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2014 Jan. 6: Confusion
Why am I like this? I feel abnormal I feel like I’m different from others Every girl date guys, but I do not feel anything for them I am the only one having these feelings When I see my girl I get...
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2014 Jan. 21: Living an active life
by Buli Vimbelela As the New Year has dawned on us, for many it is a time to reflect. Just like a few weeks ago we got to reflect back on the great life lost in Tata Nelson Mandela. This period...
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2013 Feb. 1: Maybe it was not meant to be!
by Charmain Carrol I am back from Europe and am reflecting on all the things I did, people I met, and what a wonderful and productive time I had. But I cannot stop thinking about how this trip almost...
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2014 March 1: Journeyed 3 cities in less than 30 hours
by Sly Mannya I have known Zanele Muholi since 2003 when I was a 15 year old lesbian, in need to belong in a space where my sexuality (or whatever it was, I didn’t know at the time) was not my point...
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2014 March 8: Les Locks
Portrait of the Self, Sly… by Selaelo “SlyPod” Mannya My name is Selaelo, affectionately known as Sly, the Pod, Poddle Puff or whatever else takes the fancy of the woman I am with. I’m 26 years old and...
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2014 March 12: Loving Us With The Fierceness We Deserve:
Reflections on Zanele Muholi’s talk @ Impact Hub Oakland by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene “I’m a visual activist. I prefer, or want, to think that what I’m doing is activism using visuals as means to...
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2014 Feb.21: Gay fear, pay… TEAR
Our love contested by critical judgment of the world. I’ve faced crucifixion. Like the two thief’s, I’m damned. Buried and burnt in eternal fire, coz it seems our fire is wrong. To hell with what we...
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2014 Oct. 31: Faces and Phases (2006 – 2014) book launch
Featuring in the series is Lebo ‘Leptie’ Phume (2013) and (2014) portraits. Faces and Phases (2006-14) by Zanele Muholi Book Launch Friday, November 7, 2014 Time: 7-9 pm Market Photo Workshop Entrance...
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2014 Nov. 21: I’m cut in two
by Christie van Zyl What if a non-discriminatory love was re-instated as the only mantra of Love? What if all forms of love were celebrated with no incidents of hate processing them before they are...
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2014 Dec. 7: My eight weeks at Market Photo Workshop doing FC
by Smanga Shange Being at Market Photo Workshop was the best thing that ever happened to me, not only did I learnt about photography, I also found myself a new family – my classmates, my first real...
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2015 Jan. 21: A “word porn star’s” heart is captured by some pieces
Book review by Lonwabo Mlabatheki The first time I read about the book was on the net and that’s when I told myself, this book is a must have. Not knowing it captured photographs of faces I was...
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2015 June 29: The day my journey started
I am Thando Nkonzwana, originally from Cape Town. I would love to tell you about my recent journey. Everything is a new chapter to me, the traveling and meeting new faces. The 18th of June 2015 was my...
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2015 June 30: “How it felt to be touched and caressed by the one you love”
by Shirley Ndaba (Hendricks) There I was at the tender age of 10 years, nothing seemed abnormal about me. I loved playing with dolls, I would play children’s games with girlfriends and boyfriends. I...
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2015 July 6 Oslo Residency Appreciation
by Lindeka Qampi Hectic preparations for Visa It was such a hard experience applying for a visa to Norway. Time was against me, I was stressing myself about how to manage my busy schedule, as I was...
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2015 Aug. 9: Balancing culture and activism
by Jacqui Mseleku-Ngwane In my line of work I have seen so much abuse and injustice that happens in the name of culture. I am a dynamic Zulu woman, raised in a cosmopolitan household so different from...
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2015 Nov. 27: Relationships don’t create happiness but reflect it
by Tinashe Wakapila Relationships are simply the mirrors of your happiness; they reflect it and help you celebrate it. Most people enter into relationships with an eye toward what they can get out of...
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2016 March 8: Remembering those we met and lost along the way
Photos by Mzonke Madotyeni/ Inkanyiso Media When: 8th July 2011 Where: Stevenson Gallery, Johannesburg What: Inkanyiso exhibition opening Ms Le Sishi from Durban came all the way to witness the show...
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2016 April 24: “Only a few people really know my sadness
Sunday, that was the day we saw each other again after so long. Somehow I wasn’t as smooth as I wanted to be, but there She was on my door step. We had a young chat; spoke about life, very briefly....
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2016 Sept. 30: Who are we really?
It has been 15 months since Yithi Laba youth conference passed and it feels like it was yesterday. I honestly do not like putting my words on paper, Zanele Muholi keeps bugging me to write something...
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2016 Oct. 20 FotoFocus Personae meets Saxophonist
by Sebenzile Langa Being a classically trained Tenor Saxophonist means I have been on stage more times than I can remember. This was different though. Being invited to Cincinnati, Ohio in the United...
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