The winner of the prestigious FNB Art Prize documents township life in lockdown and rural life in a former homeland.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
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From butchers to hawkers, and shelters to miners, this book reveals the informal economy and texture of the city.
Cole was a master of portraying the violence of apartheid through scenes of everyday life.
‘A camera is more powerful than an AK47,’ said the veteran photojournalist, who was also famous for his jazz photos.
Two striking images - from the 1940s and the 1960s - help reveal the rich but still emerging history of street photography in the country.
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Senior Researcher and Senior Lecturer (Radical Humanities Laboratory, University College Cork), NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Visiting senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of English, State University of New York Oswego
