Monthly Archives: July 2014

2014 July 18: Women’s Day lecture at UFS

Posted on July 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

    Featuring the  portrait of Siphiwe Mbatha, August House, Johannesburg, 2012 © Zanele Muholi     Previous lectures   2014 June 17:  Muholi’s Ryerson University (RIC) talk   and   2014 April 29:  Muholi to speak at UC San … Continue reading →

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2014 July 17: Ack B(L)ACK aches

Posted on July 17, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Self portraits © Zanele Muholi 2014/07/17 Where:  My bedroom/ studio @ Cite Des Arts in Paris Camera used: Canon 60D with zoom lens EF-S 28 – 135mm lens (gold) on Manfrotto MKC3-H01 No artificial light. 19h47 17/07/2014   19h44 17/07/2014 … Continue reading →

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2014 July 16: Through the eyes of young women photographers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  2014 June, 3rd Lindeka Qampi sharing her PhotoXP experience to Valerie Thomas “I am proud of the Aurora visual project. It is a very powerful and strong project, if I were to compare it with previous projects I have … Continue reading →

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2014 July 12: Being treated like a Queen in Durban

Posted on July 16, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sfiso ‘Candice’ Nkosi It is Thurs. 26th June 2014, my friend, Precious Maqojana and I left for Durban Pride from Johannesburg Park Station at 22:00. We stopped in Montrose for some refreshments and a bathroom break. I was starting … Continue reading →

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2014 July 15: “Intombi” – Photo of the Day

Posted on July 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Title:  Intombi I … in collaboration with Valerie Thomas, Paris (2014)       (Re)inventing Aesthetic and (Re)imagining Meaning: (Re)creating Black Beauty By Bridget Ngcobo   Zanele Muholi, a black South African visual activist standing in Paris, France stands in … Continue reading →

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2014 July 14: A healer is laid to rest

Posted on July 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

All photos by Charmain Carrol 12/07/2014                                                                   May … Continue reading →

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2014 July 13: A sincere thank you to all my ex lovers

Posted on July 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sade Langa   It has taken me a marriage to even think of writing such! When my exes broke up with me, I was heartbroken. I even had stalking tendencies. I checked them out from a distance, asked people … Continue reading →

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2014 July 14: The French National Day in Paris

Posted on July 14, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

… also known as Bastille is celebrated by throughout every year on the 14th of July. Read more about this.             © Zanele Muholi 14/07/2014   … taken with Canon 6D and 200mm lens from the balcony … Continue reading →

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2014 July 13: ” Give children cameras not candies”

Posted on July 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  School portraits from Aurora Girls High School, through the eyes of photography learners.     2014 April 16 our participants, Sindi and Nhlanhla playing with the background we used for students’ portraits.   a fellow student peeping out after … Continue reading →

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2014 July 10: My remarkable Durban Pride experience

Posted on July 13, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

by Sicka Jones One of my dreams came true when I received a call from Siphokazi Nombande, the 2014 Durban Pride organizer, informing us that they have a slot for JacobsJones in their event which was held on the 28th … Continue reading →

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