from Rhodes University.
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17 Dec 19
Bontle Juku
Bontle Juku is a South African visual artist and photographer.
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10 Dec 19
Under the Same Sun
Design News
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Art & Photography
Award-winning photographer Marinka Masséus uses her craft to raise awareness about albinism.
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13 Sep 19
Noma Osula on capturing the beauty of Africa
Design Frontiers
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
“I want to portray the beauty I see in Africa and reconstruct the perceived idea of beauty and perfection.”
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20 Aug 19
Tandekile Mkize on unafraid self-expression using film, photography and fashion
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Tandekile Mkize gives us an inside look into his bold and unapologetic work, which he exhibited at Design Indaba Festival 2019
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15 Jul 19
Ghanaian photographer Lawrence Agyei on the power of photography
Design News
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Art & Photography
“To me, a great photograph is like poetry. It captures and expresses a situation or emotion that transcends everyday life.”
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14 Jun 19
Constant, a photo series on pain, love and healing
Design News
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Art & Photography
“The constant title came about when I had a serious reality check that I was the constant denominator in all my failed relationships." Basetsana Maluleka
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2 Apr 19
One photographer's surrealist impression of mental illness
Design News
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Art & Photography
Katie Joy Crawford was diagnosed young. This is how she sees her anxiety and depression.
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27 Mar 19
Photographer Thero Makepe brings childhood memories to life in new photo series
Design News
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Art & Photography
“I hope my artwork also provokes viewers to reminisce about their childhood adventures and troublesome filled stories.”
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30 Jan 19
These striking images offer an alternative view of Nigerian diversity
Design News
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Art & Photography
“One of the biggest statements I try to make with my work is that there is no single Nigerian culture.”
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2 Aug 18
Tanzanian photographer uses social media to break away from the conservative country
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
When art must conform to the law of the land, some artists find acceptance on social media.
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9 Jul 18
This photo series examines the ways in which black women are forced to comply in society
Design News
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Art & Photography
Emerging Creative 2018 participant Stephanie Kenyaa Mzee also talks about xenophobia and why her work centres black women.
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15 Jun 18
Rwanda-based photographer Chris Schwagga on photography as language
African Report
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Burundian photographer Chris Schwagga uses photography as his language – and, just like words, an image can be very ambiguous.
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15 May 18
Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography
Design News
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Art & Photography
The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery.
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28 Feb 18
Tshepiso Mabula
An enterprising young photographer who captures the beauty in mundane living.
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21 Feb 17
Photographer Paloma Rincón plays with shapes, colour, hair and even mushrooms
Design News
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Art & Photography
Paloma Rincón is known for her work with big brands. We look at some of her conceptual works.
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17 Feb 17
Thandiwe Msebenzi
South African photographer Thandiwe Msebenzi tackles social problems and culture in her images.
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9 Feb 17
Victor Dlamini
Victor Dlamini is a social observer, writer, photographer and global traveller.
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31 Jan 17
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