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  • Stef de Klerk

    Stef de Klerk

    Born in the Eastern Cape, in South Africa, Stef de Klerk was raised among the amaXhosa people and absorbed their local culture and language from a very young age. Being fluent in Xhosa has certainly assisted in his choice of models for his work, which serves to create awareness of the innate beauty of the heritage of dance and movement among this group of people.

    Having a clear passion for dance, he has been photographing the human form in movement since 1996. In these images he captures the often ignored aspects of the male figure; via their gentle, elegant, creative, emotional and sensual nature.

  • Justin Polkey

    Justin Polkey

    Justin Polkey is an independent photographer from Cape Town. He specializes in fashion advertorials and portraits. Polkey has done work for national and international magazines such as GQ, Elle and G&W. Although some of his work can be associated with the typical style of fashion photography, in his series of works, Indigo Girl and First Dance, he explores a deeper notion of conceptual elements and thus the work is not what one would see on an average magazine page. Polkey has also done portraits of actors, musicians and public figures such as Billy Zane, Sir Ian Mckellen, Seth Rotherham and Nelson Mandela.

  • Marc Shoul

    Marc Shoul

    South African photographer Marc Shoul has worked for various local and international magazines and advertising agencies. Through his personal work he explores themes of social relevance and change within South Africa, Africa and overseas. Marc studied professional photography at Nelson Mandela University.

    Marc Shoul, was born in 1975 in Port Elizabeth. Interested in exploring social issues, four years ago he began photographing the city of Brakpan, which is a 45-minute drive from Johannesburg. Street scenes and more intimate portraits compose a personal portrayal of a place that is “anchored in time, the same, but its own” — as the photographer characterized it in a recent interview — stumbling between a heavy past and an uncertain present. Though he has intensively worked on documenting Johannesburg’s energies and transformations and on informal settlements surrounding Cape Town, this interview focuses principally on “Brakpan”, his latest body of work, which recently received the first prize at the 2011 Winephoto award, as well as a special mention for his series, “Flatlands”.

  • David Prior

    David Prior

    David Prior is located in Cape Town and is one of South Africa’s most creative and awarded photographers. He studied photography at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He is active as and advertising photographer.

  • Jan Ras

    Jan Ras

    Jan Ras’s passion for photography led him to study the genre at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. After completing his studies, he travelled extensively for a few years while working as photographer in the tourism industry. Jan moved to Cape Town in 2000 and worked as freelance photographer before joining Media24’s Creative Living magazines in 2004. He is currently employed on a contract basis by New Media Publishing’s photographic studios and is also available for freelance work. Jan specialises in food, décor, beauty and fashion.

    Watch out for his feature on Red Location Museum in the May 2013 issue of VISI Magazine.

  • Johan Wilke

    Johan Wilke

    Johan Wilke Photography Studio is in Cape Town, South Africa.
    He focusses on fashion, beauty, documentary, and commercial work.
    Johan studied photography at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.