Category Archives: Photography

2019 Feb. 14: Remembering to breath during Lesotho XP.

Posted on February 17, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

Text and Photos by Tsebo Phakisi I should have known the first day I left home to attend the weeklong Photo XP workshop that my life would change. I should have felt that the week would be a thrust so … Continue reading →

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2019 Jan. 30: Day 3 Review of the Photo XP Lesotho Maseru

Posted on February 8, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

By Matseliso Motsoane The schedule was reworked on the third day of Lesotho Photo XP and started with breakfast at Mohokare Guest House in Maseru. We shared the meal over some of the written pieces that the participants had done … Continue reading →

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2016 June 11: United Queer Nations

Posted on June 26, 2016 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse “My name is Lindeka Qampi, I was born in 1969 and I’m a mother of four kids; I will start with my background.” These were the soft-spoken words used by Qampi when she opened the photography-training (PhotoXP) … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 23: Muholi and Dumse present at Light Work Artist AIR

Posted on August 28, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

  Artist talk by current Light Work Artist-in-Residence Zanele Muholi Thursday, August 27th at 7:30pm Light Work / Watson Theater, Robert B. Menschel Media Center A self-described “visual activist,” South African artist Zanele Muholi, has dedicated her work and life … Continue reading →

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2015 Aug. 19: Time really flies when you are having fun

Posted on August 27, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Mlu Msomi & Sekara Mafisa We had big plans for our golden anniversary this year. But time just flew, before we knew it the day had arrived. We had a beautiful garden winter sunset wedding at the Val Verde … Continue reading →

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2015 June 9: The love that will never be replaced

Posted on June 23, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

As I write this now I’m thinking about all the good and wonderful times I had with the woman I will never forget and never see again. I’m Collen Mfazwe, a black lesbian photographer and proudly South African. This is not about me; … Continue reading →

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2015 April 20: Graduation feelings

Posted on May 4, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Photos by Collen Mfazwe/ Inkanyiso Where:  Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria In what:  Graduated with a BTech in Journalism   While walking off stage at Gencor Hall after graduating from the Tshwane University of Technology on April 20 … Continue reading →

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2015 March 4: Four nights before International Women’s Day

Posted on April 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

What:  ZaVa series in progress. Where: Belleville, Paris     Previous link 2014 Nov. 11: The Artivist and the Doctor

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2015 Mar. 8: International Women’s Day March in Paris

Posted on March 9, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Zanele Muholi (2015/03/08) Where:  From Republique Square to Hotel de Ville public space, Paris. What:  Marching for the rights of all women Camera used:  iPhone 5s hand held              Previous from Paris 2013 June 6: … Continue reading →

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2015 Feb. 13: From Johannesburg to Oslo

Posted on February 18, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

Photo Album by Nontuthuzelo Mduba, Themba Vilakazi and Zanele Muholi   2015 Feb. 10:  Shaz aka “Sicka Starban” Mthunzi was lucky enough to be accompanied by her family to the airport. Her mother is standing on the far left (wearing … Continue reading →

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