Category Archives: We Care

2014 Jan. 7: Wet Lesbian

Posted on January 7, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

    I Am… not Was. There is nothing as good as in like being seen by old friends looking great and happy. Mingling with friends (not fake ones) and also vacating are possible ways of getting rid of unnecessary … Continue reading →

Posted in Blackness, Body, Connections, Cultural activists, Evidence, Experience, Exposure, Expression, Homosexuality, Hope, Human body, Interpretation, Intervention, Life Stories, South African struggle, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, Wet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

2013 Dec. 30: Beauties and the Beach…

Posted on December 31, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Jeremiah Sepotokele On the 29th December 2013 was a day I would never forget. I had a lot of issues with my body for the longest time, and when the Inkanyiso team took to the task of photographing hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Beauty, Brave, Collaborations, Exposure, Expression, Fashion, Feelings, Lessons learnt, Participants, Queer visibility, Queer Youth, Recognition, Records and histories, Relationships, Sharing knowledge, She, South African Artists, South African Black Female Photographers, Textualizing Our Own Lives, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography | Tagged | 6 Comments

2013 Dec. 30: Promise & Mpho’s wedding photos

Posted on December 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

One of the most unique weddings we documented on the 22nd Dec. 2013 Related articles 2013 Dec. 22: Promise(d) Gift Previous Weddings 2013 Nov. 9: Ayanda & Nhlanhla’s wedding   and   2013 June 15: The Durban Lesbian Wedding of the Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists, Allies, Alternative family, Another Approach Is Possible, Archived memories, Arts, As we are, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Identity, Love, Love is a human right, Participants, Photo Expressions, Photography, Portrait, Power of the Voice, Queer visibility, Recognition, Records and histories, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Language, Visual Power, Visualizing public spaces, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right, Zanele Muholi | Tagged | 1 Comment

2013 Dec. 24: Through Artwork We Shall Succeed

Posted on December 25, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

PORTFOLIO I by Ayanda Zulu The late Mr Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela will forever be remembered (2013) I am honored to be amongst the artists who took time and passion to do a painting of one of the most respected icons … Continue reading →

Posted in Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Freelance artist, Knowledge, Language, Our lives in the picture, Queer Youth, Sharing knowledge, SignWriting, South Africa, South African art, South African Artists, South African townships, Speaking for ourselves, Visual Arts, Visual Language, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, We were (t)here, Writing is a Right | 4 Comments

2013 Dec. 22: Promise(d) Gift

Posted on December 24, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Yaya Mavundla Two days before the wedding (19/12/13) everyone at Inkanyiso is confused about when the wedding is. Is it Saturday or Sunday, we contact a few people in Daveyton and NO one knows about the wedding. Then we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Before You, Being Scene, Black, Commitment, Committed, Community Mobilizing, Crea(c)tive senses, Creating awareness, Culture, Daveyton, Documentation; Filming; Photography; Community, Education, Entertainment, Evidence, Experience, Expression, Faith, Family support, Fashion, Feelings, Female Photographers, Finances, Food, Friendships, History, Homosexuality, Hope, Kilt, Networking, Portrait, Power of the Voice, Queer visibility, South Africa, Textualizing Our Own Lives, Together we can, Visual history, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Visual Power, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 8 Comments

2013 Dec. 21: ‘A part of Me’ in Paris

Posted on December 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  by Andiswa Dlamini Words cannot describe my experience in Paris. It honestly felt like I was part of a painting. It felt surreal. It’s weird in life when we allow our dreams to expand to places and then when … Continue reading →

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2013 Dec. 15: Photos from the funeral of the recently murdered lesbian in Ratanda

Posted on December 18, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Who: Maleshwane Emely Radebe Identity: Black Lesbian Born : 25th Aug. 1977 Murdered on: 7th Dec. 2013 Buried on: 14th Dec. 2013 Buried Where : Ekuthuleni Graveyard, Ext. 23 Residence: Ratanda, Johannesburg. South Africa What: Sustained a stab wound and … Continue reading →

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2013 Dec. 16: “Sibonga uMadiba ngokulwela inkululeko yethu”

Posted on December 17, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Londeka Dlamini Izolo iNingizimu Afrika yonkana ibithintekile ngokuhanjelwa iqhawe uTata Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela obefihlwa khona izolo endaweni yase Qunu esifundazweni sase Eastern Cape okulapho azalelwa khona uTata. Khona manjalo isizwe sonkana nakwamanye amazwe bekugujwa inkululeko asilethela yona uTata uMandela, … Continue reading →

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2013 Dec. 7: Photos from the 2013 Miss Gay Lesbian Soweto finals

Posted on December 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Photo album by Zanele Muholi/Inkanyiso When: (07/12/2013) Where:  Soweto Theatre, Jabulani. Soweto. Johannesburg What:  2013 Miss Gay Lesbian Soweto Camera used: Canon 6d with 60mm and 85mm, f2.8 lens. Previous article 2013 Dec. 8: Well organised beauty pageant with less audience … Continue reading →

Posted in Creating awareness, We Are You, We Care, We Love Photography, We were (t)here | Tagged | 8 Comments

2013 Dec. 8: Well organised beauty pageant with less audience

Posted on December 13, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

2013 Miss Gay Lesbian Soweto pageant   by Lerato Dumse   The Miss Gay and Lesbian Soweto pageant is an idea born in the year 2000 and was turned into an annual event, until 2006. Then the strain of using … Continue reading →

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