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.
Tag: documentary photography
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 moment on film, it would […]
Maxisole Feni on using photojournalism to advocate for human rights
Award-winning photojournalist Maxisole Feni uses photography “to speak for the unheard voices.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
