Framing ‘Honest’ Narratives with Toka Hlongwane – #CreateWithCanon

The Canon Creative, Toka Hlongwane takes us through some of his work, the stories he wants to tell and the gear he uses in this #CreateWithCanon feature. ...

10 May, 2019

Capturing memory – photographer Bianca Buisman’s reportage

Bianca Buisman is a freelance documentary photographer, art director and designer with a passion for music and exploring. As young girl she was obsessed with capturing every little thing as she did not trust her memory. She was convinced that if she didn't save every...

24 Aug, 2018

Maxisole Feni on using photojournalism to advocate for human rights

Award-winning photojournalist Maxisole Feni uses photography "to speak for the unheard voices."...

08 Aug, 2017

On hurt and hope: Photographer Liam Volschenk explores the idea of community

Twenty-year-old photographer, Liam Volschenk, confronts the idea of vulnerability as a creative subject matter in his landscapes and portraits. ...

03 May, 2017

Documentary photography as a language: The visual works of Tshepiso Mabula

Documentary photographer Tshepiso Mabula has dedicated time to telling human stories; we invited her to share her images, along with some of her thoughts....

28 Mar, 2017

Jon Riordan documents Woodstock’s ongoing gentrification in this analogue photo essay

Photojournalist Jon Riordan explores the threatening effects of urban gentrification to the traditional, mixed makeup of the Woodstock neighbourhood....

09 Mar, 2017

A visual record of grief and absence by Nombuso Bhogolo

Cape Town-based visual artist Nombuso Bhogolo's haunting photo essay evokes the passage of time and one’s unavoidable mortality....

23 Feb, 2017

At the intersection of aesthetics and culture: A Q&A with Zara Julius

We gain insight into the narrative behind the young artist's striking documentary work as she takes us through a few of her favourite photographs....

13 Oct, 2016

Capturing the subject’s gaze: The photography of Bernadette McCabe

Within the photographer's images there is an honesty, which she attributes to being open with the subject while practicing a fly on the wall approach. ...

11 Oct, 2016

See the world through the documentary lens of Ian McNaught Davis

From Ethiopia to Kazakhstan, documentary photographer Ian McNaught Davis elicits common threads of humanity from all over the world. ...

18 Apr, 2016