Rob Hunter, who is based in Cape Town, has been one photographer I've enjoyed following since I've returned back to South Africa. I feel we both have a similar style and he captures his subjects, and places, in a very unique manner. Rob took time out of his schedule to answer a few questions. What makes you get ...
Growing up in Apartheid South Africa, you had a few luxuries in your life that many others didn't have, and one of them was the help of a housekeeper, more commonly known in this country as a 'maid' or 'domestic worker/servant'. Ian van Coller's 'Interior Relations' project looked at this unique South African phenomenon and he ...
Venture into Taiwan and you will be greeted with the sight of attractive women, dressed in skimpy outfits, selling cigarettes and Betel nuts to passers by on the side of major roads. Betel nut girls (Binlang Xi Shi/檳æ¦è¥¿æ½) are a unique part of Taiwanese culture. Betelnut girls (Betelnut Beauties, Bin Lang Xi Hsi) are a unique part of Taiwan culture. They sit in brightly-decorated glass booths by the roadside wearing skimpy outfits, and sell cigarettes, drinks and betelnut to passing drivers. Click here for the Wikipedia article to betelnut and the "betelnut beauties". ...
I've finally edited the images down, with the help of a few key people and their critical eye, and coded up the site. It can be found at http://peopleofdurban.co.za. It was a brilliant project to do, meeting so many different people and finding out about their lives. The fact they allowed this guy to walk up to them, ...
Zimbabweans face a daily struggle even for the most basic of necessities. The collapse of the country has lead to millions suffering at the hands of one of the worlds most deplorable leaders. The situation inside Zimbabwe has now reached a point of no return. Water supplies have been turned off due to a killer Cholera epidemic ...
South Africa's black townships have a death defying sport, which has been practiced since the 1950's. The sport of train surfing, or more commonly known as Staff Riding in the townships, is still a popular pastime amongst the youth. The task is rather simple, entering the train yards or stations and climbing aboard a moving train. Once on the train, certain stunts are performed by the youths, the more commonly performed are ducking under high voltage electricity cables, dragging ones feet on the ground whilst hanging on to the train and running along the tunnel walls. ...
Residents of Hillbrow, a tough little area of Johannesburg, have to put up with increasing levels of crime and degradation of their area on a daily basis. Often when you drive through the city, you are confronted with other peoples rubbish, which has been strewn around with little care or consideration by the offenders. Photojournalist Daniel Born ...
South Africa to this day, remains a region worst-affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A combination of factors seem to be responsible for this including: poverty and social instability, high levels of sexually transmitted infections, the low status of women, sexual violence, high mobility (particularly migrant labour), and lack of good governance. The South African town of Pietermaritzburg, in ...
These riots were fueled by greed within the current structure of government responsible for low-cost housing allocation. Often foreigners were able to bribe their way onto the list, bypassing ordinary South Africans. This in turn sparked the necessary anger, and backlash, against any foreigner and resulted in many being killed and injured. Kim Ludbrook has produced a brilliant audio visual piece which showcases his work during this period of unrest. Kim starts the ...
South Africa has some amazing places to visit, and experience. It has been a push for me to get out there and document these backwater towns, the people and surroundings are often amazing and yet, in a way, undiscovered. Mikhael Subotzky's latest book looks at one of these quirky places, namely Beaufort West. Situated halfway between Jozi and Cape Town, on the N1, is where you will find this little gem of ...