Books, publications and documents relating to Afrapix
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Books
Letter to Farzanah (online book)
By Omar Badsha
Omar Badsha’s first book of photographs, Letter to Farzanah was published in 1979 in commemoration of the United Nations declared International Year of the Child.
By Omar Badsha
Published in 1985, Imijondolo, (the isi Zulu word for a shack or informal housing), is Omar Badsha's second book of photographs. Badsha's groundbreaking book documents how radically different life in the settlement was, despite being located just thirty kilometres northwest of Durban.
Articles
De Verborgen Camera (online article)
by Paul Weinberg
Essay from 'De Verborgen Camera'
The quest for appropriate representation (online article)
By Andries Walter Oliphant
"The quest for appropriate representation" by Andries Walter Oliphant was originally published in VryeWeekblad. In this two page spread Oliphant explores what exactly ‘appropriate representation’ entails, complete with insights from various South African documentary photographers.
Bringing The Struggle Into Focus (online article)
By Peter McKenzie
"Bringing the Struggle into Focus” by Peter McKenzie was also published in the 1982 Staffrider. (Vol. 5.2) and addresses the idea of “committed photography” as a means of resisting oppression in Azania.
Culture and Resistance (online article)
By Cynthia Kross
This article by Cynthia Kross was published in 1982 in the South African magazine Staffrider. (Vol. 5.2) The articles describes the recent “Culture and Resistance Festival” held in Botswana that brought together over 600 articles from across the arts.
Helping Budding Cameramen (online article)
By unknown author
This article features the work of Cecil Sols in Soweto, circa 1980s.
Documents
Interview with Omar Badsha by Marian Nur Goni (online document)
An email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a masters theses
Afrapix flyer (online document)
A flyer distributed to raise awareness about the Afrapix collective. Circa mid – 1980s.
Ten Years of Staffrider poster (online document)
Poster advertising ’10 Years of Staffrider Magazine’ event. October 1988
First Conference photograph (online document)
Photograph of participants of the first conference hosted by the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Documentary Photography,July 8th -10th, 1988.
Culture and Resistance logo (online document)
The image to the left was used as the main log for the Culture and Resistance Conference of 1982 held in Botswana
