Kisses on Rive Gauche. 14 February 1994. My favourite TRI-X. Before all this confusion of cameras that require a damn PhD in science to operate. Nobody does it normally
Tag: photography
Where the river cuts through the city (iPhone Blues)
iPhone Blues
I am a bit disappointed that there is a growing distance between my use of the iPhone and my DSLR for photography. The DSLR is clearly a much better, much more flexible and technically more adaptable which allows for greater creativity, than the iPhone. But, the phone is more convenient; I have it with me…
Late night on campus (iPhone Blues)
Buitenkant Street, Cape Town (iPhone Blues)
First Roadblock: National State of Emergency 1986
When, or if borders open in 2022. Until then…
The first half of next year (2022) will be dedicated to the publication, marketing and publicity that will inevitably be part of the release of my memoir. The publishers have made the final decision on the title, and they will probably present it to me after the design and final proof process in early January….
Picture Gallery: Along the river in Melaka
The Cruelty of Deliberate Forgetting
I am posting this edited version of a talk I gave, three years after it was published in the Mail & Guardian. It was not a paid assignment. I am placing it here as a type of community service/outreach/ The 1980s — represented in the exhibition Between States of Emergency: Photographers in Action 1985-1990 — were a…
On the streets of Istanbul
Below is set of pictures I took in Istanbul in 2012. The main picture of the two women is haunting. It shows turns the gaze back on the photographer.